NOVEMBER 27, 2024 BHH News
Madrid Health Hub opens its doors in January 2025!

Madrid Health Hub's mission is to promote innovation in digital health and its transfer to hospitals.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024 BHH News
Docline's virtual hospital achieves a 30% cost reduction in the insurance industry

Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet up with Omar Najid, CEO & Founder of Docline.

NOVEMBER 22, 2024 BHH News
The manager of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Manel del Castillo, most influential person in digital health, according to the HRC Awards

Barcelona Health Hub recognizes the work of companies and professionals in digital health at the Health Revolution Awards.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024 BHH News
Share the magic of Christmas with Casal dels Infants

Let's make sure this Christmas the BHH ecosystem comes together and helps make a difference to those in need.

OCTOBER 10, 2024 BHH News
#BHHInterview with David Reyero of Sanofi

The Hub met up with David Reyero of BHH member Sanofi to talk about his .

JULY 17, 2024 BHH News
#BHHInterview with Manuel Marina of Idoven

Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet up with Manuel Marina, CEO & Co-Founder of BHH member Idoven Tecnologías a few weeks ago.

JULY 4, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with the Digital Health Validation Center at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

JUNE 12, 2024 BHH News
Siemens Healthineers and Barcelona Health Hub sign partnership to drive breakthrough innovations for equitable, quality healthcare

This partnership opens a collaboration line between both entities to advance towards a future where medical care and technological advancements help healthcare professionals deliver high-quality care, thus achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.

JUNE 10, 2024 BHH News
Menarini and Barcelona Health Hub join forces to promote the incorporation of digital health innovation into the healthcare field

Open collaboration and co-creation are the pillars for generating innovation in healthcare. Technological and scientific advances can be significantly accelerated when collaborative environments are fostered.

JUNE 5, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with Vodafone Business at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

JUNE 5, 2024 BHH News
CHV-FHSC signs a strategic alliance with Barcelona Health Hub

This alliance is to carry out joint activities to share concerns and knowledge that lead to the development of new technology projects.

MAY 29, 2024 BHH News
Teladoc Health joins Barcelona Health Hub to support its mission to advance innovation in digital health

Teladoc Health, the world's leading virtual care company, with revenues of 2.6 billion USD in 2023, joins Barcelona Health Hub. 

MAY 22, 2024 BHH News
Check out the state of Digital Health in Catalonia

This is your chance to dive deep into the state of digital health in Catalonia with this elaborated by ACCIÓ, in collaboration with Barcelona Health Hub.

MAY 9, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with Fundació Sant Pau at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

MAY 9, 2024 BHH News HRC
Explore the 'Sandbox of the System' at the Stage Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Explore the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Stage as the latest track of the Health Revolution Congress on May 16th!

MAY 3, 2024 BHH News HRC
Room Mercabarna: Innovative Horizons | Technologies for a More Sustainable and Healthy Diet

Join the afternoon session by Mercabarna, on May 16th at 16 hrs, as another dynamic track of the Health Revolution Congress.

MAY 3, 2024 BHH News HRC
Stage Biocat: New Pathways for the Adoption of Healthcare Innovation in Catalonia

Discover the Biocat morning session as part of the Health Revolution Congress on May 16th.

MAY 2, 2024 BHH News HRC
Room Eurecat Tech Session: New Era on Medical Devices

Delve into the Eurecat morning session, as part of one of the Health Revolution Congress tracks on May 16th.

APRIL 25, 2024 BHH News HRC
Room ICH: Synergies between InsurTech & HealthTech

As part of the Health Revolution Congress on May 16th, Insurtech Community Hub organizes the 'Synergies between InsurTech & HealthTech: Joining forces for an increasingly safer and healthier future' morning session.

APRIL 23, 2024 BHH News HRC
Room Sanofi: Fhutura | Presentation of innovative projects in Hospital Pharmacy

Explore 'Fhutura | Presentation of innovative projects in Hospital Pharmacy' in the Sanofi afternoon session, as another track of the Health Revolution Congress on May 16th. 

APRIL 22, 2024 BHH News HRC
Room AstraZeneca: Toward the Future of Respiratory Healthcare

Discover the new perspectives and approaches to address challenges in the field of respiratory care in the AstraZeneca morning session at the Health Revolution Congress! 

APRIL 17, 2024 BHH News
EAE Business School Barcelona joins forces with BHH to promote its new MBA Healthcare & Pharma

This alliance will also result in the promotion of joint academic projects, research projects, knowledge exchange, and more. 

APRIL 16, 2024 BHH News
#BHHInterview with Núria Soler of Womanthon

Last March, Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet with Núria Soler, Co-Founder of Womanthon, in motive of International Women's Day. 

APRIL 12, 2024 BHH News HRC
Pitch your startup at the MedTech Startup Pitch Competition

Witness the future of healthcare innovation unfold at the Health Revolution Congress next May 16th.

APRIL 9, 2024 BHH News
#BHHInterview with Juan Luis Regidor Iron Mountain

Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet up with Juan Luis Regidor, Senior Director of Business Development at Iron Mountain.

APRIL 4, 2024 BHH News
#BHHInterview with Qualifyze

Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet up with Cesc Muñoz, Head of Quality at Qualifyze. 

MARCH 21, 2024 BHH News
#BHHInterview with Sanofi

Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet up with Raquel Tapia, General Manager at Sanofi Spain. 

MARCH 21, 2024 BHH News HRC
Seize your opportunity with the Open Innovation Challenge by ACCIÓ at the HRC

Explore the opportunities available of the Open Innovation Challenge by ACCIÓ at the Health Revolution Congress. 

MARCH 21, 2024 BHH News
Kālida bets once again on BHH and opens office at the BHH headquarters

Kālida Foundation decided to step up their game and open up an office at the BHH Headquarters!

MARCH 19, 2024 BHH News HRC
The Health Revolution Congress returns on May 16th

The Health Revolution Congress returns in Barcelona on May 16th, where global startups & stakeholders join forces in the largest European Summit in Digital Health.

MARCH 19, 2024 BHH News
Savana joins Barcelona Health Hub

Savana joins Barcelona Health Hub spearhead digital health innovation and fostering its adoption by the healthcare sector.

MARCH 13, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with Hospital Sant Pau at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

MARCH 13, 2024 BHH News
CSS announces its collaboration with Barcelona Health Hub

Through this partnership, CSS and Barcelona Health Hub aim to leverage their combined expertise, resources, and networks.

JANUARY 2, 2024 BHH News
Special discounts for BHH Residents

Check out these special discounts available for BHH Residents. 

JANUARY 24, 2024 BHH News
Sanofi reinforces its commitment to digital innovation by joining Barcelona Health Hub

The company consolidates its position in the city's digital health ecosystem, where its Global Innovation Center is located.

JANUARY 18, 2024 BHH News
Novo Nordisk joins Barcelona Health Hub to drive digital solutions applied to healthcare

Novo Nordisk takes another step forward in its efforts to improve the quality of life of patients as part of its commitment to innovation.

JANUARY 11, 2024 BHH News
Let’s welcome the new BHH Ambassadors

Barcelona Health Hub is proud to start the new year with brand new BHH Ambassadors!

JANUARY 11, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with Qualifyze at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

DECEMBER 28, 2023 BHH News
Sign up for InnoBuyer's Open Call for Solvers

The InnoBuyer Call for Solvers aims to select 15 innovative SMEs (Solvers), to co-develop pilots with public organisations (Challengers).

DECEMBER 28, 2023 BHH News
#BHHInterview with COCO

Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to meet up with Robert Parada, CEO of BHH member COCO Tecnologías a few weeks ago.

DECEMBER 20, 2023 BHH News
Thani Medical Software arrives in Venezuela

Thani Medical Software arrives in Venezuela, a country aimed at facing and overcoming the current challenges of the sector.

DECEMBER 20, 2023 BHH News
BHH opened its 4th pavilion!

The digital health ecosystem of Barcelona Health Hub is growing every day. More than 500 healthcare companies and organizations form part of the community and this number is increasing on a daily basis.

DECEMBER 13, 2023 BHH News
#BHHInterview with eMascaró

Last week, Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to get together with Toni Mascaró, Founder and CEO of eMascaró at the BHH Headquarters.

DECEMBER 12, 2023 BHH News
The Power of Information

Discover how Barcelona Health Hub and TISAC addressed the power of information with speakers in this webinar.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 BHH News
Join the BHH Fundraiser for Kids’ Holiday Happiness and make a difference this Christmas!

Join the BHH Fundraiser for Kids’ Holiday Happiness and make a difference this Christmas!

DECEMBER 5, 2023 BHH News
Join the team of Pallapupas!

BHH member Pallapupas is in search of a Project Manager to lead the revolution of emotional care in hospitals!

DECEMBER 4, 2023 BHH News
Did you notice Fagor Healthcare at the #BHHShowroom?

The #BHHShowroom at the BHH Headquarters has a new addition with Fagor Healhcare!

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 BHH News
#BHHInterview with David Campos

This week the Hub met up with BHH partner UPC School, with David Campos, Academic Director of the Digital Health Leadership Program at UPC School.

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 BHH News
COIB and Barcelona Health Hub sign a collaboration agreement

COIB and Barcelona Health Hub sign a collaboration agreement to promote initiatives for the international promotion of Barcelona, especially in the health sector.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with XRHealth at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with Astrazeneca at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 BHH News
BHH ON AIR with 4YFN at Revolució 4.0 at Catalunya Ràdio

If you’re looking for a quick catch-up about all things related to digital health, don’t miss BHH this weekend at Catalunya Ràdio!

NOVEMBER 23, 2023 BHH News
Discover the NixiKit at the #BHHShowroom!

Discover the NixiKit at the #BHHShowroom!

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 BHH News
Help out the children of Casal dels Infants this Christmas!

Everybody deserves a gift at Christmas time. That’s why Barcelona Health Hub has partnered up again with Casal dels Infants to help out the children this Christmas.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 BHH News
Have you already met BHH resident Banco Farmacéutico?

Discover who you can meet at the BHH Headquarters! The BHH residents are those members who have their offices at the Hub.

JULY 27, 2023 BHH News
The consolidation of virtual consultation in the Primary Care Centers of rural areas could save up to €117 M per year

The virtual consultation and the technological tools of remote medicine can play an important role in improving the efficiency of the health system of rural municipalities in Catalonia and, at the same time, avoid various costs for society (travel, opportunity costs, polluting emissions...).

JULY 26, 2023 BHH News
Let's welcome Anagram, one of the newest BHH's Residents!

Discover the latest additions to the Hub! The BHH Residents are those members who have their offices at the Hub, which provides them a complete immersion in the world of digital health, all while enjoying the stunning surroundings of the Recinto Modernista. Let's welcome BHH member Anagram, the CRO that provides high quality services in clinical development post-authorization trials, to the BHH Headquarters. Founded in Barcelona in 1998, their mission is to partner with small and medium size pharma and medical device companies to assist them in launching their products on the market. They are very experienced in medical device studies and together with their partner, IEC, they offer full CRO national and international services including image central reading (core lab), analysis and reporting. But why did Anagram decide to locate their offices at the Hub? Plain and simple, it was their natural step to move to the BHH Headquarters and get immersed by the collaboration and networking opportunities. Meet CEO Silvia Casellas and discover why Anagram decided to join other residents at the BHH Headquarters here! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BHH-Residents-with-Anagram.mp4"][/video]


Do you want to discover another BHH Resident? Check it out HERE!


Song credits to FiftySounds

JULY 25, 2023 BHH News
Sign up for the Open Innovation Sprint by ACCIÓ - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The market is changing rapidly. A frenetic pace forces companies to increase the level of innovation and open up to new methodologies to adapt to changes and maintain their competitiveness. The Open Innovation Sprint training program is aimed at managers and directors of consolidated companies who want to take a transformational leap and start innovating with startups, technology centers or universities. An opportunity to gain the necessary skills to drive open and disruptive innovation projects and lead the transformation of your company. If you want to accelerate your capacity for change or stimulate the creativity of your team, take advantage of the intensive Open Innovation Sprint program, an opportunity to acquire new skills through two distinct blocks: awareness sessions and a personalized counseling itinerary. A program coordinated and organized by BHH partner ACCIÓ and delivered by IQS (Universitat Ramon Llull). Don't miss this great opportunity and secure your spot now before July 28th HERE.

