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Parc Científic de Barcelona - Sala Dolors Aleu (Baldiri Reixac, 4-10 08028 Barcelona)

10 personal stories that end in a startup

The BioRegion of Catalonia has more than 500 innovative startups in the life sciences and healthcare, and behind many of these companies are the personal stories of the founders and teams that decided to become entrepreneurs to improve people's quality of life. Indeed, one of the most powerful reasons for launching a company in this sector is living with a close family member or friend with a health problem.

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10.03.2021

Joan Bertran

Founder and CEO

Joan Bertran is a textile engineer, specializing in technical fabrics. In this field, he has worked in the aeronautics, automobile, renewable energy and, most recently, biomedical sectors. He has been director of operations and a member of the executive board at international textile companies. He has a master in Operations Management and an MBA. When a friend’s daughter died of cancer, he was inspired to become an entrepreneur in biotechnology. 

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The new crop of women entrepreneurs in the BioRegion

Thirty-one percent of the CEO's and founders of companies in the healthcare sector created in Catalonia since 2018 are women, a much higher percentage than in previous years. Let’s learn about these professionals who are contributing to reversing the trend.

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