Acceleration

Biocat supports the entrepreneurial and research community with training and acceleration programs, and accompanies them in the transfer process and search for funding. It also helps corporates identify business opportunities, partnerships and collaboration deals. Plus, Biocat coordinates various countrywide initiatives to streamline the path for innovation to the healthcare system and encourage development of advanced therapies in Catalonia.

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    Next steps for your project

    We accompany you in every phase of your project

    Have an entrepreneurial project underway? An innovative idea you’ve been dreaming of? Want to grow your startup and take it global? Want to sell your solution to the healthcare system? No matter which stage your project is in, we can help you move it forward.

    Access to the Catalan Health System

    Biocat speeds up the access of healthtech innovations to the Catalan Health System.

    The Advanced Therapies Network of Catalonia

    We coordinate the network of companies and entities working on advanced and emerging therapies in the BioRegion.

    Get training to innovate or become an entrepreneur

    Innovation can be taught. It isn’t an innate quality; it’s a skill that can be developed. Biocat shows you how.

    Accelerate or fund your project

    We provide support to shorten the time to market and find the right funding for each phase.

    Internationalize your startup

    In a global sector, internationalization is a strategic move for any startup

    Find business opportunities

    We work with corporates to build partnerships, licensing deals and co-development opportunities for startups in the BioRegion.

    Acceleration programs

    Learn to innovate or accelerate your innovative project

    These programs will help you develop your innovative talent and bring your project to market.

    Programes d'acceleració
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    Training

    d·HEALTH Barcelona Part Time

    A program to learn how to innovate and develop a business model from unmet clinical needs.

    Aimed at students, researchers and professionals who want to learn how to innovate in healthcare.

    Acceleration

    CRAASH Barcelona

    A three-month program to validate and bring to market innovations in medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health.

    For Catalan research bodies and startups that have projects with potential.

    Acceleration

    Patient Innovation Bootcamp

    Program to accelerate healthcare solutions designed by patients and their caregivers.

    For patients, informal caregivers and collaborators.

    Success stories

    The d·HEALTH Barcelona and CRAASH Barcelona programs have helped over 300 professionals create and accelerate their projects.

    "A great idea is worthless without a business model"
    Sofía Ferreira
    Co-founder of Heecap
    “As a neurologist, I wasn’t aware of the option of starting a company. It was the tech transfer department that encouraged us to do it”
    Alicia Martínez-Piñeiro
    Founder and CEO of Time is Brain
    “Fail fast, fail cheap doesn’t apply to healthcare startups”
    Sergi Valverde
    Co-founder and CEO of Tensormedical
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