JULY 20, 2023 BHH News
Zenement shows off their products at the #BHHShowroom!

Did you notice any new addition to the #BHHShowroom lately? That's right, BHH member Zenement is now showing off their products at the BHH Headquarters! Zenement is a leading brand of food supplements in the online health and wellness sector. Through innovative formulas created by its R&D team, they manage to help people take care of their health in an effective way. effectively. Food supplements, also known as nutritional supplements, are products that contain concentrated sources of nutrients or other active ingredients that help people to supplement their diet, thus improving their health. Society's needs move forward, and Zenement moves with them. Through active listening, they are able to detect people's demands in order to improve their wellbeing. Zenement has more than 60 products in different categories: anti-aging, joint health, vitamins and minerals, women's health, sleep, cardiovascular health, adaptogens for stress, supplements to improve cognitive health, and much more. Discover some of their products at the hall of the BHH Headquarters. It's the perfect chance to find out how dietary supplements can help you. Explore their products HERE!


Want to showcase your product at the #BHHShowroom? Contact BHH or discover how here.

JULY 20, 2023 BHH News
Don't miss Frontiers Health 2023 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Once again, Barcelona Health Hub is partnering up with Frontiers Health, one of the premier global health innovation events. The 2023 edition will take place November 8-10 in Rome, Italy and online, combining the iconic Global Conference with inspirational side events and special initiatives. Frontiers Health, with a strong focus on digital therapeutics, breakthrough technologies, healthcare transformation, investments, and ecosystem development, brings together thought leaders, policy makers, industry players and innovative companies to dive deep into the ongoing challenges, strategic trends and scalable solutions likely to impact healthcare. Their priority is to ensure the fruitful networking among all the participants, no matter online or offline. All the participants will get the access to the networking tool and a chance to reach any of 1000+ of expected experts from all parts of the world. But the good news doesn’t end there! As FH23 Knowledge Partners, there's a 20% discount available for all BHH members off the regular price. Want to get an even better idea of the Frontiers Health event? Watch this recap video from last year's edition. Join the FH23 global community of health innovators and get your exclusive pass HERE!

JULY 20, 2023 BHH News
Sanitas and Barcelona Health Hub strengthen their partnership to drive digital transformation in healthcare

Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to announce the renewal of its collaboration agreement with Sanitas, a valued member of the organization. This agreement marks another significant milestone in their joint efforts to drive the digital transformation of health and improve people's lives. Sanitas, known for its unwavering commitment to the well-being of individuals, has reaffirmed its dedication to advancing projects and initiatives that foster the digital revolution in healthcare. By placing people at the center of their strategy, Sanitas aims to help individuals lead longer, healthier, and happier lives. This renewed partnership further solidifies their commitment to providing exceptional customer experiences, ensuring easy access to high-quality healthcare services. The renewal of this agreement was attended by Marià Martí Font, Area Manager for Catalonia of Sanitas, and Eva Rosell, General Manager of Barcelona Health Hub. Their collective vision and shared passion for driving positive change in the healthcare industry laid the foundation for the continued collaboration between the two organizations. Sanitas' unwavering commitment to people's health and well-being is evident through this renewed partnership. By partnering with Barcelona Health Hub, they leverage their expertise and collective resources to shape the future of healthcare. Barcelona Health Hub is proud to count once again on this strong alliance, and the positive impact it will have on the digital transformation of the healthcare landscape. It’s a significant step towards realizing their shared vision of a digitally empowered and healthier society.

JULY 19, 2023 BHH News
Did you already meet BHH Resident ABCDx?

Discover the latest additions to the Hub! The BHH Residents are those members who have their offices at the Hub, providing them with a complete immersion in the digital health epicenter while enjoying the stunning surroundings of the Recinto Modernista. This is your chance to meet BHH member ABCDx, who's been located at the Hub for a few weeks now. ABCDx specializes in the discovery, clinical validation and commercialization of brain mobile diagnostic solutions with advanced blood-based biomarkers through its proprietary software as a Medical Device platform. They decided to locate their offices at the magnificent BHH Headquarters to be immersed by the world of digital health. Watch Jean-Charles Sanchez, CEO at ABCDx, explain more about their digital health solution! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BHH-Residents-with-ABCDx.mp4"][/video]


Song credits to FiftySounds

JULY 18, 2023 BHH News
Orikine Bio closes €5.5m series seed financing with Sabadell Asabys and AdBio - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Orikine Bio, a biotech company developing a novel proprietary platform for cytokine-based therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, announces the successful closing of a €5.5m seed financing that will support the company to advance candidates through pre-clinical development. BHH member Asabys Partners, Barcelona-based VC firm focused on healthcare innovation investing from its fund Sabadell Asabys II, joins AdBio Partners, French life sciences venture capital firm and initial investor. Orikine Bio is a spin-off from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and was co-founded by Dr. Luis Serrano, Dr. Ariadna Montero, Dr. Javier Delgado, Dr. Alejo Chorny and AdBio Partners in 2022. The company’s unique synthetic biology platform delivers optimized and novel engineered cytokines called Foldikines©. Cytokines are proteins that are produced by the immune system and act as soluble messengers that control the entire range of immune responses, including their initiation, type, potency, and duration. Thus, dysregulated cytokine signaling triggers a wide variety of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, allergies, fibrosis, and cancer. Orikine Bio's Foldikines© have unique biological activities that are not available for natural cytokines, making them highly attractive as new drugs for therapeutic interventions. Currently, the company is validating the first Foldikine© candidates, which will advance to the pre-clinical stage with this new funding. The initial focus of the company is to advance these improved cytokines into clinical development for new therapies targeting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, the versatility of the platform developed by Dr. Luis Serrano and his team will allow the development of new drugs for a wide range of immune-based diseases. Luis Serrano, co-founder of Orikine Bio and Director of the CRG, mentions: “Orikine Bio is the fifth spin-off launched by the Centre for Genomic Regulation in a short period of time, demonstrating that curiosity-driven research is a critical source for new idea generation and solutions for patients. The creation of this company has been possible thanks to the development of cutting-edge computational and experimental tools combined with decades of expertise in biochemistry”. Dr. Ariadna Montero, co-founder and Head of Biology at Orikine Bio, adds: “Protein design is a highly-precise task requiring accurate algorithms to generate reliable results. Our unique computational approach makes the process of protein design highly flexible and adaptable to almost any target, speeding up the development process for new drugs.” Sylvain Sachot, Partner at Asabys Partners, states “Orikine Bio’s uniqueness resides in the company’s profound understanding of the immunological processes underlying autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and its ability to modulate these anomalies. The company is targeting a large medical need, and we look forward to working with the management in developing and bringing new immune modulators to the market". “Orikine Bio's Foldikines© could become blockbusters drugs in immunology and this immediately convinced us of the potential of the project. We were highly motivated to cofound the company and shape the initial business plan. We are delighted to welcome Asabys Partners in the Seed Financing, all ingredients are in place for Orikine Bio to become a leader in its space” explains Clement Bertholet, MsC, Partner at AdBio. Alejo Chorny, Co-founder and CEO of Orikine Bio, adds “We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our seed financing round, a significant milestone for our biotech company focused on engineered cytokines for immune-mediated diseases. This funding injection not only validates the tremendous potential of our approach but also provides us with the resources to advance our groundbreaking work. We are grateful for the support and confidence shown by our investors and remain committed to delivering transformative therapies that have the power to reshape the lives of patients battling immune-mediated diseases worldwide”.

JULY 18, 2023 BHH News
Explore secondary use of health data with Biocat at the BHH Headquarters - #BHHMembersInitiatives

This Thursday July 20th, join the event on the secondary use of health data, organized by BHH partner Biocat and held at the BHH Headquarters. Cutting-edge digital health companies will present their innovative projects in a pitch format, highlighting how patient data influences their business models. After the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion titled "Expectations on EHDA and the Secondary Use of Health Data - Challenges and Opportunities.” The panel, consisting of experts from the industry including healthcare providers, technology companies, and regulatory bodies, will explore the benefits of utilizing health data for research, innovation, and improving patient outcomes. Ethical and privacy considerations will also be addressed. The roundtable aims to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing among stakeholders to drive responsible use of health data in the digital age. The agenda for the event is the following:

  • 10:00 to 10:15: Presentation of the day and the EHDA project by Montse Daban (Director of Scientific Policy and Internationalization at Biocat).
  • 10:15 to 10:30: Introduction to Barcelona Health Hub.
  • 10:30 to 11:00: Pitch presentations by companies located at Barcelona Health Hub.
  • 11:00 to 11:30: Coffee Break.
  • 11:30 to 13:00: Roundtable "Expectations on EHDA and the Secondary Use of Health Data - Challenges and Opportunities." Panelists include Ángeles Barrios (Public Affairs & Stakeholder Relations Lead at EIT Health), Francisco Lupiáñez (Co-Founder of PredictBy), Joaquín Cayón (Vice President of the European Association for Health Law), Míriam Méndez García (Head of Research and Innovation at the Oficina del DPD de Salut), and Pedro Carrascal (Director General of the Plataforma de Organizaciones de Pacientes), with moderation by Alba Jiménez (Biocat, EDAH Project Manager).

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and contribute to the discussions shaping the future of health data utilization on July 20th at the BHH Headquarters. Register now to secure your spot at this insightful event HERE!

JULY 14, 2023 BHH News
The beaches of Chipiona will have online medical services this summer

The city of Chipiona, in the province of Cadiz, will have this summer with the implementation of an online medical care service on its beaches. A service that aims to provide security and tranquility to any incident or health consultation that the thousands of bathers who attend the beaches may have. This is the first beach in Spain to launch an initiative that has, in addition to the support of the team of lifeguards and ATS working on the beaches, a telemedicine service that will cover, from the facilities of the lifeguard posts, any health problem that requires the review of a doctor remotely. The service is active since last June 15th and will be maintained until next September 15th from 11.00-21.00 every day of the week on the five beaches of the Andalusian municipality (Montijo, Cruz del Mar, Regla, Camarón and Las Tres Piedras) for the 19,000 inhabitants and tourists who visit these beaches every year. In this sense, the Town Council of Chipiona together with Instinto Deportivo bet on the use of technology to solve health needs through the One Click system, developed by the online health company and BHH member Ever Health, will allow to connect with doctors and quickly attend some of the most common diseases such as otitis or the appearance of fungus, often caused by the prolonged use of wet bathing suits and tight clothing, cystitis, skin lesions caused by constant exposure to the sun or insect or jellyfish bites, among other possible medical consultations linked to accidents, trauma or related to high temperatures, drought, change of environment or bathing in swimming pools and beaches. In addition, remember the importance of consulting truthful and professional sources of information, since it is always very easy to consult the Internet or friends and family. "We live surrounded by information, the possibility of consulting almost any topic on the internet is now commonplace and it is good to have access to information, but in health not everything goes, it is essential to contrast and to be able to have first-hand information" stated Rafael García, CEO and Founder of Ever Health. Telemedicine will play a fundamental role for any consultation, double medical opinion, or simply as a prevention tool, provided that they do not require urgent and immediate attention in person. In these cases, it is necessary to go to the nearest medical center or activate the emergency protocol and ambulance service.

JULY 13, 2023 BHH News
Check out Dedalus and its R&D and Innovation Hub located at the BHH Headquarters

Haven't you passed by the R&D and Innovation Hub of Dedalus, one of BHH's recent residents, already? Discover this BHH Resident at one of the pavilions at the BHH Headquarters. BHH member Dedalus is the leading healthcare and diagnostic software provider in Europe, offering open standards-based solutions serving each actor of the ecosystem to provide better care in a healthier planet. Dedalus decided to set up their R&D Innovation Hub because Barcelona is becoming one of the top cities for attracting talent in the healthcare sector, and because of the ecosystem that Barcelona Health Hub offers connecting companies together. Watch Marisa Felipe, Managing Director Iberia and North America at Dedalus here! [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BHHResidents-with-Dedalus.mp4"][/video]   If you're curious about the BHH Headquarters, take advantadge of the BHH Hot Desk and come to try out the cowork at the Hub, with no strings attached. Contact BHH HERE!


