Antoni Vila Casas, founder of Fundació Vila Casas and member of Barcelona Global, donates one million euros to Joan Miró Foundation to restore and enhance the art collection.

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Hospital Vall d'Hebron launches the first reproductive health care program for people with spinal cord injury in Catalonia.

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IESE Business School, IE Business School and Esade, top 15 Business School in Europe, and Eada Business School improves its position and places the 28th, according to Financial Times. 

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Emirates airline inaugurates a new daily flight that connects Dubai, Barcelona and Mexico City.

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Lionel Messi, the striker of FC Barcelona, best football player of 2019 according to FIFA, wins his sixth Golden Ball in Paris. 

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Barcelona Tech City and Esade create a new 'Pier', the EdTech Hub, which will host start-ups specialized in education digitalization.

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Barcelona hosts once again the second edition of the IQS Tech Fest, the first Festival of industrial startups in Europe, at Fabrica Estrella Damm. 

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Start4big, the first European multisectoral open innovation initiative, promoted by Aigües de Barcelona, CaixaBank, Naturgy, Seat and Telefónica, chooses five startups for its first wave of innovation.

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Barcelona, eighth city in the world with a better balance between work and personal life, according to Observatori Barcelona.

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Barcelona, seventh city among the top ten cities for those who live and work abroad, according to Expat City Ranking 2019.

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Mango invests 30 million to expand its logistics center in Barcelona by 90,000 m2 and also distribute online orders.

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Antai, the international online and mobile venture builder lead by Miguel Vicente and Gerard Olivé, earns 6 million from the sale of Letgo and Glovo shares.

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The pharmaceutical company Galenicum, specialized in R&D, guarantees its growth with a new center in Esplugues and doubles its turnover to 240 million euros.

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Asabys Partners, the venture capital fund specialized in biotechnology, leads a round of financing of 20 million euros for stroke treatment.

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AliExpress, the e-commerce platform, and Nomo, the digital reference platform for freelancers, boost together the online sales of Spanish freelancers.

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The group of Cardiovascular Diseases of VHIR identifies a key protein in cardiac healing and remodeling after pressure overload.

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Read the article about the research on Cancer immunotherapy lead by the barcelonian Antoni Ribas, research director of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Hospital Vall d'Hebron revives a woman after 6 hours with her heart stopped for the first time thanks to an extracorporeal oxygenation system.

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IRISCAT, the alliance of health research and innovation centers in Catalonia, counts with institutions such as VHIR, IDIBELL, IGTP, IRB Lleida, IISPV, IDIBGI, and IDIAP Jordi Gol i Gurina

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Grifols, the multinational of blood products, slows down Alzheimer thanks to the exchange of its plasma, confirmed trought the neuroimaging data of its clinical trials.

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Borja Corcóstegui, founder and medical director of the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery (IMO) and member of Barcelona Global, among the 100 best doctors in Spain, according to Forbes Magazine.

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Forbes magazine chooses Jorge Planas, the plastic surgeon and director of the Clínica Planas, as the best in Spain in ultrasonic rhinoplasty.

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Fundació Pasqual Maragall, national Award for Scientific Sponsorship 2018 for its research on Alzheimer's.

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The Chinese multinational Huawei collaborates for the development of the 5G connection network and artificial intelligence in Barcelona.

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Mediaurban, the Mediapro creation agency, and Hàbitat3 lead the construction of a municipal plot in Poblenou for affordable rental housing.

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The real estate consultant JLL moves its office to Torre Glòries, in the 22 @ technology district, where it will occupy 820 square meters.

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One of the warehouses of the old Fabra i Coats factory rents 46 public rental homes for young people and artists. 

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The New York Times selects the writer Quim Monzó as one of the best publishing novelties, for the translation into English of his book 'Why, why, why'.

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The artist Thao Nguyen Phan, winner of the Han Nefkens Foundation-Loop Video Art Award (2018), presents at the Fundació Joan Miró her work 'Becomnig Alluvium'.

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Casa Batlló opens its doors during evenings with night visits to discover the uniqueness of the property from a very exceptional point of view.

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Read the article of Anna Fabra, arts and fundrasing specialist and member of Barcelona Global International Council, on the financing of museums in the US and the involvement of society in this issue.

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Isabel Coixet releases 'Foodie love' on the online platform HBO, the first original series of HBO Europe in Spain. 

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Food Coop Barcelona, the first cooperative supermarket in Barcelona, offers a model of sustainable and conscious consumption.

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The Teresa Carles Healthy Foods group opens a restaurant at La Roca Village shopping center under the Flax & Kale brand.

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FC Barcelona premieres 'Matchday', the new documentary series that shows the club from the inside as never seen before

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The 1st edition of the awards 'Fashion & Arts' organized by La Vanguardia, that recognizes talent, awards Lita Cabellut as the Spanish painter with most sales in 2019. 

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Anna Gener, President and CEO of Savills Aguirre Newman and member of Barcelona Global, awarded as top ten women leaders in senior management.

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Pedro Fontana, executive vice president of EMESA and member of Barcelona Global, president of the Areas Administration Council.

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Vilalta, "Top Architecture Studies Leaders" in Spain, according to the magazine Arquitectura Plus.

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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: 09th - 23rd December 
Where: Casa Bonay 

During ten days, Casa Bonay and Ca na Toneta, in Mallorca, join forces to offer a gastronomic experience typical of the island of Mallorca.

Bar na Toneta, is the new concept of Casa Bonay, which offers 15 dishes to share that represent a tour of the island, accompanied by local wines.

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When: 11th December 
Where: PIER01

Don't miss the event of Welcome to the Jungle about it new media project for expats relocating for work: Work in: a series of City Guides.

The event will be introduced by a representative of a Barcelona City Council, and will be followed by the round table "Opportunities and challenges of moving to Barcelona for work".

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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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When: 23rd January 
Where: Antiga Fábrica Estrella Damm  

On January 23, don't miss the fourth edition of IQS Tech Fest, the first Festival of industrial startups in Europe, lands again in Barcelona at the Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm in Barcelona.

Here you have a discount code, BGLTF2020, of 30% for all Barcelona Global members that you can use for general, corporate and investors tickets. 

Get the tickets here and don't miss it!