Barcelona ranks 3rd, only behind Berlin and London, as the favorite European city for entrepreneurs to found a startup, according to the Startup Heatmap Europe report.

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Catalonia sets a record for investment in health sector startups in 2020. Fundraising grows 61% in one year and stands at €226 million, according to the Bioregió de Catalunya 2020 Report, presented by Biocat and CataloniaBio & Healhtech.

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Glovo, the home delivery platform born in Barcelona, closes the largest investment round in the history of Spain with €450 million. After the operation, led by investment funds Lugar Road Capital and Luxor Capital, company value is €1,700 million.

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The Love of Lesbian concert, with 5,000 people without social distance at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona after antigen tests, goes around the world. International media highlight the artistic and clinical experience as a pilot for security in large events in Covid-19 times.

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Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, the multidisciplinary architecture studio led by Benedetta Tagliabue, wins the competition for the creation of the Shenzhen Conservatory of Music, one of the city's 10 new era cultural buildings.

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Seat plans to manufacture 500,000 electric cars in Martorell from 2025, if it receives public aid from both the Spanish Government and Brussels. Each urban vehicle has an estimated sale price between €20,000 and €25,000.

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Inbrain Neuroelectronics raises more than €14 million, one of the biggest rounds in the Spanish MedTech industry, co-led by Asabys Partners and Alta Life Sciences. The Graphene Flagship spin-off partners with ICN2 and ICREA in the development of brain sensors with graphene.

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Technica Engineering, the German company specialized in vehicle technology with clients such as BMW, Volskwagen and Audi, locates its main R&D center outside Germany in Sant Cugat.

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Banco Sabadell receives financing of €300 million from the European Investment Bank to support Spanish companies affected by the pandemic. The main goal is to inject liquidity and support investments to face the economic crisis generated by Covid-19.

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Sonder, the San Francisco-based hotel chain, lands in Barcelona with three establishments: Le Palacete, La Casa del Sol and Vasanta Hotel Boutique. The group is looking for new hotels in the city and fully trusts in the tourist recovery.

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The BIST building will be the first to be constructed in the new urban complex for research and innovation located in the Antic Mercat del Peix in Barcelona. It will house more than 500 researchers and 50 research groups over 25,000 square meters.

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Barcelona Supercomputing Center develops a database for the automatic sign language translation thanks to AI. The How2Sign dataset will enable the development of technologies for over 466 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people worldwide.

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Webhelp, a global leader in customer experience and business solutions, launches ‘The Nest’: a comprehensive customer experience service to help startups with growth prospects that operates 24/7 and is available in more than 40 languages.

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HP and Ford produce 3D auto parts by recycling old 3D printed material. It is an industry pioneer program that reuses leftover 3D manufacturing materials and accelerates its sustainable commitment in the automotive sector to make the circular economy model a reality.

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Voxel project, the ecological wood cabin of Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya designed with everything necessary to quarantine for 14 days, selected among the 16 Global Design Concepts for an Unpredictable Future by the New York Times.

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Vall d'Hebron, Nixi for Children and The Ricky Rubio Foundation bring virtual reality to pediatric radiation therapy patients. The 'I am ready' project goal is for children to know the environment where they will receive the treatments and to be more relaxed during the sessions.

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Sala Parés, Artur Ramón Art and Colnaghi, world renowned and long-lived art galleries, join forces to position Spanish Modernism and Noucentisme painting in the international art market through the exhibition 'Spanish Modern Landscapes'.

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The 7th edition of Barcelona Gallery Weekend will once again highlight the work of art galleries as promoters of contemporary culture through a program of exhibitions and parallel activities. This 2021 meeting will host 33 galleries from September 15 to 19.

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Sónar presents ‘AI and Music’ and ‘SónarCCCB’, two new face-to-face festivals in Barcelona for autumn 2021. The Barcelonian musical promoter expands its activity during the year and postpones the June edition to 2022.

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Casa Batlló will join to its Barcelona staff a team of people with neurodiversity -autism, dyselxia, dyspraxia, with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)- to attend to visitors and perform tasks in front of the public.

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The Barcelona City Council reissues the Culture Bonus from April 1 with a new €20 voucher to adapt it to the consumption of cinema, summer musical activities and books, with the Diada de Sant Jordi in mind.

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Roche Bobois, the French high-end furniture brand, will open in the Spanish market its flagship store in Barcelona with an area of 612 square meters.

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Commerz Real Capital, the fund manager of the German bank Commerzbak, acquires a 26,086 square meter residential complex for students at 22@ from investment manager Henderson Park and project promoter Hines for €97 million.

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Verónica Fisas, CEO of Natura Bissé and President of the National Perfumery and Cosmetics Association (Stanpa), elected Woman of the Day by Forbes magazine.

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CaixaBank appoints José Ignacio Goirigolzarri as Executive Chairman of the country's leading financial institution, after the merge of Caixabank and Bankia.

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Òscar Manresa, chef and businessman who runs Kauai, Torre d'Alta Mar or Casa Guinart, opens Perfecto in Barcelona, a new Catalan cuisine restaurant located on a majestic stately floor on Diputació Street.

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Turisme de Barcelona and Diputació de Barcelona present 'Barcelona Workation', a program to promote temporary digital professionals. The main goal is to position Barcelona as an ideal work destination for a new growing market with the pandemic.

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Read the interview with Màrius Carol, former director of La Vanguardia: "Un diario no debe adoctrinar sino informar con la cabeza fría”.

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Read the article about Martina Ribalta, Coordinator at Barcelona Obertura, in Núvol: “La recepta Sonora de Martina Ribalta”.

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Read the article by Esteve Almirall, Professor and Director of Center for Innovation in Cities at ESADE, in Viaempresa: "Digitalización y administración, el binomio imposible?”.

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