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15/10. 2019

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Dr. Patricia Pozo-Rosich leads the first migraine research center at Vall d’Hebron, the Migrain Adaptive Brain Center, which will help 8,000 patients a year and will have a day hospital.

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Barcelona will be the world capital of sustainable food and will host the international Summit of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, which brings together 200 cities that are committed to developing healthy agrifood models.

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Gran Teatre del Liceu celebrates the 20th anniversary of the reopening of the theater and the inauguration of the season with a technological version of "Turandot".

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Cellnex buys 8,300 towers in the United Kingdom and becomes its third most important market in Europe.
 
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King, the British multinational video game developer, opens its new offices in the 22@, where it establishes its second largest development center in Europe.

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NEWS


INVESTMENT CAPITAL

Sellbytel completes its integration into the Webhelp group, with the aim of becoming a global operator with a presence in 36 countries. 
 
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ESRI, the geographical data company, opens a research and development center in advanced graphic computing, which focuses in software development, video game graphics engines and 3D digital scenarios in the citycenter of Barcelona.
 
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RESEARCH CAPITAL

Catalunya, considered the best knowledge hub in the South of Europe, doubles the number of innovation centers, with 200 new technological research centers.

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TOURISM CAPITAL

The profile of the shopping tourist is increasingly Asian: six of the ten extra-community visitors who spend more in shopping are from this continent, which accounts for 18.4% of the store.

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CULTURAL CAPITAL

El Forum hosts the global premiere of Messi 10, with a proposal that unites Cirque du Soleil and Leo Messi on the stage as unbeatable elements of the show.

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Teatre Victòria came up with the premiere of ‘Nothing is impossible’, the show by Antonio Díaz, the Mago Pop.

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Argentina hosts two different venues in a reduced version of the great Joan Brossa exhibition of Poesía Brossa, to celebrate its centenary aniversary with fifty emblematic pieces of the poet.

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Casa Tomàs Roger, a 19th-century building, is the new cultural engine of Eixample with the opening of Darial, a new place with art, design, books and fashion.

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Poblenou, in collaboration with Meridia Capital, is colored with the mural of the artist Zosen for the 20th anniversary of La Escocesa, that recalls the most graffiti Barcelona.

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Abertis sponsors a great retrospective dedicated to El Greco in Paris.

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SPORTS CAPITAL

The world's most massive Ironman took place in El Maresme, with 3.800 athletes. 

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Marc Márquez wins the MotoGP championship for the sixth time after winning the 2019 Thai GP.

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GASTRONOMIC CAPITAL

Pastisseria Canal, one of the best-known bakeries in the city, positions its butter croissant as the best of Spain in the XII Competition of 'Best Artisan Croissant of Spain Butter 2019'.

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STARTUP CAPITAL

Nomo, the fintech startup, together with Innocells, the digital innovation platform of Banc Sabadell, invests 1 million euros for a project that aims in the freelance management. 

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Holaluz, the renewable energy startup, announces its plans to go public to the alternative stock market and get between 30 and 40 million euros. 

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SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL

The startup Bnc10, a new unconventional bank model, sets up its headquarters in Barcelona and brings in an alternative to conventional entities, that differs by the absence of commissions.

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Barcelona joins a large global green alliance, the C40 summit, to reduce pollution levels with actions at your fingertips. 

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CONVENTIONS CAPITAL

Salón Náutico Internacional de Barcelona closes its doors with 57,000 local and international visitors and reflects the strength of the sector.

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The Barcelona Meeting Point, which will take place from October 16th to 19th at Montjuïc de Fira de Barcelona, tackles the future of housing policies and the role of women in a traditionally masculine sector such as the real estate. 

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REAL ESTATE CAPITAL

Fundación Mapfre moves their offices to the Torre Mapfre, the iconic skyscraper, and opens an international photography center in Barcelona.

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EDUCATION CAPITAL

ESADE Business School invests 42 million euros in updating its offer and facilities, which will be used for technological investments, such as learning platforms, digitalization or software.

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ABOUT OUR MEMBERS

Airbnb is looking for five volunteers who will go on a scientific expedition through Antarctica to investigate the presence of microplastics in the continent.

