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26/11. 2019
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Barcelona, third favorite European city to establish a start-up, according to a report on the technology sector in Europe by Atomico.
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Three researchers of Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Dr. Tabernero, Dr. Montalbán and Dr. Felip, among the most quoted scientists in the world in 2019.
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The EIT Urban Mobility project settles in Barcelona to transform the mobility of European cities, and provide mobility solutions to make them more livable.
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Barcelona has 31 Michelin stars in 2020 and 22 award-winning restaurants, thanks to three new restaurants with stars: Angle restaurant, with two stars, the Aurt, with a star, and the Five Wise, which has recovered the star that lost last year.
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Rosalía receives three awards at the Latin Grammys 2019 for best album of the year, best urban song and best contemporary pop album.
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Asics, the Japanese sports brand celebrates in Barcelona the 2nd edition on Tenkan-Ten, an acceleration program for start-ups in the growth phase.
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The pharmaceutical company Almirall launches its digital acceleration program for dermatological health with 5 startups such as Haut.AI, Derma2go, AutoDerm, Intrepid Analytics and UVisio.
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The European venture capital Nauta Capital invests in Airfocus, the collaborative product management and roadmapping software startup.
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The ‘5G Interactive City’ project, promoted by 5GBarcelona together with Orange and Mediapro Group, allows to visit the Passeig de Gràcia with augmented reality glasses.
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Barcelona hosts the largest European event on social innovation, the European Changemaker Summit, organized by the Ashoka Foundation, that brings together 350 leaders from the philanthropic field.
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The digital hub of Barcelona grows with the arrival of new tech companies, especially in the 22@, with more than 700,000 m2 of offices and 8,000 companies where 93,000 people work, according to the real estate consultant CBRE.
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CaixaBank, Nestlé Market and the Payment Innovation Hub launch the first payment system for facial recognition in a food store in Barcelona.
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Hospital Clínic finds two biomarkers that detect cancer with 95% accuracy through a stool blood test.
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, most advanced center in Spain and top 5 in the world in fetal surgery, discovers an innovative surgical technique that allows navigation inside the uterus.
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IRB Barcelona researchers characterize a DNA mutation pattern that allows a better understanding of the side effects from chemotherapy and optimize the cancer treatments.
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Jordi Camí, director PRBB and the Fundació Pasqual Maragall and member of Barcelona Global, elected president of Comitè per a la Integritat de la Recerca a Catalunya.
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Hospital Vall d'Hebrón Neonatology Service creates a sash for skin-to-skin contact between parents and newborns.
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The 10th edition of the gala against AIDS, People in Red, held at the Sant Jordi Club, raised 926,000€ to invest in research projects as the preventive vaccine for AIDS, explained the president of the Fundación Lucha contra el Sida, Dr. Bonaventura Clotet.
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The British group Vita Student invests 350 million in Barcelona to build two new student residences in Les Corts and the 22@.
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Covestro, the chemical multinational, invests 18.5 million euros for its specialty center in Barcelona.
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The Barcelona City Council opens the Brexit Point, a service point in the Business Services Office in the MediaTIC building, to answer questions about the possible opportunities and consequences of the Brexit.
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Argentine companies choose Barcelona to settle in the European market due to the talent and innovation hub that the city means to establish a company or stratup.
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Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants opens the first Boutique Luxury Hotel in Barcelona, located in the famous Gothic Quarter.
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Teatre Principal, the oldest in Barcelona, plans to reopen as a cultural and business center due to an investment group led by José María Trénor, owner of the Praktik chain hotels.
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Fundació Suñol opens the doors to the public of the Gallery 2, unveiled in 1980, which has become the new headquarters of the foundation, a benchmark for art in Barcelona.
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Read the article about the possibility of increasing the musical offer in Barcelona through concerts in churches of the city.
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Barcelona becomes an ecclesiastical tourist city thanks to Medieval Soul, a proposal with which a unique ticket, tourists can visit different ecclesiastical monuments during three consecutive days.
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Barcelona, accessible tourist destination, according to the World Tourism Organization, that recognizes and promotes tourist cities accessible to all people.
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The Korean airline Asiana Airlines travels with 100,000 passengers on its firsts 14 months of Barcelona-Seoul route and covers one of the main direct links of Barcelona with Asia four times a week.
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The Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) and Barcelona City Tour present the first 100% electric double-decker tourist bus.
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Seat creates Seat Urban Mobility, a strategic area that includes mobility businesses, and presents its first scooter made in Spain.
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The first plug-in ship, the ‘MSC Grandiosa’, arrives to Port de Barcelona, which connects to the electrical system of the ports when it is moored.
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Nice One Barcelona (N1B) is the new name of the Barcelona Games World, the video game convention at Fira de Barcelona.
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CSIO Barcelona 2019, the international equestrian sports event, receives the certificate of Sustainable Event from Bureau Veritas.