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JULY 13, 2023 BHH News
Pan-American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools PAFAMS and DiarioSalud sign an agreement - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The Pan-American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools (FEPAFEM-PAFAMS) and BHH partner DiarioSalud have signed an agreement to promote the dissemination of scientific knowledge for the development of health, research, and business in the industry. The objective of this agreement is to facilitate inter institutional cooperation between both entities. Under this agreement, they commit to an exclusive relationship between a specialized digital health media outlet and a Federation of Medical Schools. They also recognize their contributions to the execution of the agreed-upon activities in publications, reports, informational materials, messages, and any other means of disseminating these activities. Discover more about BHH partner DiarioSalud and what they do HERE.
JULY 12, 2023 BHH News
CIMTI Challenge call is now opened - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member CIMTI has opened the CIMTI Challenge 2023 Call. This challenge call is addressed to projects with multidisciplinary teams that solve a specific challenge, determined by the agents of health and social system of Catalonia. The CIMTI Challenge 2023 Call, with the title “Promotion of women’s health“, is focused on proposals that address topics like sexual and reproductive health of women, pregnancy monitoring, cancers in women and mental health problems in women. The CIMTI Challenge 2023 Call is addressed to proposals with multidisciplinary teams that offer innovative solutions in the health and social field, such as medical devices, in vitro diagnostics, digital health, and digital therapies. These proposals may come from SISCAT entities, CERCA centers, companies or other entities that emerged from the Catalan health and social system. Candidate projects should be technological and innovative projects focused on the promotion of women’s health. The proposals must be at least in the Proof-of-Concept Phase and, at most in the Proof of Value Phase. Selected projects will follow the Impact Program, which offers services valued in 85.000€. These services will improve the solution in different domains: regulatory, clinical, market and business, technology, etc.., with the end-goal of catalyzing the process for entering in the health system and reaching the market! Register and discover the bases of the call HERE!
JULY 11, 2023 BHH News
The inclusion of citizens in research projects on women’s health - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Including citizens in scientific health research is possible and highly necessary. From identifying a need or challenge, to generating data, formulating research questions or designing the study, involving citizens provides valuable data and a perspective that takes into account people's needs and priorities. This ensures that the results are more applicable, aligned with social needs, and have an impact on people's quality of life and the efficiency and equity of the healthcare system. Furthermore, including citizens in research is an indicator of good practices and is a cross-cutting axis of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, which builds on the lessons learned from Horizon 2020. From the health area, Science for Change offers services based on citizen science, participatory methodologies, and co-creation approaches that are highly inclusive and reproducible. These services address various needs that may arise in the field of health related to research, improvement of healthcare services, and training. With the IIB (the Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute) they have conducted three co-creation sessions for the development of research projects on women's health that involve citizens in research, following the principles of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). During these three sessions, researchers, clinicians, citizens, and patients have joined forces to advance the Women's Health and Gender program. They started by identifying women's health challenges for participatory research. Once identified, three main challenges were selected:
  • Comprehensive approach to menopause
  • Gender bias in the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health issues
  • Study of the collectivization of care, promoting new masculinities and co-responsibility
Then, they proceeded with the co-design of three research projects focused on the identified challenges. They identified what they know about these challenges and what they need to know, co-designed objectives, mapped key stakeholders following the quadruple helix model, and focused on citizens, which was the objective of the sessions. They discussed whom to include, how, when, and in what way. Once these aspects were identified, they also defined indicators to evaluate active citizen participation in the projects, in order to gather data and assess their success. The institute aims to pursue these three projects and secure funding to carry them out. At Science for Change, they hope to continue collaborating and witness the growth of these essential initiatives. They would like to express their gratitude to the researchers, citizens, and patients who actively participated in the co-design of the projects, as well as to the RRI department of the IIB for their trust in them!
JULY 11, 2023 BHH News
Discover the last edition of the 'Premios La Razón' awards - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Last month, the EpiPASS project, developed by BHH member Angelini Pharma in Spain, was awarded the ‘La Razón - A tu Salud' award in the category of 'best healthcare route'. EpiPASS was launched last year with the aim of facilitating the care standardization and for patients with epilepsy in the healthcare process in the Spanish National Healthcare System. The project focused in a first phase on identifying the main barriers that a patient with epilepsy faces throughout their life in the healthcare system in order to, on the second phase of the project, propose a series of concrete measures to improve their treatment and diagnosis, and ultimately their quality of life. Epilepsy is suffered by 400,000 people in Spain and still faces certain social stigma. Therefore, as Natalia Armstrong, Communications and PR Director in Spain, expressed when accepting the award, "receiving this award means that we have achieved something very necessary: to put the focus on epilepsy, and its unmet needs".
JULY 10, 2023 BHH News
Read the prestigious Economic Report of Catalonia
Barcelona Health Hub is proud to be featured in the prestigious Economic Report of Catalonia, an annual report of the economic and business balance of Catalonia for the year concluded, written by the General Council of Chambers of Commerce of Catalonia, in collaboration with the Government of Catalonia. Cristian Pascual, president of Barcelona Health Hub, wrote an article in this report about the "Challenges and opportunities of digital health in Barcelona". The articles mentions how, in the actual context of saturation of healthcare, digital health has become a key tool for the exponential improvement of the system as it seeks to leverage ICT capabilities to improve healthcare, making it more accessible, efficient and patient-centered. According to Cristian, "We are witnessing the 'perfect storm' in healthcare. On the one hand, we are facing a major problem with the retirement of 50% of healthcare professionals in the next 10 years, and on the other hand, the demand for healthcare is increasing due to the growing number of elderly people and their longer and longer life expectancy." "The global pandemic has already highlighted the need for more healthcare personnel. According to a WHO study, there will be a shortage of 9.9 million health professionals worldwide by 2030. And the pandemic was already a warning. The saturation and congestion of the healthcare system has accelerated the debate and there is great social pressure to take measures to preserve and improve the quality of healthcare", says Cristian. Do you want to know more about this perfect storm we're facing? Read the full article in Catalan HERE!
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JULY 7, 2023 BHH News
Join the LinkedIn Live "Change of Mindset: Innovating in Health Ecosystems" - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Join the upcoming "Change of Mindset: Innovating in Health Ecosystems" LinkedIn Live next Thursday 13th of July, by BHH member DMO design company. DMO design company is a global design and innovation company with 17 years of experience and over 500 projects completed across five continents. DMO connects design with business, co-creating innovation with clients to design products, services, and experiences that enhance quality of life. With a primary focus on healthcare, DMO utilizes agile methodologies to co-create scalable solutions with leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Martín Boschetti, Head of Innovation at DMO design company, alongside with BHH Ambassador Orlando Vergara, will share their extensive experience in key high-impact topics in the transformation of the Pharma Industry and Digital Health. This event will explore the opportunities, experiences, and learnings from the healthcare industry in different parts of the world, identifying the emerging need for a mindset shift to add value to constantly evolving ecosystems and environments. Schedule the event for July 13th at 12hrs in Argentina (GMT-3) and 17hrs at Spain (CEST). Register now for this LinedIn Live HERE.
JULY 6, 2023 BHH News
Master the future of digital healthcare with this exclusive Scholarship! - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Building a workforce who can understand the opportunities of the digital disruptions is a key aspect in the digital transformation that the healthcare industry is facing.

JUNE 29, 2023 BHH News
The 1st 'Unwanted Loneliness Challenge Call' is now open! - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The Hub for Social and Health Innovation (HiSS) is pleased to announce that the 1st Unwanted Loneliness Challenge Call is now open!

JUNE 29, 2023 BHH News
Shattering barriers: Let's appreciate the positive impact of diversity on mental health every day - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Diversity and taking pride in being part of a diverse group, such as the LGBTQ+ community, positively impacts mental health by fostering acceptance, reducing stigma, and creating a sense of belonging and support.

JUNE 29, 2023 BHH News
Discover the products of Roda at the #BHHShowroom!

Have you had the chance to see the new exhibit at the entrance of the BHH Headquarters? Discover the new addition to the BHH Showroom with products of BHH member Roda Cosmetics

JUNE 28, 2023 BHH News
AI in health apps: a revolution in medicine - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The healthcare sector has undergone a revolutionary development in recent years.

JUNE 28, 2023 BHH News
Gebro Pharma launches its new blog for asthma patients - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Laboratorios Gebro Pharma has recently launched its blog 'Tu Salud', designed especially for asthma patients and their families and caregivers. This innovative blog aims to provide reliable information, helpful resources, and a supportive space for those living with asthma. 

JUNE 26, 2023 BHH News
Vodafone and Barcelona Health Hub team up to drive digital transformation in healthcare

Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to announce its strategic partnership with Vodafone, a global telecommunications giant.

JUNE 23, 2023 BHH News
Apply now for the Pedriatic Innovation Challenge - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH members i4KIDS and AstraZeneca are looking for innovative projects focused on reducing the viral load of paediatric influenza. This Pediatric Innovation Challenge program aims to promote projects focused on implementing solutions for the Spanish pediatric healthcare system and society in general, through the use of digital technologies and new awareness and education strategies.

JUNE 23, 2023 BHH News
WellWo and DyCare team up to offer a personalized wellness program for employees - #BHHMembersInitiatives

WellWo, dedicated to corporate wellbeing, is happy to announce its partnership with BHH member DyCare, a renowned technology company specialized in digital health solutions with more than 400 customers and operations in Spain, Italy and Latin America. 

JUNE 22, 2023 BHH News
Abzu wins best HealthTech at the 2023 Nordic Startup Awards - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Abzu, the Danish / Spanish startup that has introduced new methods and technology to drive discoveries in life science research, is thrilled to win Best HealthTech at the 2023 Nordic Startup Awards

JUNE 21, 2023 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and Insurtech Community Hub strengthen their collaboration to expand their presence in Madrid and Barcelona

Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to announce a strategic alliance with Insurtech Community Hub (ICH) to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange between their communities in Madrid and Barcelona.

JUNE 20, 2023 BHH News
Biomedical engineering internship for Medical Devices at Perdigó - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Perdigó is looking for a Biomedical Engineering student who is highly motivated to learn and contribute to projects alongside their Medical Devices team! Perdigó is a technology development consultancy based in the Barcelona area.

JUNE 20, 2023 BHH News
BHH and the Ricky Rubio Foundation unite to make a difference for children's health

The Health Revolution Congress last month was an overwhelming success. It wasn't just about delving into the world of digital health, discovering cutting-edge technologies, and expanding networks, but iIt also provided a remarkable opportunity to give back to the community. 

JUNE 19, 2023 BHH News
Meet AYO at the BHH Showroom

Have you had the chance to see the new exhibit at the entrance of the BHH Headquarters? BHH member AYO, has seized the opportunity to exhibit their product in the BHH Showroom!

JUNE 19, 2023 BHH News
Eco-Disruptive seeks innovative solutions to address sustainability and health challenges - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The impact of the healthcare sector on the environment is clear, as its climate impact accounts for 4.4% of the world's total. 

JUNE 16, 2023 BHH News
Accelerate your clinical validation journey: insider takeaways and practical advice

Take the first step towards the clinical validation of your digital health solution! On June 29th at 12 hrs, you’re invited to come to the BHH Headquarters to explore everything you need to know about the clinical validation of your product.  

JUNE 15, 2023 BHH News
"Digital transformation in the Catalan Health System" informative session - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Don't miss the informative session "Digital transformation in the Catalan Health System", on the Next Generation Fund, co-organized by BHH member Fundació TIC Salut i Social, BHH partners Biocat and ACCIÓ

JUNE 14, 2023 BHH News
Digital Health: A journey towards personalised healthcare - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Doctoralia organizes a roundtable on digital health technologies and how they are transforming patient care, from patient centricity to a personalized healthcare experience.

JUNE 13, 2023 BHH News
Discover the micro-theater project #PodríaSerYo - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Angelini Pharma promotes the micro-theater project #PodríaSerYo to raise awareness among young people about the importance of monitoring and taking care of their mental health. 

JUNE 13, 2023 BHH News
Event: workshop “Driving Digital Therapies” by Vodafone - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Vodafone Business and the DTx Consortium organize the first workshop about “Driving Digital Therapies” on June 21 at 16 hrs. The event is held for the community of experts from different healthcare fields - pharmaceutical industry, doctors and patients - to explore the opportunities and challenges of digital therapies. 

