Barcelona will host the Global Public Transport Summit in 2023, the world's most important public transport congress organised by the International Association of Public Transport.
The Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO) promotes a quantum technology hub with the aim of making Catalonia a reference point in this area in Europe.
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center promotes the creation of 10 spin-off over the last five years that offer services related to biomedicine, aerospace and automotive safety and quantum computing.
Five major international teams of architects will compete to design and build the new headquarter of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) at Barcelona's Antic Mercat del Peix, the new research and innovation complex also promoted by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and the National Research Council (CSIC).
Vall d'Hebron, is now member of a strategic alliance formed by the most relevant university hospitals in Europe that aims to improve patient outcomes, promote the experience exchange and provide new opportunities for health professionals.
The Hospital Clínic takes part in an international study named CATALYST to explore new techniques in the treatment of patients with auricular fibrillation.
The software engineer GTD wins a contract with the German Space Agency (DLR) and will build a unique facility that will be the testbed for most of the world's satellite launchers.
The short film "We are scientists" by the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) adresses an intimate portrait of life at this institution from a gender perspective to celebrate its annual scientific dissemination festival.
The barcelonian home sport firm Volava begins its internationalisation by entering into the British market. The sports firm formed an alliance with the Smartech chain, that is specialised in the distribution of technological products.
The american investment fund Providence invests more than 30 million euros in Signaturit, a Barcelonian startup specialised in the electronic signature.
Ysios Capital, a Spanish independent venture capital firm, participates in a 44.5 million financing round in SparingVision, a genomic medicine company focused on ocular diseases.
Sabadell Asabys, together with Wellington Partners, co-leads a 20 million round in Sidekick, a company that operates a digital health platform that enables the development of therapeutic programmes to treat multiple pathologies.
The american videogame company Scopely, with offices in Barcelona, strengthens its position in Spain with the purchase of Genera Games. The company sees the operation as a commitment to Spanish talent.
Amazon reinforces its logistic in Barcelona by renting a 15,300 square metre platform in the second urban crown of Barcelona and will add seven warehouses with almost 300,000 square metres.
The supermarket chain Lidl has rented a 28,500 square metre logistics platform in the Barcelona area, where it will install an agri-food hub to reinforce its international operating capacity.
L'Auditori launches an online channel to emmit its concerts. The platform will make possible to broadcast live concerts without spectators during the closing weeks.
The barcelonian dramatist Guillem Clua has been awarded with the National Dramatic Literature Prize by the Spanish Ministry of Culture for his piece "Justicia" released at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya last february.
Interview in La Vanguardia to Mireia Vilanova, International Council member and chosen by the British Film Academy to participate in the prestigious Bafta Newcomers program.
Laura Lechuga, CSIC professor and head of the Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group at the ICN2, receives the Jaume I prize for new technologies for its contribution to design and development of new biosensors.
Marc Coloma, CEO and co-founder of Heura Foods, has won the Premi Jove Empresari organised annually by the Associació de Joves Empresaris de Catalunya (AIJEC), which recognises him as the best young Catalan entrepreneur of the year.
Turisme de Barcelona will award the 'Safe Travels' seal, from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), to local companies and tourist organisations. The seal recognises the safe travel protocols worldwide.
The Catalan fashion company Mango will eliminate plastic bags from all its packaging and supply chain. This is a measure which plans to stop using around 160 million units a year.
The Mobile World Capital launches the first edition of OnCampus, a technology entrepreneurship programme in Catalonia in collaboration with the Secretaria d'Empresa i Competitivitat, and coordinated with the Xarxa d'Emprenedoria Universitària and CERCA.
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