4YFN 2025
4YFN is an event focused on innovation and entrepreneurship in the tech sector, held during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), providing a platform to connect companies, investors, and leading enterprises. Biocat, together with the Department of Health, ACCIÓ, and the Barcelona City Council, supports a dozen health sector startups in showcasing themselves at the Catalonia Health Innovation Ecosystem Pavilion. Come visit us!
03.03.2025
06.03.2025
Fira Gran Via, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona (Hall 8.0 - 8.1- North Entrance)
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The 4YFN, as part of the Mobile World Congress Barcelona, will return from March 3 to 6, 2025, to position Barcelona and Catalonia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem on the global stage.
During the 4 days of the congress, the most cutting-edge startups in strategic areas such as connectivity, digital health, fintech, blockchain, artificial intelligence, IoT, among others, will be showcased. There will also be conferences, debates, panels with opinion leaders and startups, and networking activities. Therefore, it is the must-attend event to connect with investors and entrepreneurs from around the world.
In 2023, more than 50 startups, companies, and organizations from Catalonia’s BioRegion participated, a figure that positioned the health sector as one of the most representative at the event.
For the second consecutive year, Biocat, ACCIÓ, and Tic Salut Social have coordinated the Catalonia Health Innovation Ecosystem Pavilion, a dedicated space where BioRegion companies will have the opportunity to gain visibility with their own stand at 4YFN, showcase their solutions, and network.
Catalonia Health Innovation Ecosystem Pavilion
Biocat, in collaboration with Fundació TIC Salut Social, will lead this space, with the support of the Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Council, ACCIÓ, the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS), the Catalan Health Service (CatSalut), the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), the Catalan Union of Hospitals (UCH), the Health and Social Consortium of Catalonia (CSC), the Catalan Association of Health Entities (ACES), the Catalan Association of Care Resources (ACRA), and the Board of Social Third Sector Entities of Catalonia (M4Social).
Furthermore, as a novelty in this edition, the pavilion will also feature Barcelona Health Hub, Catalonia.Health, and Tech Barcelona, further strengthening the representation of Catalonia's health innovation ecosystem—an alliance that positions the sector as an international benchmark in innovation.
This year, the pavilion will host 16 startups in the field of digital health, showcasing their innovative solutions and services.
Discover the companies joining us:
Visit the startups at the pavilion
March 3rd and 4th
March 5th and 6th
Featured activities
Join this Fireside Chat to explore the key challenges facing European healthcare systems in their digital transformation journey, with insights from Catalonia's experience in health system digitalization. The session will dive into common issues in digital health and discuss potential solutions for overcoming them.
Speakers:
- Thomas Hagemeijer, Founder, HGM Advisory (Moderator)
- Jordi Piera, Digital Health Strategy Director, Catalan Health Service
- Elina Drakvik, Senior Leader, International Programs, Sitra
Organized by: Biocat and Fundació TIC Salut Social (FTTS)