JUNE 9, 2023 BHH News
Grow your startup with the Acelera Programme!

Discover in the Acelera Programme how to find solutions to the most common causes of failure for your startup!

JUNE 8, 2023 BHH News
Explore VISIONARIUM, Gilead Sciences' innovation hub - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Discover VISIONARIUM, the innovation hub of Gilead Sciences and BHH member Esade.

JUNE 8, 2023 BHH News
The importance of empathy in the workplace - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Healthy Work, that aims to help companies and employees with their personal and professional difficulties by taking care of their wellbeing and mental health, has written an article about the importance of empathy in the workplace.

JUNE 8, 2023 BHH News
Join the ITC DIA Europe Kick Off Summit at the BHH Headquarters!

The insurtech landscape is undergoing a profound digital transformation. Discover on June 27th the ITC DIA Europe Kick Off Summit, which will bring together industry experts at the BHH Headquarters to discuss the latest trends and innovations. 

JUNE 7, 2023 BHH News
ICHealth participates at HIMSS 2023 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member International Cloud Health Records (ICHR) is proud to participate and speak at HIMSS 2023 Europe in Lisbon! ICHR's Chairman Harry Meijer speaks at the session "Innovative Care Pathways" about integrating digital health solutions into care pathways and the benefits to the patient experience and journey.

JUNE 7, 2023 BHH News
Mindgram will participate in the HDH Summit - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Mindgram, the mental health and well-being platform, will participate at the HDH Summit 2023 with Raúl García. 

JUNE 7, 2023 BHH News
Elewit relies on Emocional to prevent risks and promote emotional well-being - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Elewit, Redeia's technology platform, has selected BHH member Emocional, a Spanish startup, as part of its Venture Client Program. 

JUNE 6, 2023 BHH News
Mi Clinics and HumanITcare offer the first service of telemedicine 24h for patients with oncology diseases - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH members Mi Clinics and HumanITcare have reached a collaboration agreement to oncology patients throughout their treatment, from any location, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The tool allows for personalized monitoring through artificial intelligence, facilitating comprehensive support from professionals and improving the patient's quality of life. By tracking a series of vital indicators, doctors can anticipate the doubts, concerns, and needs of such a delicate and uncertain condition as cancer. The professionals at UOMi Cancer Center have been working with this solution for a year and provide services at Mi Tres Torres Clinic in Barcelona and Mi NovAliança Clinic in Lleida. They now have an intelligent system for patient support and decision-making in the field of oncology. With this solution, patients can share their status with the healthcare professional at any time, and, even better, the doctor can anticipate and act before doubts and unease arise in the patient. The initial agreement, lasting three years, includes an exclusivity clause in oncology for the Catalan territory, which means that only Mi Clinics will be able to offer this monitoring service for cancer patients. The service has been launched at Mi Tres Torres Clinic in Barcelona, but following the positive results experienced in the Catalan capital, it is expected that the solution will be implemented at Mi NovAliança Clinic in Lleida during this quarter. Dr. Santiago Viteri, Director of UOMi Cancer Center, states: "In addition to accessing vital indicators with or without explicit patient request, doctors also monitor each patient's medication and emotional state, which allows us to make relevant treatment decisions at any given moment, and with much better evidence than before. Additionally, when in doubt, patients can enable consultations through chat or video calls. We have all the angles covered to truly be by the patient's side and anticipate their needs." On the other hand, Núria Pastor, CEO of HumanITcare, explains: "We are delighted about this alliance with Mi Clinics to provide more personalized healthcare to oncology patients at Mi Clinics in the Catalan territory, and together, we can bring care to the patients' homes. Over the past year, patients, families, and doctors successfully embraced the solution, and now we only hope to continue adding value to medical care."
JUNE 6, 2023 BHH News
Discover the Scilife Digital Transformation Showcase - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Did you know that 80% of Life Science companies are lagging behind in digitalization? In some cases, paper is still piling up. In others, digital solutions aren't being fully utilized. Get ahead in the digital race and join BHH member Scilife on June 20th for the Scilife Digital Transformation Showcase and learn how to revolutionize your organization's digital capabilities for quality management.

JUNE 2, 2023 BHH News
ASO: Marketing for Your Health, Sports, and Wellness App - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The digital landscape teems with an array of health, sports, and wellness apps all promising to enhance our life quality. With the global health app market projected to nearly triple from €9.296 billion in 2022 to €26.761 billion in 2027, standing out and reaching the right audience poses a significant challenge. 

JUNE 2, 2023 BHH News
Check out Groenlandia Tech's Nuuk at the BHH Showroom

If you have visited the BHH Headquarters lately, you might already have noticed a new addition at the entrance. BHH member Groenlandia Tech took the chance to showcase their product Nuuk at the BHH Showroom!  

JUNE 2, 2023 BHH News
Are you joining the MedTech Actuator Desafía Singapore?

This is an excellent opportunity for Spanish healthtech startups to gain access to critical stakeholders, acquire market knowledge, and capture new market opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) through the MedTech Actuator Desafía Singapore + optional Australia extension program.

JUNE 1, 2023 BHH News
Great names that shaped the future of spermatology - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Discover the great names that shaped the future of spermatology in BHH member Microptic‘s new monthly blog article. The author has written several blogs during the last few years dealing with aspects such as the history of spermatology and tracking sperm over the last fifty years.

JUNE 1, 2023 BHH News
Raising a round? Tips and questions to accelerate the quest for the right investors - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Whether you are a first-time founder or a seasoned serial entrepreneur in healthtech, one ingredient for success in raising a financing round is to ask VCs the right questions to properly strategize your raise, identify the right potential investors, and dynamically adjust your outreach. 

JUNE 1, 2023 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and Innova IRV continue to strengthen their collaboration ties

Barcelona Health Hub is proud to strengthen ties with different regions to push the digital transformation of the healthcare sector.

 

JUNE 1, 2023 BHH News
DKV launched the Open Innovation calls: Desafíos DKV - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member DKV Innolab is launching the 2nd edition of the Open Innovation calls: Desafíos DKV

MAY 31, 2023 BHH News
Meet BHH provider Tuataramente - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH provider Tuataramente is a company specialized in offering effective and practical solutions to help organizations optimize their work processes and increase the performance of their teams. The company focuses on improving the management layer of organizations so that they can achieve their business objectives effectively. 

MAY 31, 2023 BHH News
Discover the #IrurtzunRules project from VHIO - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Join the #IrurtzunRules project to raise funds for BHH partner Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO). The #IrurtzunRules project has its origin in an idea of Ian, a close friend of Sergi Irurtzun, who suffered from colorectal cancer against which he fought fiercely until his passing last November. 

MAY 31, 2023 BHH News
Did you meet Webcamconsult at the Health Revolution Congress? - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Last week, some of the most innovative organizations were a part of the Health Revolution Congress representing their unique healthcare solutions and tools. 

MAY 30, 2023 BHH News
Join the Thematic Café "Addressing challenges in Mental Health through innovation" on June 22nd

Living Lab by Ferrer is a space where healthcare professionals and innovation agents share knowledge, explore challenges, and co-create solutions, generating a positive impact on the healthcare ecosystem. 

MAY 30, 2023 BHH News
beHIT implements in Clínica Mi Tres Torres the first Artificial Intelligence medical assistant for ICUs in Spain - #BHHMembersInitiatives

beHIT, a company specialized in the development and implementation of solutions for the healthcare sector, standing out in Artificial Intelligence applied to health and the promotion of smart hospitals, has implemented in Clínicas Mi, a private hospital group of reference in Barcelona with BHH member Mi Tres Torres and in Lleida with Mi NovAliança, the Mona "Medical-On-Site-Assistant" system to provide ICUs with Artificial Intelligence.

MAY 29, 2023 BHH News
Solutions e-Mental Health in Spain - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Mental health has become the spotlight following the covid pandemic, being the major consequence for the years to come.

 

MAY 26, 2023 BHH News
Meet BHH's new Digital Transformation Officer!

Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that Antonella De Ceano-Vivas has joined the BHH Team as the brand new Digital Transformation Officer. Antonella will shed light on innovation and technology transfer within the health sector. Stay tuned for exciting updates from her soon!

 

MAY 25, 2023 BHH News
Sentir, an Innovative App for Auditory Training - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Hearing issues are becoming increasingly prevalent in today's society. According to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) study, more than 466 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss, equivalent to 5% of the global population.

MAY 25, 2023 BHH News
Cinfa and Barcelona Health Hub join forces to promote health solutions with a high innovative component

Cinfa, the pharmaceutical laboratory most present in Spanish households, has signed a collaboration agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to boost and promote innovative trends and projects in the healthcare sector. 

MAY 25, 2023 BHH News
Revolutionizing MedTech: Sense4Care's transforming Parkinson's care - #BHHMembersInitiatives

A triumph of innovation and collaboration Born from a research project at the Technical University of Catalunya in 2009, BHH member Sense4care has rapidly evolved into a global medtech pioneer in the Parkinson's arena.

MAY 24, 2023 BHH News
Sequentia Biotech presents its second Sequentia Disruptive Talks in the office - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Sequentia Biotech, that offers bioinformatics cloud softwares, custom softwares and bioinformatics consulting services for several fields, presents its second Sequentia Disruptive Talks in their offices.

MAY 24, 2023 BHH News
Edryx Healthcare developed a healthcare personalization plan in Mutualia - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Edryx Healthcare, the scaleup that believes that the healthcare revolution involves its digitalisation and humanisation, has developed a healthcare personalization plan in Mutualia. Edryx Healthcare develops customised projects focusing on healthcare innovation with the aim of adding value and having a positive impact on people’s health.

MAY 23, 2023 BHH News
Parc Taulí bets on artificial intelligence in the management of emergency services - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Parc Taulí has created a new unit in the emergency department, the Advanced Resolution Care Unit (ARA), made up of nurses and supported by an artificial intelligence software.

MAY 22, 2023 BHH News
The power of apps to improve mental health - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Mental health apps are digital tools created to improve people's mental wellbeing by promoting positive mental health practices and preventing mental disorders. They aim to help the user detect pathological behavior patterns.

MAY 22, 2023 BHH News
Institut de Formació Continua of the Universitat de Barcelona and BHH renew agreement to offer a 10% discount of Postgraduate in Digital Health – #BHHMembersInitiatives

The Institut de Formació Continua of BHH member Universitat de Barcelona still believes in the importance of the digital transformation in health sector. 

MAY 16, 2023 BHH News
Meet the new healthcare platform Healthanea - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Barcelona Health Hub is very proud and happy to announce the launch of a new BHH member Healthanea! Healthanea is a new platform with the mission to enable better patient access to healthcare.

MAY 10, 2023 BHH News
BHH member Perdigó is hiring!

BHH member Perdigó continues to grow. The company behind the development of medical devices, biotechnology platforms, pharma manufacturing systems and similar products and technologies has recently moved to brand new offices that allow them to expand their team.

MAY 10, 2023 BHH News
Discover “From Prevention to Prediction: How Insurers are Transforming the Patient Experience” at the Health Revolution Congress

Just one week to go until the Health Revolution Congress! It’s time to prepare yourself for the upcoming panel about “From Prevention to Prediction: How Insurers are Transforming the Patient Experience”. 

MAY 10, 2023 BHH News
Teamit Research is hiring! – #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Teamit Research is looking for a Financial and Administration Assistant to support the Head of Management! Teamit Research is a Barcelona-based company that aims to improve health outcomes by supporting the advancement of life sciences research.

MAY 10, 2023 BHH News
Continuous secure chat ensures broadening of screen care - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Keeping healthcare affordable has led to an enormous digitization drive in the healthcare sector. Hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers have started using the possibilities offered by digital healthcare providers massively. 

MAY 9, 2023 BHH News
Explore more about "Digital Health Innovations: Tech Companies Driving Better Healthcare" at the Health Revolution Congress

Get ready to learn from tech titans that are shaping the future of healthcare at the upcoming Health Revolution Congress! The panel "Digital Health Innovations: Tech Companies Driving Better Healthcare", happening on May 17th, brings together visionaries and industry leaders to explore the transformative power of technology in healthcare.

MAY 9, 2023 BHH News
Join #THAIS2023 on June 19-20 of Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari – #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari will host the celebration of the 2nd Taulí Health Artificial Intelligence Symposium on June 19 and 20, following the success achieved with its 1st edition.

