Alignment with Europe to drive innovation

Barcelona works to drive the ecosystem’s international competitiveness and project the leadership of Barcelona and Catalonia in European and global health innovation. This way, we help attract top-notch talent, promote participation in large international consortia, draw in investment and new companies, and encourage international innovation centers and institutions to land here. By boosting global visibility, we make it easier for companies to find new partners and access international markets.

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Boosting European innovation from Catalonia

Biocat works to drive the digital and sustainable transformation of the ecosystem, strengthen a more resilient industry, and promote innovation agendas that are more inclusive, equitable, and aligned with global challenges. We collaborate with other European clusters to contribute from Catalonia to a more technologically competitive Europe, in line with the New European Innovation Agenda. With European funding, we connect the BioRegion with the most innovative ecosystems, promote its leadership in personalized medicine, advanced therapies and digital health, and generate collaboration and funding opportunities for the ecosystem’s stakeholders. Projects that include acceleration actions for companies can be found in the Programs section.

Ongoing projects

BREATH

Improves talent management in health research in Catalonia, Flanders and Lithuania.

BRIDGE

Strengthens biomanufacturing ecosystems in Silesia and Campania through knowledge transfer from Catalonia and interregional cooperation

CLUTSER4HEALTH

Fosters collaboration with Ukraine to strengthen and modernise its healthcare system.

FLASH

Promotes improvements in European healthcare systems through innovations in financing and organisation.

InnoMed Catalyst

Drives regional innovation in precision medicine and interregional investment across Europe.

PRECISEU

Supports the adoption of personalised medicine by connecting health innovation ecosystems in Europe.

Completed projects

BIOMAN4R2

Enhances the competitiveness of biomanufacturing and medtech SMEs across Europe.

EATRIS-Plus

Strengthens the EATRIS-ERIC infrastructure to support personalised medicine.

EDAH

Connects innovation ecosystems to advance the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

EHAB

Accelerates the availability of innovative techniques and products in advanced therapies.

INNAXE

Boosts the interconnection of European innovation ecosystems in life sciences and health.

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International collaborations

Through European and international collaborations, Biocat participates in strategic networks that connect the BioRegion with leading health innovation ecosystems. We work together with clusters, research institutions, hospitals, companies and public administrations to share knowledge, create synergies and advance towards more sustainable and competitive models. These alliances help position Catalonia as a reference partner in European-level research and innovation projects.