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18 Feb 2025
Catalonia’s health startups and scaleups set investment record, rising 55% from last year
Catalan Economy
In 2024, investment in healthcare startups and scaleups reached a record-breaking €350 million.
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18 Feb 2025
International Tech Hubs in Catalonia grow 9% in 2024, reaching 160
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
In 2024, Catalonia reached 160 international tech hubs, generating 6,191 new jobs and an economic impact of 2.879 billion euros. 88% of these hubs were established with the support of Catalonia Trade & Investment.
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10 Feb 2025
Barcelona Supercomputing Center unveils Spain's first quantum computer built entirely with European technology
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
Barcelona Supercomputing Center unveils Spain’s first quantum computer built with 100% European tech, marking a leap in innovation and collaboration.
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29 Jan 2025
Top Trends to Watch at Barcelona’s ISE 2025
Catalan Economy · International Events · Tech & Digital Transformation
Barcelona is gearing up to host Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2025 next week, the world’s most influential event on the audiovisual sector.
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27 Jan 2025
Catalonia's Audiovisual industry grows 14% in one year, representing 3% of GDP with €8.636 billion in revenue
Catalan Economy · International Events · Business Investments
Discover the key findings from ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment's study on Catalonia's audiovisual sector.
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16 Jan 2025
A delegation from Japan visits Catalonia to establish synergies in the green hydrogen field
Catalan Economy · International Events
A working session was held at Catalonia Trade & Investment’s headquarters in Barcelona to present Catalonia’s strategy for promoting a renewable hydrogen economy.
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13 Dec 2024
YPlasma, best 2024 startup of Catalonia
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
YPlasma won the Catalan Pitch Competition at Barcelona’s Tech Spirit event.
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11 Dec 2024
Barcelona will host one of the seven AI Innovation factories in Europe
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
Barcelona has been chosen as one of the seven AI factory locations in the EU, enhancing Europe's AI ecosystem for advanced model training and solution development, announced by EuroHPC JU.
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04 Dec 2024
Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital inaugurates a new facility that will host 1,000 researchers
Catalan Economy · Life Sciences
The new Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) has involved a €43 million investment.

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