MAY 5, 2023 BHH News
Discover UrbanFisio's postgraduate degree to their physiotherapists - #BHHMembersInitiatives

“We want to offer the best care to our patients by hiring and training the best physiotherapists in our health care center. For this reason, we pay their postgraduate education.”

MAY 4, 2023 BHH News
A perfect match: Making it easier for people to join Barcelona Health Hub

Nowadays most people know something about AI, Automation Tools and Chatbots. They are all great and simple tools to improve our day-to-day work and the lives of both users and providers. 

MAY 2, 2023 BHH News
HumanITcare and Gebro Phama partner up to help patients with asthma - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH members Laboratorios Gebro Pharma and the startup HumanITcare have recently signed a collaboration agreement through which they will launch a connected health solution for patients with asthma. 

MAY 2, 2023 BHH News
Enjoy a team building with social impact - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Are you ready to join the movement to bring positive change in hospitals? Join the new workshop of BHH member Pallapupas to bring companies what they do best: laugh and give laughter to emotionally care for people and to transform society. 

APRIL 27, 2023 BHH News
Associació Anita and Talentum Foundation organize the most ambitious solidarity event with entrepreneurs in Catalonia

Next May 9th, the ninth edition of La Nit del Talent, organized by Impulsa Talentum Foundation and in collaboration with Barcelona Health Hub, will take place becoming the largest solidarity event with entrepreneurs held in Catalonia. 

APRIL 27, 2023 BHH News
Join Microptic's webinar on May 11th to discover how to validate your CASA - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Microptic organizes a new free webinar on "How to validate your CASA?" on May 11th. The validation of Computer-Aided Sperm Analysers (CASA) is essential for laboratories to set up systems on their routine.

APRIL 26, 2023 BHH News
Find out more about “Clinical Strategy and Integration of Digital Health in Medicine” at the Health Revolution Congress

If you're passionate about digital health and interested in learning from some of the most prominent voices in the industry, don't miss the "Clinical Strategy and Integration of Digital Health in Medicine" panel at the Health Revolution Congress on May 17th! 

APRIL 26, 2023 BHH News
Join the webinar: "Digital health solutions in remote patient monitoring: Experiences, use cases & outcomes" - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Are you interested in learning more about interoperability and remote patient monitoring? Join BHH member HumanITcare for their next webinar "Digital health solutions in remote patient monitoring

APRIL 26, 2023 BHH News
Meet Perdigó at RDD 2023 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Arnau Perdigó and Marc Aliana from BHH member Perdigó will attend this year’s Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD) conference in Antibes, France, during 2-5 May. 

APRIL 25, 2023 BHH News
Become a game changer with the Wild Card programme - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member i4KIDS has partnered with BHH partner EIT Health under the Wild Card Acceleration Programme to identify and accelerate child-focused innovations that have a real impact on children's lives.

APRIL 25, 2023 BHH News
Health & Insurance team up at the ICHMeetup at the Health Revolution Congress

The health and insurance sectors have a unique relationship that presents many opportunities for collaboration. Discover in the ICHMeetup by the Insurtech Community Hub, at the Health Revolution Congress on May 17th how to seize those opportunities! Both sectors add their own expertise to the mix.

APRIL 21, 2023 BHH News
The symptoms of burnout and how to prevent it with the EAP program - #BHHMembersInitiatives

"Before it rains, it drizzles, and it's not the same to put down the fire of a match than to put down a fire in the forest", says BHH member Healthy Work.

APRIL 21, 2023 BHH News
Join the wake-up call of the Radical Health Festival Helsinki

Our healthcare system is in crisis. Aging population, pandemics, mental health problems, shortage of professionals, siloed information. These are just a few of the reasons why European healthcare is slowly collapsing – unless we act now. 

APRIL 20, 2023 BHH News
Networking breakfast for the Use Case - Digitalization of clinical trials: thoughts, learnings and benefits

BHH member Iron Mountain is thrilled to invite you to their upcoming networking breakfast session "Digitalization of clinical trials: thoughts, learnings and benefits".

APRIL 19, 2023 BHH News
Abzu and Contera Pharma expand strategic partnership - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Abzu® and Contera Pharma expand their strategic partnership to add drug-target identification to their seminal RNA- and siRNAs therapeutic design platform. Contera Pharma is a Danish biotech company developing innovative small-molecule and RNA-based therapeutics to address neurological disorders. 

APRIL 19, 2023 BHH News
Moritz fuels the digital health ecosystem of Barcelona Health Hub

Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to announce that Moritz, the well-known Barcelona-based brewery, has become a partner of the Hub. 

APRIL 18, 2023 BHH News
XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care announce merger, creating the largest XR therapeutics platform - #BHHMembersInitiatives

XRHealth, a Boston-based developer and operator of virtual treatment rooms, and Amelia Virtual Care, a global leading virtual reality platform for mental health professionals based in Barcelona, Spain, today announced their intention to merge into one company, which will remain called XRHealth.

APRIL 18, 2023 BHH News
Dental Residency launches a 2 million euro crowdfunding to boost its international expansion - #BHHMembersInitatives

BHH member Dental Residency, the leading company in home dental care for dependants and people with mobility problems in Spain, has announced the launch of a new 2 million euro round of investment.

APRIL 17, 2023 BHH News
ACCIÓ and BHH team up to promote Catalonia in Germany as a European Hub in health

The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Germany, in collaboration with Catalonia Trade & Investment and Berliner Wirtschaftsgesprächen e. V., are organizing a webinar on Tuesday, April 25th from 15hrs to present the health and life sciences sector of Catalonia. 

APRIL 14, 2023 BHH News
Join the study presentation "Field force of the future in the pharma industry" - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The changes that the pharmaceutical industry is undergoing in recent years are directly affecting how its field teams operate. 

APRIL 14, 2023 BHH News
Get your solution in the game for the Open Innovation Challenge at the Health Revolution Congress

One of the many interesting side events at the Health Revolution Congress on May 17th is the Open Innovation Challenge, powered by ACCIÓ Open Innovation Challenge is a great way to secure meetings between companies and startups or innovative technology solution providers. 

APRIL 14, 2023 BHH News
Showcase your product at the BHH Headquarters

Barcelona Health Hub opens the #BHHShowroom!  They are stands to display your digital health solution at the entrance of the BHH Headquarters. Your product will be visible to anyone who enters the Hub!

This is your chance to enhance visibility of your digital health solution. You can place your physical product at the Hub and spark curiosity of your partners and potential customers. What you need to know for the #BHHShowroom A single stand holds one or two products.

You can enhance visibility of your brand with a personlized sign to give more information about your digital health solution.   The #BHHShowroom stands are located under the television at the reception of the Hub. It attracts a lot of attention, as people will come to check out your products.   The next spot available for the #BHHShowroom is from May to August.

Get in touch to reserve one of the seven stands and showcase your solution for four months at the BHH Headquarters.

If you’re interested in the #BHHShowroom, so fill out this form HERE.

APRIL 14, 2023 BHH News
Mix, mingle, and mini pitch - join BHH's Afterwork at the rooftop terrace!

Join the next BHH Afterwork on Thursday April 27th at 18hrs at the rooftop terrace at the BHH Headquarters.

APRIL 13, 2023 BHH News
Apply for the e-Health Investment Forum at the Health Revolution Congress

Since 2020, Barcelona Health Hub, Medical Association of Barcelona (CoMB), EsadeBan and Barcelona Activa, in collaboration with EIT Health, have been organizing the e-Health Investment Forum.

APRIL 13, 2023 BHH News
Recog Analytics has launched a new product - #BHHMembersInitiative

BHH member Recog Analytics has launched Relisten, their turnkey solution to bring doctor visits to the 21st century: effortless documentation and distractionless attention.

APRIL 12, 2023 BHH News
Wanted: startups with innovative solutions for home and elderly care

ActiZ, a Dutch trade association of around 400 healthcare organisations, and care technology association WDTM want to encourage startups that can accelerate care innovation in home and elderly care.

APRIL 12, 2023 BHH News
A perfect match: Making it easier for people to join Barcelona Health Hub

Nowadays most people know something about AI, Automation Tools and Chatbots. They are all great and simple tools to improve our day-to-day work and the lives of both users and providers. 

APRIL 12, 2023 BHH News
Xpeer implements the American accreditation in 3 gut microbiota courses - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Xpeer Medical Education, with Medical Learning Institute provider, has announced that their courses on intestinal microbiota have received American accreditation, reflecting their courses' rigorous evaluation process and recognition as suitable for healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the USA to obtain accreditation.

APRIL 11, 2023 BHH News
Discover the opportunities of the Open Challenges at the Health Revolution Congress

The Health Revolution Congress will host the Open Challenges, powered by BHH partner Acció

APRIL 3, 2023 BHH News
Radical Health Festival

Our healthcare system is in crisis. Aging population, pandemics, mental health problems, shortage of professionals, siloed information. 

APRIL 3, 2023 BHH News
Discover the MAKO robotic technology to operate knee prostheses

iMove, the leading centre in traumatology, and Clínica Mi Tres Torres have incorporated the first MAKO robotic arm in Catalonia to perform precision orthopaedic surgeries. 

MARCH 31, 2023 BHH News
Take your next step to the U.S. healthcare market with the GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit

Are you preparing your entrance to the U.S. healthcare market? Are you thinking about expanding or consolidating your business to the U.S.?

MARCH 31, 2023 BHH News
#BHHTalk on April 13th - The new startup law: essential insights to stay ahead of the game

Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to invite you to the next edition of the #BHHTalk on April 13th at 18 hrs at the BHH Headquarters!

MARCH 30, 2023 BHH News
Join European changemakers at the upcming HIMSS23 European Conference - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The European healthcare community is gathering at the HIMSS23 European Health Conference & Exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal from 7 to 9 June 2023.

MARCH 30, 2023 BHH News
How the work environment in the pharmaceutical sector affects women - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Despite the industry's reputation for equity and diversity, there are still gender inequalities, especially in business and senior leadership roles.

MARCH 30, 2023 BHH News
Learn about privacy and security in health apps - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Privacy and security are critical in health apps, as they handle sensitive personal information of users. Here are some best practices that app developers should follow to ensure users' privacy and security according to BHH member Doonamis, specialists in the development of quality apps and webs.

MARCH 29, 2023 BHH News
Let's welcome Terap to the BHH Headquarters

Explore the recent updates at the Hub! The BHH Residents are those members who have their offices located within the Hub, immersing themselves in the digital health ecosystem while enjoying the beautiful the Recinto Modernista. 

MARCH 29, 2023 BHH News
BIOGA orgnizes International BioSpeedDating on April 17-30 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH partner BIOGA and the Axencia Galega de Innovación organise their first International BioSpeedDating on April 17-30.  

MARCH 27, 2023 BHH News
Explore the interview with BHH's CEO on the Personalized Health blog by Made of Genes - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Made of Genes has recently launched a new interview on their Personalized Health blog in their context of the #HealthTalks. 

MARCH 24, 2023 BHH News
Discover the III Edition of the Amparo Poch Award for Public Procurement of Innovation in Healthcare

The IACS Chair of Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) in Health is delighted to announce the third edition of the Amparo Poch Awards.

MARCH 24, 2023 BHH News
Be part of the exclusive Revolution Dinner with BHH and The Ricky Rubio Foundation

Be part of the revolution in healthcare at the exclusive Revolution Dinner on May 17th at 20:30 hrs, taking place on the evening of the Health Revolution Congress.

MARCH 23, 2023 BHH News
Say hello to Ersilia, the latest addition to the BHH's residents

Discover the latest additions to the Hub! The BHH Residents are those members who have their offices at the Hub, providing them with a complete immersion in the digital health epicenter while enjoying the stunning surroundings of the Recinto Modernista.

MARCH 22, 2023 BHH News
The CIMTI Call for Innovation 2023 is now open - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member CIMTI is looking for disruptive and innovative projects in the field of health and social care!

MARCH 22, 2023 BHH News
Discover the definitive guide to hospital management software - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Hospital Management Systems (HMS) have become an essential tool to improve the quality of medical healthcare.

