The BioRegion of Catalonia, the Catalan healthcare and life sciences sector, has more than 1,200 companies and 89 research organizations. This sector generates €34.240 million each year, makes up 7.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 6'6% of all employment in Catalonia, with more than 230,000 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 five years, the number of foreign investors in the BioRegion of Catalonia has grown fivefold, and for the third time in a row, Financial Times has selected Catalonia as the best Southern European region for investment in 2020-2021.