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The UN awards CaixaBank the highest rating in sustainable investment for its outstanding management in Strategy and Good Governance.

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Grupo Hotusa, a company from the tourism sector, buys the four-star hotel Eurostars Langford in Miami. 

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CBRE Group, the largest real estate investment manager in the world, explains the situation of the current real estate sector, which refocuses the real estate business towards the current needs of companies and their workers.

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Pedro Fontana, who was executive president of the Áreas group, returns to the company as an independent counselor, and will continue as vicepresident of Emesa.

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Vanessa Llopart, CEO of Emesa, has been appointed counselor of the French multinational Elior.

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NOVEMBER IN BARCELONA GLOBAL


05/11/2019
When: 5th November 
Where: Sincrotron Alba 

Don't miss the guided tour around Alba Sincrotron, the center of excellence in synchrotron light for scientific and industrial applications in Europe, together with Caterina Biscari, director of the center, next November 5 at 10:00 am.

Register here and join us!
 
20/11/2019
When: 20th November 
Where: Hotel Almanac

Join us for the 16th edition of Loop Fair, next November 20th at 19.00 pm at the Hotel Almanac, in which we will have the chance to see more than fourty artists' films and videos presented by galleries from the international scene.

This year, the fair presents an overview of the current moving image panorama, through a selection made by an international committee of expert collectors

Register here and don't miss it!
 

AGENDA


16/10/2019
When: 16th October
Where: Círculo Ecuestre de Barcelona 

Círculo Ecuestre organizes a day to promote business between Brazil and Spain to inform, interact and discuss the macroeconomic, political and legal situation that is to come, making comparisons between countries and sectors that are the economic engine of both countries, high-level speakers.

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24/10/2019
When: 24th October
Where: Hotel Catalonia Plaza Barcelona 

Don't miss the VI S2B Impact Forum 2019, the reference event in Impact Economics with conferences, thematic workshops and impact expos, next 24th of October at 8.00 am. Get your tickets here! 

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26/10/2019
When: 26th October 
Where: Museu Marítim de Barcelona 

Don’t miss the sixth edition of the Barcelona International Community Day on Saturday 26th October! It is all about what an expat needs to make the most out of Barcelona’s life. 

The Barcelona International Community Day is the meeting point for the international community living in Barcelona. You will find presentations, workshops, networking and live entertainment activities on topics such as job seeking, housing, Brexit, volunteering or choosing school in Barcelona.

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30/10/2019
When: 30th October 
Where: Fundació Conservatori Liceu

La Fundació Conservatori Liceu opens the new edition of the Liceu Jazz with a cycle dedicated to Jazz, Modern Music and Flamenco, which they have organized for the last 8 years within the framework of the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival.

Barcelona Global together with Fundació Conservatori Liceu, we offer you the chance to attend to the concerts of the Big Band and Gran Ensemble Liceu, for only € 5 each concert. You will get a 50% discount using the promotional code J19BG.

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31/10/2019
When: 31st October 
Where: Casa Convalescència

Join us for the conference of the Digitization of the Tourism Sector, on October 31st. 

C3 Digital by MST Holding organizes a round table about the technological solutions, trends, techniques and models of tourism innovation, that must be implemented in the tourism sector.

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07/11/2019
When: 7th November 
Where: Barcelona Centre de Disseny

Don't miss the Barcelona Summit of Food Design, Food Tech & Social Food called Foodturse, an event that brings together, connects and inspires designers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, startups and entrepreneurs from the food and gastronomy industry, with  the most disruptive innovation, to explore and define new trends in Food Design, Food Tech and Social Food.

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08-09 /11/2019
 
When: 8th-9th November 
Where: Disseny Hub

Don't miss the ADCE European Creativity Festival, an immersive annual event that brings together creative professionals for talks, hands-on workshops, and plenty of networking opportunities.

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18/11/2019
When: 18th November 
Where: Sant Jordi Club 

Save the date and be a part of the "people in red" gala. This new edition of the People in Red Gala makes its way to innovation and quality.  

An opportunity to discover the scientific advances of the fight against AIDS, enjoying a gastronomic experience with four Michelin star chefs and live show.

Don't miss it! 

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