MARCH 21, 2023 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub has signed a collaboration agreement with the Col·legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya

Barcelona Health Hub has signed a collaboration agreement with the Col·legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya, an organization dedicated to provide services and professional support with the aim of satisfying and meeting the needs of the physiotherapy collective. 

MARCH 21, 2023 BHH News
The regulatory compliance journey of myBioma - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Biome Diagnostics GmbH is an Austrian medtech startup utilizing the genetic information of the microbiome and AI to develop medical diagnostic software for doctors.

MARCH 20, 2023 BHH News
Zenement announces expansion plans with new sales and purchasing team recruitment - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Zenement is expanding rapidly and is now looking for talented individuals to join its Sales and Purchasing Team. 

MARCH 20, 2023 BHH News
Discover Scilife's collaboration for their print and reconciliation success - #BHHMembersInitiatives

How many organizations have found themselves drowning in a sea of paperwork, desperately trying to keep track of every document and ensure compliance? 

MARCH 17, 2023 BHH News
Discover the immigration guidelines for international talent derived from the new spanish startups law - #BHHMembersInitiatives
MARCH 17, 2023 BHH News
Learn how wearables can give you valuable information on your Circadian Rhythms and Mental Health - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The research team of BHH member Actogram, with three papers pending publication on the topic, brings to you this talk on Wearables, Circadian Rhythms, and Mental Health and how they all can interrelate to improve your life. 

MARCH 16, 2023 BHH News
Get acquainted with the Head of Open Innovation at DKV Innolab - #BHHMembersInitiatives

DKV has been a BHH member since the beginning of the Hub. 

MARCH 13, 2023 BHH News
Vita Accelerator announce an Open Call for Submissions - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH partner VITA Accelerator has announced an Open Call for Submissions for their 2023 program. They are a digital health accelerator launched in Italy by CDP Innovation Fund, Healthware Group and Accelerace. 

MARCH 10, 2023 BHH News
VISIONARIUM innovation hub - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Don't miss next week's presentation event of VISIONARIUM, Gilead Sciences' innovation hub developed in collaboration with BHH partner Esade

MARCH 10, 2023 BHH News
Connect with the Barcelona Health Hub ecosystem on March 30th at the next BHH Afterwork

Let’s connect at the next BHH Afterwork on Thursday March 30 at 18:00 hrs! Barcelona Health Hub opens its doors again to get together to meet fellow BHH members.

MARCH 10, 2023 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus join forces

Barcelona Health Hub and Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus are proud to announce that they have established a collaborative partnership, marking a moment of pride for both institutions.

MARCH 9, 2023 BHH News
IESE Startup Career Fair - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Come join some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe in recruiting top tier MBA talent for full time and summer internship positions. 

MARCH 9, 2023 BHH News
Vitamins in gummy format? - #BHHMembersInitiatives

That's right, gummy bears can also be "healthy". BHH member Zenement has recently released a brand-new food supplement: multivitamin gummies

MARCH 8, 2023 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub’s Women’s Week – Dana

International Women’s Day is already here and Barcelona Health Hub is proud to give voice to those BHH members in female health in this Barcelona Health Hub’s Women’s Week series.

MARCH 8, 2023 BHH News
The decline in human sperm concentration - #BHHMembersInitiatives

A meta-analysis on declining sperm concentration globally was published followed by press sensation and paranoia! What are the perspectives? Discover them in BHH member Microptic's new monthly blog article.

MARCH 8, 2023 BHH News
REPO4EU On Tour - #BHHMembersInitiatives

REPO4EU is the Euro-Global Platform for Mechanism-Based Drug Repurposing -from imprecise drug therapy to AI-powered precision medicine-, an ambitious initiative that will usher in a profound change to medicine and patient benefit. 

MARCH 8, 2023 BHH News
BHH Women’s Week - BHH celebrates the International Women’s Day

Barcelona Health Hub once again joins the movement to celebrate the International Women’s Day, together with many of its BHH residents at the BHH Headquarters. 

MARCH 7, 2023 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub's Women's Week - FrontWave

International Women's Day is already here and Barcelona Health Hub is proud to give voice to those BHH members in female health in this Barcelona Health Hub's Women's Week series. 

MARCH 6, 2023 BHH News
TISalud Market Access - #BHHMembersInitiatives

For healthcare companies, medical technology companies or pharmaceutical companies that seek to expand into the Mexican and Latin American market, BHH member TISalud is the right place to go. 

FEBRUARY 25, 2023 BHH News
Check out the AGENDA of the BHH activities at 4YFN

Get the most out of your visit to this year's edition of 4YFN! Discover all that Barcelona Health Hub has to offer you between February 27th and Thursday March 2nd. 

FEBRUARY 25, 2023 BHH News
4YFN23 - Interview with Marc Font of Inbrooll

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Jesús Berdún of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Connect at the #BHHPanel "Digital Transformation in Healthcare: How Hospitals are Embracing Technology" on March 1st!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform. 

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 BHH News
Amelia Virtual Care is hiring! – #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Amelia Virtual Care is a pioneer and a global leader in virtual reality solutions for mental health professionals. 

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Savia

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Seqera Labs

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Don't miss the #BHHPanel about "From Innovation to Reality: the Importance of Clinical Validations in Digital Health" on March 1st!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform. 

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 BHH News
BHH Women’s Week - Join the #BHHTalk about “Female leaders in the health industry: challenges and opportunities”

As the world gears up to celebrate International Women's Day, Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to announce its upcoming BHH Women’s Week

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Mediktor

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 BHH News
Join Boehringer-Ingelheim at 4YFN and discover: Boosting Digital Health - From challenges to innovative solutions

Attend the event and connect with a big pharma company and other relevant stakeholders to discuss how the emerging explosion of digital health is opening new opportunities to improve health outcomes and contribute to the sustainability of the health system. 

FEBRUARY 20, 2023 BHH News
LambdaLoopers reaches a turnover of one million euros in 2022 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member LambdaLoopers, a company specialized in consulting, design and tech development, reaches a turnover of 1M€ for the first time since its founding in 2017. 

FEBRUARY 20, 2023 BHH News
XI ACES Workshop - #BHHMembersInitatives

BHH partner Catalan Association of Health Organizations is organizing the XI ACES Workshop next March 16th. 

FEBRUARY 20, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Insurtech Community Hub

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 BHH News
Aimentia secures a €500,000 investment boost - #BHHMembersInitiatives

A quarter of us will suffer from some mental health condition over the course of our lives, according to a number of reports by the WHO. 

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Mikakus

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 BHH News
Insurance Industry Wellness Competition
FEBRUARY 16, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with IOMED

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 BHH News
Apply now to become one of the top 100 eHealth startups

Apply TODAY to be selected as one of the 100 best startups at the event 100Startups Health. It is a major business event for the eHealth sector that will take place in Madrid on March 22nd and 23rd.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 BHH News
4YFN – Create connections at the #BHHPanel about "Investing in the Future of Healthcare" on March 2nd!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform. 

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 BHH News
The Virgen Macarena Hospital and ReHand publish the results of their clinical trial - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The Virgen Macarena Hospital and BHH member ReHand publish the results of their clinical trial with more than 600 patients and focus on new body segments. 

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 BHH News
Grants for scientific research projects in the field of biomedicine - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Jané Mateu Foundation, a private foundation based in Barcelona and recently created (2022), aims to support institutions and projects that work to improve the welfare of people, social development, and sustainability, through research, health care, training of professionals and dissemination of knowledge. 

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 BHH News
Regenera is open to professional investors to further accelerate its growth - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Prevention is better than cure, could be the motto of BHH member Regenera, a company in the field of integrative medicine, dedicated to preventing the symptoms that arrive at their medical practices from becoming persistent or reappearing in the form of chronic disease, in order to improve the quality of life of their patients.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 BHH News
Are you the new BHH Graphic Design Intern?

BHH is looking for a graphic design intern to provide assistance to the BHH Communications team. 

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 BHH News
4YFN - Interview with Gemma Malla of Angelini Pharma

Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress next month.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 BHH News
mHealth: What is it and why should you count on it - #BHHMembersInitiatives

mHealth is the use of mobile and wireless devices (tablets, smartphones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants) to improve health outcomes, healthcare services, and health research.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 BHH News
4YFN – Discover on February 27th the #BHHPanel about "Women's Health: Ensuring Women's Well-being"!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform. This event will take place in the context of the Mobile World Congress 2023 from February 27th to March 2nd. 

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 BHH News
European Masterclass in Hospital & Healthcare Procurement - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Hospital Procurement Managers across Europe are facing a number of challenges. Join the European Masterclass in Hospital & Healthcare Procurement in order to help identify gaps and opportunities to develop a more strategic approach to hospital procurement.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 BHH News
Early call for submissions to apply in the PEICTI funds

Today begins the early submissions call for the PEICTI, the programming instrument for developing, financing and executing the public policies of the General State Administration in the area of R&D&I promotion and coordination.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 BHH News
Grifols joins Barcelona Health Hub to boost its innovation projects

Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that Grifols has recently become a part of its digital health ecosystem. 

FEBRUARY 10, 2023 BHH News
4YFN – Come to the #BHHPanel about "Digital Health Investment: Unlocking the Potential of HealthTech" on March 2nd!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform. 

FEBRUARY 10, 2023 BHH News
Sequentia Disruptive Talks - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Sequentia Biotech presents its first Sequentia Disruptive Talks in the office. 

FEBRUARY 10, 2023 BHH News
Wefight is hiring! - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Wefight is a company that specializes in the development of virtual assistants for patients and their relatives.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 BHH News
Meet BHH provider Kube Agency – #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH provider Kube Agency is the perfect choice for businesses looking to improve their digital marketing efforts. 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 BHH News
4YFN – Connect on February 28th at the #BHHPanel about "Digital Disruption in Pharma"!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023 BHH News
4YFN – Join the #BHHPanel about “Digital Health Trends in Insurance” on February 27th!

Barcelona Health Hub organizes great panels about digital health  for the next edition of 4YFN, the startup business platform. 

FEBRUARY 6, 2023 BHH News
Great success of the Regenera 2023 Congress - #BHHMembersInitiatives

This weekend, February 4 and 5, the Regenera 2023 Congress was held in Barcelona, with the title: "Knowledge, science and health".

FEBRUARY 3, 2023 BHH News
Mindgram at IHR Providers Week 2023 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Mindgram will participate in the upcoming IHR Providers Week 2023, that will take place over the next two weeks.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 BHH News
Meet BHH provider SDG Group – #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH provider SDG Group is a global management consulting firm with a leading vision in the Data&Analytics space. 

JANUARY 31, 2023 BHH News
Ephion Health opens funding round with Capital Cell - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Ephion Health has opened a financing round with BHH member Capital Cell with the aim of attracting €350k of investment. Ephion Health is a spin-off from BHH member EURECAT Technological Center and BHH partner Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. The company was founded in 2021 and leverages the current advances in AI to measure the health of chronic patients. The funds will be used to grow the data scientist team and finalise the certification under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) of their software as medical device. As a result, this round will allow Ephion Health to reach the market with their first product Ephion Mobility, aimed at monitoring patients of neuromuscular diseases. Ephion Health is also collaborating with Quirón Salud on the development of their second product for the monitoring of frail elderly patients. On January 31st at 18hrs, Ephion Health organizes a webinar to give more details and explain this round. It will be held by their CEO Quique Llaudet and the lead investor Clara Gutierrez from Brain VC. Don't miss it and register HERE.
JANUARY 30, 2023 BHH News
Dedalus locates in Barcelona Health Hub its R&D and Innovation Hub on digital health in Catalonia

BHH member Dedalus locates a R&D and innovation Hub on digital health in the Barcelona Health Hub ecosystem.

