The BioRegion of Catalonia, the Catalan healthcare and life sciences sector, has more than 1,300 companies and 91 research organizations. This sector generates €37.689 million each year, makes up 8.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 8% of all employment in Catalonia, with more than 244,000 workers. In terms of GDP and population, Catalonia is comparable to EU countries like Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Austria and Ireland, and the BioRegion's even surpasses these countries in some of the indicators of research success. Over the past three years, the number of foreign investors in the BioRegion of Catalonia has almost doubled, Financial Times has selected Catalonia as the best Southern European region for investment in 2020-2021.