4YFN 2026

4YFN is an innovation and entrepreneurship event in the technology sector, held during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), providing a platform to connect startups, investors, and leading companies. In the 2026 edition, Biocat, together with the Department of Health, ACCIÓ, and the Barcelona City Council, supported sixteen health sector startups to showcase themselves at the Catalonia Health Innovation Ecosystem Pavilion.

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Start

02.03.2026

End

05.03.2026

Location

Fira Gran Via, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona (Hall 8.0 - 8.1- North Entrance)

Organized by

GSMA

More info

Official Website

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Events

4YFN, within the framework of the Mobile World Congress, was held from March 2 to 5, 2026, with the aim of placing the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Barcelona and Catalonia on the global map of innovation.

During the four days of the congress, leading startups in strategic areas such as connectivity, digital health, fintech, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and IoT, among others, were showcased. The program also included conferences, debates, and roundtables with thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and industry experts, as well as various networking activities to foster new collaborations.

In this edition, 4YFN brought together more than 1,000 startups and exhibitors and over 300 speakers, offering 110 hours of content and more than 260 startup pitches throughout the congress.

The pavilion was led by Biocat and the TIC Salut i Social Foundation, with the support of the Government of Catalonia, the Barcelona City Council, ACCIÓ, the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS), the Catalan Health Service (CatSalut), the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), the Catalan Union of Hospitals (UCH), the Health and Social Consortium of Catalonia (CSC), the Catalan Association of Health Entities (ACES), ACRA, and the Third Social Sector Platform of Catalonia (M4Social).