JANUARY 26, 2023 BHH News
Apply now for the Metropolitan Business Innovation Awards 2023
The Metropolitan Business Innovation Awards (Metropolitan Awards) want to recognize and reward the most innovative companies created between 2018 and 2022, from the metropolitan area of Barcelona (AMB). There will be 18.000€ distributed among the following three categories: Best Women-Led Business Initiative In order to win, the participating business project must have a majority participation of women in the share capital and in the administration. Best Business Initiative Trade and Tourism For the Award for the Best Business Initiative in the field of Trade and Tourism, the participating company must directly carry out a trade or tourism activity or its activity must have a relevant applicability and/or impact in the field of trade and tourism. Best Industry 4.0 Business Initiative For the Award for the Best Business Initiative in the field of Industry 4.0, it will be necessary for the participating company to be a manufacturing company that uses technologies applied to the so-called Industry 4.0 (IOT, Blockchain, AI, robotics, additive manufacturing, drones, augmented reality, cloud computing, 5G, cybersecurity, digital content, KET technologies, etc.). All participants must fill out and submit an online form. Registration is available until February 14th. Don't miss this chance and participate HERE.
JANUARY 26, 2023 BHH News
How much does it cost to develop an App? - #BHHMembersInitiatives
As happens when making any other product, making an app requires resources and different professional profiles. BHH member GooApps® has written a guide in which explains the cost of developing an app. The main variables that characterize these resources are the time and experience of the profiles involved. The main variable is time, so it's important to acknowledge the correlation between time and the functionalities and complexity of developing a mobile app. The functionalities and factors such as its technical architecture, integrations with other systems, APIs, or volume of screens and buttons, in addition to the logic required for each of them, will determine the development time. "The most complex developments may require highly personalized programming, in addition to the possibility of integrating IoT devices, wearables or implementing emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and virtual or augmented reality," describes GooApps®. Standard features, on the other hand, are much easier to implement. The second main variable is the experience and the location of the profiles involved in the development of the app. The price/hour of a development team has a strong dependence on the geographical location of the company, as well as the experience and training of the team. For example, hiring the services of an American company can cost up to €250/hour, while on the other side, they have Asian countries such as Indonesia, where they seem to be happy with €20/hour. A good example of a "median" price range would be the majority of countries in southern and eastern Europe, which are around €60 to €90/hour. Therefore, the cost of building a custom App varies between €18,000 and €70,000 or more, depending on its complexity, or the time it takes to develop it. Read the whole guide HERE.
JANUARY 25, 2023 BHH News
Digital Health and Medtech Expansion in Europe 2023 session
Next February 15th, BHH partner Acció organizes a session to present the Digital Health and Medtech Expansion in Europe 2023 service, in collaboration with Barcelona Health Hub, BIOCAT, CataloniaBio & HealthTech Cluster, Catalonia Mental Health Cluster and FENIN - Spanish Federation of Healthcare Technology Companies. This service offers strategic advice and support in accessing the healthcare markets of Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The maturity of these markets places them at the forefront of healthcare technology consumption in Europe. However, this also translates into difficulty of access due to the great complexity of their healthcare systems, and a high level of competition due to the presence of local and international competitors. In this sense, it is essential to understand the challenges of each market in order to prepare a successful entry strategy. For this specific reason, the Digital Health and Medtech Expansion service offers you advice with local experts to define the best strategy and individualized support to take the first steps. The main goal is to help companies understand the challenges of each market and prepare a successful entry strategy, through the support of specialized consulting firms and the accompaniment of the network of Foreign Trade and Investment Offices of Catalonia. Register now for this session HERE.
JANUARY 24, 2023 BHH News
HumanITcare collaborates with Garmin to provide expanded access to connected health - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member humanITcare is thrilled to announce a new collaboration in healthcare with Garmin, a leading global provider of smartwatches, fitness trackers, and digital health solutions. From now on, clients in Spain, Portugal, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, and Europe will be able to consent to connect their Garmin smartwatch to their platform. HumanITcare clients will be able to retrieve data from Garmin smartwatches and from medical devices of different brands using their SDK , and they will also be able to introduce this data into their systems using their API. Garmin has been at the forefront of innovation in multiple industries, and humanITcare believes this collaboration will yield remarkable results in contributing to greater healthcare access, as they are doing already with clients in Europe and Brazil. This collaboration will enable humanITcare to deliver innovative, cutting-edge technology within the healthcare experience to its partners and customers through the complete API and SDK of humanITcare, which offers hardware agnostic approach and easy access to today’s most used medical devices and smartwatch connections. Don't miss the whole article HERE.
JANUARY 23, 2023 BHH News
Sanofi selects THREAD as Global Decentralized Clinical Trials Provider - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member THREAD, the leading technology and consulting service provider enabling electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOA) and decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), announced its five-year collaboration with Sanofi, the innovative global health care company. 

JANUARY 23, 2023 BHH News
Discover the "Open Call #1" from the Southern European Entrepreneurship Engine Project

The consortium of S3E – Southern European Entrepreneurship Engine launched its first open call as part of the development of an engine of growth that will improve the connections and efficiency of the entrepreneurship ecosystems in Southern European countries.

JANUARY 17, 2023 BHH News
Apricity arrives in Spain with a virtual fertility clinic model - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Fertility treatments have evolved considerably in recent years. However, the patient experience has not reached the desired satisfaction levels, and it continues to be one of the main concerns and causes of stress when beginning a fertility process. 80% of Spaniards acknowledge that they have felt stress during the fertility journey, eventually affecting their relationships in 84% of cases, according to data from Apricity’s 'Time to Check' study. BHH member Apricity has arrived in Spain to lead the transformation of the experience of couples undergoing fertility treatment through its 'less stress, more success' commitment, which heralds a new approach to reproductive health, reduces the impact that fertility treatment can have on a couple, and increases the chances of success. Apricity’s model is backed by a 46% efficacy rate in the UK, which is 15% higher than traditional fertility clinics. The virtual fertility clinic has arrived in Spain following the acquisition of WOOM, the women’s health app based on artificial intelligence models that helps women achieve a natural pregnancy and encourages those who are unsuccessful to make the decision to see a fertility specialist. Indeed, Spain is one of the priority markets for Apricity, given its maturity (the number of treatments per million inhabitants is triple that of the UK, and it has more than twice as many clinics) and a greater weight of international medical tourism (13% of patients are international). Thus, Spain is positioned as a leading country in fertility treatments in Europe, with an estimated impact of up to 188,000 IVF treatment cycles and 1 billion euros. A new model of virtual fertility clinic: personalisation and state-of-the-art technology to transform the reproductive experience.  Launched in 2018 in the UK, Apricity seeks to help people increase their chances of conception without having to travel to a clinic, thus making it easier to manage and assist at every step of the process and to offer ongoing, personalised support through Apricity’s app. "The combination of personalisation and technology are the key to transforming the reproductive experience. At Apricity, we offer a comprehensive, completely bespoke, warm and friendly service, for both women and men, taking into consideration the needs of the couple. This allows the couple to be in control during the process and to manage their fertility journey in a way that does not disrupt their day-to-day life, thus achieving greater peace of mind and a successful pregnancy," says Caroline Noublanche, CEO and founder of Apricity. Thanks to this approach, Apricity’s efficacy is 15% higher than traditional clinics (according to UK data, efficacy is 46% per treatment cycle, compared to 31% at traditional clinics). Apricity has pioneered new technologies to transform fertility care and has developed first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence algorithms that identify the most appropriate fertility treatment for patients and determine the best embryo for selection using 3D reconstruction. It is the first company to develop 3D embryo reconstruction technology to aid fertility treatments. With WOOM, Apricity brings the fertility cycle full circle. With its recent acquisition of the leading international women’s health app, WOOM, Apricity can now offer a complete fertility pathway, from conception guidance and monitoring, to the IVF treatment, and all stages of pregnancy. With this acquisition, Apricity brings its services full circle, offering proactive treatment plans to WOOM users who are having difficulty conceiving, thus allowing them to speed up their fertility journey. It's estimated that 50% of the app’s average monthly users, who are experiencing difficulty conceiving, will also be able to obtain treatment plans, thus speeding up their fertility journey. Benefits of a revolutionary fertility treatment experience. The success of reproductive treatment via the virtual fertility clinic is backed by success stories from the UK, and offers multiple benefits for mothers, couples and families on their fertility journey:
  • Shorter times for the process by adapting the treatment to the patient's routine.
  • Precision in the selection of procedures thanks to its AI technology, which provides the medical team with detailed information to help choose the most appropriate protocol in each case, thus maximising the chances of success.
  • Medical visits at home or at nearby centres, including consultations, ultrasound scans, analyses and sample-taking. A maximum of 3 visits per cycle as opposed to 9 or 10 for traditional procedures.
  • Medical support from a fertility counsellor, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Maximisation of positive results thanks to the ‘less stress, more success’ formula, which takes the impact of the mental health of patients and couples into account as a determining factor.
  • Transparency and clarity in finances. Apricity shows its prices clearly and transparently, offering treatments in complete packs and thus avoiding the 2 out of 3 abandonment rate by patients that other fertility treatments experience.
Learn more about them HERE.
JANUARY 17, 2023 BHH News
Hire an Experienced MBA Intern from IESE Business School for Summer Projects – #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH partner IESE Business School is calling out for companies to participate in its annual MBA Summer Project Collaboration. In case you could use some support over the summer months from an experienced MBA student (average 6 years of prior work experience), IESE would love to connect your company with its current MBA class. The project(s) a student could support with have a broad scope and could range from Go-To-Market Strategies and internationalization, Pitchdeck and Financials Optimization, as well as Accelerated Growth Enablement. Whatever your company’s current urgent needs, IESE will connect you with a student who is up to the challenge. You can easily apply through IESE's internal Job Portal or filling out this form. Don't miss this chance and submit your application HERE.
JANUARY 13, 2023 BHH News
Docline closes €3M investment round - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Last week, BHH member Docline, the digital health company from Malaga, raised a €3 million pre-series A funding round. With this operation, Docline has positioned itself as the healthtech of reference and expands its international growth perspective after gaining the confidence of investors with a strong technological component and companies specialised in the health sector. For Omar Najid, CEO and co-founder of the company, the main objective of thisfinancing round is, on the one hand, the consolidation of Docline in Spain, and on the other, "to export our model to other emerging international markets where there is an opportunity to help companies positively impact the health and quality of life of millions of people." The company already operates in Morocco and Latin America, markets that he hopes to consolidate with this round of investment. Technology to solve problems in the healthcare sector Following its mission to make healthcare more accessible through technology, for anyone, anytime, anywhere, Docline, founded in 2016 by Omar Najid (CEO) and Roberto Medina (Medical Director), has gained the trust of its customers and investors by offering the solution to two of the most important problems in the healthcare sector: the delay in its digitalisation and the lack of doctors. To this end, Docline's proposal offers the possibility of automating processes and digitalising services by providing remote patient care through a complete suite of more than 15 functionalities, from communication (video consultations, medical chat, telephone calls) to the issue and receipt of private and approved electronic prescriptions thanks to its integration with more than 23,000 dispensing chemists in Spain. To this end, Docline is a strategic partner for companies and private clinics, offering a virtual care model thanks to the most complete and integrable technological product on the market, through its robust API, and a network of 5,000 digital doctors that allows for ad-hoc immediate responses 24 hours a day in general medicine, paediatrics and other specialities on demand. This makes up for the current shortage of medical professionals in insurance companies, where patients take an average of four weeks to be able to see a specialist from the time they request it. Who is behind the investment round? The round was led by the renowned US-based global investment group SEAF and its spin-off fund EmergingTech Ventures. Based in Washington DC, SEAF manages more than USD 1 billion in 36 funds in 33 countries with a special focus on emerging markets and high impact sectors such as healthcare, while EmergingTech Ventures is a Casablanca-based fund led by investment professionals with extensive experience investing in tech companies. Other funds have also been part of this round, such as Sherry Ventures, an investment group specialising in innovation and technology that has invested 250 million euros in the last three years in companies around the world. Consolidation in Spain and international expansion The support of these investment groups joins the confidence of large corporations such as BHH member MAPFRE, the Madrid College of Physicians (50,000 doctors), Vithas, Grupo San Juan de Dios, IVI or Grupo MOK, present in 5 Latin American countries. It confirms the success of Docline 's model and its commitment to investment in R&D in the healthcare sector.
JANUARY 13, 2023 BHH News
Ship2B launches S2B Health&Care: an Open Call for startups - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Ship2B Ventures launches an acceleration and investment program for startups with a focus on integral health and quality of life. DKV Seguros, Cofares, Fundación Once and Ship2B Foundation select together the best innovative and technology-based startups in the field of health and care, that develop solutions to improve the quality of life of people with chronic diseases, older people and people with disabilities. The program offers alliances, mentoring, impact and a Demo Day. Ship2B Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in the best impact startups. As impact investors they seek to generate a triple profitability: economic, social and environmental. They combine the best of the world of venture capital with the world of impact, maximizing the financial return of their investments with a clear intention to generate, manage and measure their impact. Don't miss your chance and be sure to apply before February 1st here!
JANUARY 12, 2023 BHH News
Event: How to Go-Circular in Healthtech?
Join the online event “How to go-circular in healthtech” on Thursday, February 16th at 11am! It's organized by BHH member Silvia Micalo, CEO of Sunshineoxygen Healthtech, and author of Healthech Innovation book. Charles Darwin stated, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” And we need to see ourselves as the bridges that will help the healthcare industry transition onto the path of this modern evolution. Indeed, this workshop is all about strategy, tips and best-practice real life-examples for healthtech companies like yours looking for how to keep a sustained and sustainable growth through circularity. How to pop up from the others in the overcrowded healthtech market. We are now in a world of digital Darwinism; those who cannot adapt will fail. An explanation of the already happening natural selection in healthtech! How can companies emerge and compete among one another – through making the most of industry growth, industry opportunities, and creating an ecosystem to build synergies of collaboration with the major players in the industry. The workshop will also cover wider healthcare trends, such as:
  • Where are the circular opportunities?
  • How to keep a sustained and sustainable growth for my healthtech?
  • SPIs along with KPIs
  • The new model of care and its particularities
  • Let’s workshop on how-to build your own circular ecosystem
  • All exemplified with real life best-practice examples
Interested? Sign up for free here!
JANUARY 11, 2023 BHH News
Join the Health Revolution Congress 2023!
The Health Revolution Congress is the largest European Summit in Digital Health, where global startups & stakeholders join forces in Barcelona on May 17th, 2023. Healthcare systems worldwide are crumbling under pressure. A lack of physicians, a growing need for assistance and struggles to navigate through new technologies are global challenges. Digital health is here to provide solutions and to support a better future. In the world of digital health, Barcelona takes the center stage. The city not only hosts the Health Revolution Congress, but it is also a hub of digital innovation where global emerging companies, pharma headquarters, investors and innovative hospitals meet to provide solutions to today’s healthcare challenges. The Health Revolution Congress provides you inside knowledge of cutting-edge technologies, new tendencies and future solutions. Let’s explore today’s digital health solutions for tomorrow’s health – it’s time for action. Come to Barcelona on May 17th, enjoy the city and join the Health Revolution Congress, organized by Barcelona Health Hub. Let’s connect at the biggest European event in digital health. Be part of the revolution! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TEASER-HRC.mp4"][/video]