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Josep Solà, owner of Bodega Sepúlveda, National Hospitality Award for his Work as an Business Owner, recognition, which is part of the ‘National Hospitality Awards 2019’.
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Disfrutar, best restaurant in Barcelona for the third time, according to the Macarfi guide. Its team also receives the Best of TOP10 Macarfi award.
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Luca de Meo, president of Seat, medal of honor to Businessman of the year, for his leadership at the helm of the company in full transformation of the sector.
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Cushman&Wakefield presents the Main Streets Across the World report and places Portal de l'Àngel as the most expensive street in Spain for the tenth consecutive year
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Read the interview of Ainhoa Grades, president of Fundació Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona and member of Barcelona Global, about the expansion of the MACBA.
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CaixaBank and Salesforce, the US multinational of customer relationship management, collaborate in the development of digital financial services, with new ways of approaching customers.
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Premi Nacional de Comunicació 2019 awards Mediapro, the Marketing and Communications Director of Damm, Jaume Alemany, and Tomàs Alcoverro, correspondent for La Vanguardia in the Middle East, among others.
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eDreams Odigeo, the online travel agency, hires 100 people, engineers and product professionals, in the coming months, 80% of them for its headquarters in Barcelona.
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Banco Sabadell Group, thanks to the Sabadell Consumer Finance, partners with the Fintech Nemuru to ease the access of finance to professionals in the remodelling sector.
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Airbnb becomes a sponsor of the Olympic movement, creating a new standard of accommodation and launching the Airbnb Olympic Experiences.
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RibéSalat, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, reaches an agreement with Kosmos Tennis to insure the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2019.
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The European Design Institute (IED) celebrates its 25 years in Spain with a fashion show at the Guggenheim Museum under the slogan “25 years designing the future”.
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Quadis controls and manages two authorised dealers and builds three new dealerships in Tarragona, Reus and Valls.
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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER IN BARCELONA GLOBAL
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When: 27th November
Where: Banco Sabadell Auditorium
Barcelona Global and Banco Sabadell present the results of the 4th International Talent Monitor, next Wednesday November 27th at 11.30am at Banco Sabadell Auditorium.
The survey devoted to better know and understand the needs and challenges of Barcelonians by choice was answered by a total of 1.021 international researchers, employees, entrepreneurs, investors and artists living and working in Barcelona.
The reporting results of the survey will be presented by Xavier Ventura, Commercial Director of Catalonia at Banco Sabadell; Pau Guardans, Chairman of Barcelona Global; Mateu Hernández, CEO of Barcelona Global and Carine Lebecque, Director of the International Talent Monitor.
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When: 23rd December
Where: La Pedrera- Casa Milà, Auditorium
Join us on December 23rd for the Barcelona on the Global Map panel, at 1pm at La Pedrera - Casa Milà, which will end with the traditional Christmas Lunch.
During the event, we will learn about the international career of three professionals connected with Barcelona: Ana Maiques, CEO of Neuroelectrics; artist Santi Moix; and Dr. Oriol Mitjà, researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). Journalist Jordi Juan, Deputy Director of La Vanguardia, will moderate the session, which will have simultaneous translation.
At 2.30pm, we will celebrate the Christmas Lunch, a moment to meet with other members and exchange presents of the Secret Santa.
*Price of the Lunch: 50 euros (25 euros for Under 30 members)
*Only for Barcelona Global Members
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When: 26th November
Where: Barcelona North Campus
Next Tuesday 26th of November from 6.30pm to 8.30 pm, don't miss the WeGrow conferences cycle about the benefits, requirements and success examples of the stock market for Startups and SMEs.
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When: 26th November
Where: Cuatrecasas
Next Tuesday 26th of November from 7pm to 9.30pm, don't miss the conference "Challenges of digital leadership" organized by LSE Alumni and sponsored by Cuatrecasas on the challenges facing digital business leaders in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment, together with Lluís Soldevila, CEO of Acktitude and Juan Sarrado, cofounder and CEO of Aureo.
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When: 27th November
Where: Teatre el Molino
Barcelona Oberta celebrates its V Summit about the union of tourist commercial axes and to build the positioning of the tourist city that suits our society on November 27th from 9am to 12pm at the Molino theater.
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When: 3rd December
Where: Palau Macaya
Institut Cerdà, together with Polítiques Digitals i Administració Pública department and 5GBarcelona, organize the conference "Towards digital society: the deployment of 5G in the city", to understand the vision of a sustainable 5G deployment inclusive in the framework of a digital transition process of society.
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When: 12th December
Where: Cuatrecasas
On the occasion of the second edition of the book "Legal aspects of social networks", don't miss a talk-colloquium on the most relevant issues that, from a legal point of view, affect its use, together with Naturgy and Grupo Catalana Occidente, among others, who will share their experiences in this area.
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