The Correos building located in Ciutat Vella will become a business centre for new technologies and innovation that will host 1,500 workers and around 150 companies and start-ups.
Esquerra de l'Eixample is the best neighbourhood in the world according to the Time Out International ranking called "40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world".
The Hospital Clínic takes up the 21st position in the 'World's Best Hospitals 2021' by Newsweek, and Vall d'Hebron is among the world's best centers in endocrinology and oncology in the World's Best Specialized Hospitals' ranking, also by Newsweek.
The Fundación MAPFRE opens KBr, a photography center located in Barcelona. The space has two exhibition halls, a space for educational activities, a multipurpose room for public calls and a bookshop.
Barcelona and its metropolitan area will be the capital city for Forest and Biocities 2022. The city will host the annual conference of the European Forest Institute in different locations like the Recinte Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and Valldaura Labs from IAAC.
The Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB) is open to technological companies and commercializes 1,200 m2 of new facilities that will be used to attract medical technology companies (medtech).
The Barcelona City Council promotes the Premis de Recerca Científica to the urban challenges of the city in 2020 aimed at members of the scientific community up to the age of 40. The main objectives are to stimulate and reinforce young talent in the city.
A project by the international team SONet led by researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya has been selected as finalist in the 'Mars City State Design' competition to design a city on the red planet.
Barcelona's mobility system is among the ten best ones in Europe, according to Oliver Wyman Forum in association with the University of Berkley (California).
Seat, Iberdrola and Telefónica lead a great project to create an electric car. The plan also includes a lithium battery factory in Spain and the extraction of the mineral in the Peninsula.
Healthinn, a medical technology startup, closes its 290,000 euros financing round to create the first telerehabilitation solution in the wrist-hand-toe segment. The round has been led by Equity4Good, Fundalogy and Capitán.
Esade BAN, the investment network promoted by the business school, raised 3.2 million investment in start-ups to promote 22 young enterprises of the digital world.
Hotusa, Derby Hotels, Meliá and other hotels in Barcelona are becoming offices to telework, an initiative to compensate the customer churn due to Covid-19.
The Spanish investment firm Miura invests in the healthcare sector by partnering with Terrats Medical, a leading global company in dental implant and abutments production and solutions.
Medlumics, a medical device company, closes a 14 millions financing round co-led by Asabys Partners, VI Partners and CDTI Innvierte, together with the current investors Andera Partners, Caixa Capital Risc and Innogest Capital.
The Green Spot, located in Barcelona, has been awarded as the best vegetarian restaurant in Spain and has taken up the world's 28th position in the We're Smart Green Guide.
The croissant from the historical bakery Brunells, located in El Born, has been awarded as the best one in Spain, according to the Escuela de Pastelería del Gremio de Barcelona.
A new concept of kiosks has been born in Barcelona: it also sells drinks and healthy snacks. It is called "Good News" and it has been created with the aim to contribute to the continuity and transformation of this key element from the neighbourhoods.
Fundació Vila Casas celebretes the 20th anniversary of its artistic project called Art 2000 with two news exhibitions: one about art and pandemic developed by the foundation, and the other called "El cor ocèanic de les coses" from Jordi Martoranno.
Finestres, a new bookshop, will open by February 2021 in Barcelona. The shop will be a cultural project with activities, literary awards and grants in both Catalan and Spanish.
The second edition of the Biennal de Pensament attractes 7,000 attendees in person and 10,000 online with the aim to discuss technology, cities, democracy and future.
ISDI and EADA Business School join forces to launch a Master in Digital Business aimed to recent graduates who are willing to enter the world of digital business with a high component of business leadership.
The Smart City Congress will be celebrated online. Fira and Mediapro have produced its digital version: SmartCityLive, a digital event and content platform that will bring together the main international actors, institutions and experts on smart cities from 17th to 18th of November.
Cofidis opens a hub in Barcelona for companies to test their digital products before launching them. It has been created to contribute to the growth of the companies and the digital transformation in a pandemic context.
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