Advanced and Emerging Therapies Hub of Catalonia
Biocat presented the action plan for the Advanced and Emerging Therapies Hub of Catalonia to position BioRegion of Catalonia among European leaders in this sector.
The work group driving the Advanced and Emerging Therapies Hub of Catalonia, coordinated by Biocat, presented its action plan to 150 professionals from the sector gathered by the Catalan Ministry of Health in December. The presentation featured Catalan Minister of Business and Labor Roger Torrent and Catalan Minister of Health Manel Balcells.
Biocat CEO and Hub Coordinator Robert Fabregat i Fuentes shared the actions that will be rolled out to drive and promote the advanced and emerging therapies ecosystem in Catalonia, which fall under five categories and in which Biocat will play a noteworthy role:
- Training and talent.
- Technology and knowledge transfer.
- Scaleup and production.
- Interaction with the Catalan Health System.
- Relations with the ecosystem.
The Advanced and Emerging Therapies Hub of Catalonia is a project the Government of Catalonia entrusted to Biocat in order to drive the advanced and emerging therapies ecosystem in Catalonia to ensure patients have access to therapeutic solutions and increase the number of clinical trials in this arena. The initiative will also encourage industrial development and boost the economic and social impact of this strategic value-added sector.
Plus, the initiative will include the Advanced and Emerging Therapies Center of Catalonia (CTAEC), which will become a new facility open to the ecosystem to promote connections among the generation of these technologies in public health and R&D systems, and industrial development and commercialization by the private sector afterwards.