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05/03. 2024
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The Mobile World Congress closes its 18th edition with 101.100 attendees and 2.700 stands, far exceeding the previous edition and consolidating the growth of the show.

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MareNostrum 5, the new European supercomputer of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, is the largest investment in scientific infrastructure of Europe. 

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Barcelona, best city with a strategy for international economic promotion in Europe, according to fDi Intelligence.

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Barcelona gathers 140 technological 'Hubs', 14 new ones added during 2023, with an impact of 2.5 billion euros and 800 jobs created.   

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MACBA begins a new era with the expansion of its facilities, with 2,110 m2 of new rooms and 349 m2 of viewpoint.

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NEWS


STARTUP CAPITAL

4YFN closes its 10th edition with 21.000 attendees and 600 stands, and Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, a Barcelonian start-up, wins the award of the best startup of 2024. 

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Cooltra, Barcelona based company, acquires French company CityScoot, which manages the 60% of self-service electric scooter in Paris. 

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Nina Capital, the venture capital manager, prepares a 50 million euros fund to invest in the best technology start-ups.

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RESEARCH CAPITAL

Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, starts the construction of a monographic centre dedicated to research and care for rare diseases.

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Sant Pau Research Institute conducts a pioneering study that reveals significant differences in gut microbiota between men and women who have suffered an ischemic stroke. 

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Hospital Sant Joan creates a new research group on Advanced Medical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, and Image-Guided Therapy. 

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OneChain Immunotherapeutics brings to clinical stage  an innovative therapy that could treat 80% of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. 

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IQS renovates its laboratories with an investment of 10 million euros and creates a nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory. 

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INVESTMENT CAPITAL

Fluidra creates a venture capital fund and invests 20 million euros in start-ups with disruptive proposals in the pool sector.

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Nemeda launches Aris, the first platform of AI for auditing packaging designs. 

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The Australian cosmetic brand Aesop, which L'Oreal bought last year, opens its second shop in Barcelona in Diagonal. 

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Hines invests 20 million in the Banco Sabadell tower and transforms it into workspaces adapted to the new market needs.

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CONNECTIONS CAPITAL 

Port de Barcelona breaks its record with 3.5 million passengers, 14% above the 3.1 million in 2019, and has moved 64 million tons, during 2023. 

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Aena invests 33 million euros in photovoltaic plants at the airport of Barcelona, and improves the sustainability and consumption of the building.

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SPORTS & LEISURE CAPITAL

The level of the next edition of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Trofeo Conde de Godó continues to rise with the confirmation of players such as Rafa Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz or Stefanos Tsitsipas. 

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Louis Vuitton chooses Barcelona to present their Womens Cruise 2025 Collection, on the occasion of the 37th America's Cup. 

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Tibidabo inaugurates season and opens a new free-fall attraction of 52 meter of height, that will raise its daring visitors to 500 meters above sea level and with a 360º view of Barcelona.

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CONVENTIONS CAPITAL

Alimentaria & Hosteleco plans to attract over 100,000 visitors and bring together 3,200 companies from 65 countries. 

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TALENT CAPITAL

ESADE appoints Daniel Traça, Professor of Economics at the Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisboa) as new General Director. 

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Banco Sabadell Foundation appoints Josep Oliu, Chairman of the bank, as the new President of the foundation. 

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OUR MEMBERS IN THE PRESS

Read the interview of Pere Duran, 4YFN Director at GSMA and Member of Barcelona Global, “Desde 4YFN podemos acabar de contribuir a que Barcelona se convierta en un ‘hub’ de salud digital”, at El Periódico. 

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Read the interview of Luis Sans, President and Owner of Santa Eulalia and Member of Barcelona Global, “La marca Barcelona está en recuperación y con cimientos sólidos”, at Modaes. 

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ABOUT OUR MEMBERS

Derby Hotels invests 21 millions in its London hotel and opens to the management business sector.

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