The 2022 BioRegion of Catalonia Report, promoted by Biocat since 2009 and presented this month in front of over 600 people in Barcelona, shows a sector that is sustainably growing and beating historic records in funding for startups and scaleups, M&A operations, investors, and international capital investment, as well as offering excellent indicators in clinical trials and scientific publications.
Barcelona, February 13, 2023. In a year that looked uncertain at the start given the general drop in investment and valuations in markets worldwide, health startups and scaleups in Catalonia have once again set all-time records, securing €445 million in investment. Funding through venture capital was again the main driver of this growth, with more than €343 million in total or 77% of all capital raised.
Foreign investment also continued to hit new highs. 95% of the venture capital raised was in operations with international investors. This brought...