Discover the Health Revulotion Congress here

JANUARY 9, 2023 BHH News
The importance of a health app - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Health apps are important for several reasons. First, they can help users lead healthier lives by enabling them to access information on a wide range of health-related topics, such as diet, exercise, and self-care. They can also provide tools to track and monitor important aspects of health, such as blood pressure and heart rate. In addition, many health applications offer the possibility to connect with health professionals, which can be especially useful for people living in remote areas or who have difficulty accessing health care in the traditional way. A health app can contain:
  • Information on diseases and medical conditions
  • Tips on nutrition and exercise
  • Tools to track and monitor important aspects of health
  • Connectivity with health professionals
  • Reminders to take medication
Other factors to be considered and which are essential are:
  • Technology: Native or hybrid?
  • Usability: The importance of UX/UI
  • Infrastructure Dimensioning: Avoiding Server Downtime
  • Sensitive Data Management: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • QA: Ensuring the quality of the App
  • App maintenance and support
Interested in a health app? BHH member Doonamis is a specialist in the development of quality apps and webs. Find out more about the article here.
JANUARY 5, 2023 BHH News
Meet Otsuka at the BHH Headquarters on January 20th!
Otsuka Pharmaceutical is coming to the BHH Headquarters to meet with the BHH members! This is your chance to make new connections and to seek new collaborations. Otsuka is looking for startups that are involved in developing solutions to address mental health, especially focused on the management of severe mental disorders (such a schizophrenia). Otsuka is eager to create new synergies and to collaborate in the dissemination of your solutions in mental health! A few interesting facts about this giant pharmaceutical company:
  • The vocation of the company, for 100 years, has been to contribute to the improvement of world health
  • Their goal is to offer differential treatments in the field of mental health. It aims to provide therapeutic solutions that respect the qualify of life of patients and their functionality
  • The're passionate about walking the road less travelled.
  • The Otsuka team consists of 47.000 employees over 33 countries, working in 200 companies and 44 research institutes.
Does this appeal to you and your company? Don't miss the chance to meet Otsuka’s team at the BHH Headquarters in Barcelona on Friday 20th January at 11am! You can apply HERE and BHH will get back to you to let you know if you've been selected to pìtch your company. Space is limited, so apply soon! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Otsuka.mp4"][/video]
JANUARY 4, 2023 BHH News
Toast to the new year at the BHH Afterwork on January 26th
The new year just barely started, but Barcelona Health Hub already organized a new event for you! BHH invites you to the next edition of the BHH Afterwork on Thursday January 26th at 18:00 hrs CET to toast to the new year and to meet fellow BHH members.  Come to the BHH Headquarters to do some networking and have a drink with Barcelona Health Hub. There are also 10 spots available to do a mini pitch of 2 minutes - with no slides, just a microphone! If you would like to do this mini pitch, please check the box in the registration form. It’s a great opportunity to present yourself and to hear what other members are up to. Be sure to secure your spot for this edition of the BHH Afterwork! Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot in advance.

Go to the registration of the BHH Afterwork here

JANUARY 3, 2023 BHH News
Meet digital health companies in the BHH Tour at 4YFN23
Don't miss your chance to explore new solutions and technologies at this year's edition of 4YFN! Join Barcelona Health Hub on a 45-minute private tour and meet the startups and scaleups at the BHH Stand. It's a great way to connect with new companies and clients, and to discover what's new in digital health. The BHH Tour Package at the exclusive price of €600 includes no less than:
  • 2 tickets to 4YFN
  • A private and personalised tour with different BHH companies
  • 2 tickets to the BHH 4YFN Party
The BHH Tour has different time slots for you during the full four days of the event. This gives you the opportunity to also visit the different digital health panels. Of course you don't have to attend alone: the package includes 2 tickets, but the tour can host up to 8 people. There will be plenty of time to connect and relax a little bit at the unique BHH Party. In this tailor-made experience, networking will take the center stage. Remember that places are very limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Don't miss your chance and connect with the digital health ecosystem at 4YFN23 with the BHH tours! Get in touch HERE to assure your spot on the tour.
DECEMBER 29, 2022 BHH News
Discover the new ClowNexus project - #BHHMembersInitatives
Healthcare clowns greatly contribute to the emotional wellbeing of different vulnerable groups. The art of clowning enables the trained artists to support, encourage and connect with the audiences by recognising their needs and exploring their wishes and creativity on an in co-creation processes. That is why BHH member Pallapupas has joined the new ClowNexus project! ClowNexus is a three year project in which eight European healthcare clowning organisations want to explore more in detail how healthcare clowns and humour can be used to develop stronger social connections. They aim to enable better communication with people living with dementia, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their caregivers. These organizations are developing new methodologies to work with 2 large vulnerable groups. The main goals are:
  1. To improve the access to artistic performances and contribute to the social inclusion of people with dementia as well as children and teenagers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a laboratory in Spain, they had the opportunity to do a DCM (Dementia Care Mapping) observing the reactions of the residents of the elderly home with the clowns, in order to be able to evaluate them from the specific point of view of dementia. That allowed them to be able to analyze the intervention and get knowledge.
  2. To strengthen the capacity of healthcare clowning organizations in Europe to co-create and to implement transformative learning processes.
With the project ClowNexus, they aim to find a common path to create, play, laugh and enjoy art together, giving time and space to everybody to express their perspectives, feelings and creativity. All activities of ClowNexus are monitored and evaluated to measure the impact. Discover more about Pallapupas HERE and don't miss your chance to find out more about this project HERE.
DECEMBER 22, 2022 BHH News
Keep Calm and Carry on counting sperm - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Microptic has published their latest blog in which they discuss how to count sperm properly. For the past 8 years, Steven Alexander Gellatly has been teaching MSc students how to count sperm. However, a few years ago he read an interview published as part of ESHREs In Profile series where Jackson Kirkman-Brown suggests that a sperm count is a relatively poor index of fertility (Kirkman-Brown, 2019), which may lead you to think why bother teach this anymore? Whereas this may or may not be true, he is not here to discuss the clinical utility of sperm concentration, as for him, as a teacher and scientist, there is more to assessing sperm concentration than this. Learning about this and also by considering the factors that can reduce sampling errors (mixing, performing replicate analysis etc etc) demonstrates a concept that is fundamental to science: robustness of methods affects robustness of results. Read their whole blog HERE.
DECEMBER 22, 2022 BHH News
Outstanding Leadership Award for Silvia Micalo of BHH member Sunshineoxygen Healthtech - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Access to high-quality, affordable healthcare services is not only an ethical responsibility of nations, but it is also an essential requisite to revitalize the world’s economy. In such a scenario, the onus of finding solutions to global health issues lies on healthcare professionals, policymakers, CEOs, innovators, and visionaries across a broad spectrum of specialties.

The Health 2.0 Conference Dubai, held on 16th to 18th of December, attempts to reimagine the realm of healthcare by uniting some of the most distinguished experts from a wide range of specialties. The conference spotlights the latest developments in the domains of healthcare and wellness on its vibrant platform, while promoting networking, and the exchange of ideas between forward-thinking individuals and companies.

Health 2.0 has recently honored Silvia Micalo, CEO of BHH member Sunshineoxygen Healthtech with the Outstanding Leadership Award for her contributions to the healthcare field. Silvia is not only CEO, but also author of the book "Healthtech Innovation: How Entrepreneurs Can Define and Build the Value of their New products". Congratulations!

DECEMBER 20, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and Barça Innovation Hub join forces
Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that it has partnered with the Barça Innovation Hub, the center for sports knowledge and innovation of FC Barcelona. BHH joins as Event Partner at the next edition of Sports Tomorrow Congress, which will take place during the Mobile World Congress in February 2023. BHH's Luis Badrinas, CEO, Eva Rosell, General Manager, Oscar Garcia-Esquirol, Chief Medical Officer, and Cristian Pascual, President, met with Àngel Riudalbàs, Board Member of FC Barcelona, to highlight the partnership. Barcelona Health Hub is looking forward to joining as a key partner in the healthcare industry. The Sports Tomorrow Congress will dive into the key role of human and machine cognition in sports development. It’s aimed at both the athletes themselves, and all those professionals who are part of a wide range of disciplines applied to sport. Barcelona Health Hub joins to provide the vital link between the worlds of both sports and health.  The Sports Tomorrow Congress promotes sharing of knowledge between professionals and disciplines applicable to the world of sport and society. Therefore, Barcelona Health Hub will add great value to the STC23 mission.
DECEMBER 20, 2022 BHH News
Try out the BHH cowork with the BHH Hot Desk!
Come to work at the BHH Headquarters for a day! Enjoy the beautiful scenary, dive into the world of digital health and discover what the BHH Headquarters have to offer. No strings attached: just come to this marvelous place and experience it yourself! The cowork spots of the BHH Headquarters are located at the wonderful Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau in the heart of Barcelona. Here you'll be located at the epicenter of digital health, surrounded by many companies and organizations that work in the health sector. Enjoy the meeting rooms, get together with others at the coffee corner and wander around the Recinto Modernista. You can get your cowork spot for one day at the excepcional price of €10. But if you think that one day is not enough to discover all that the BHH Headquarters has to offer, don't worry you can also choose for a full week of cowork! For only €40, you'll have your own space for a full week. Your company can choose this option just once. Already interested? BHH is looking forward to welcoming you at the BHH Headquarters! Next steps:
  1. Contact BHH and let us know which day you want to come work at the BHH Headquarters.
  2. BHH will send you the link to an online form where you can register and pay directly. An invoice is, of course, provided.
  3. And just like that, you're ready to come to the BHH Headquarters!
That's it! Super easy and no contract attached. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact BHH to explore the opportunities.
DECEMBER 20, 2022 BHH News
The DTx Consortium is created to boost the adoption of digital therapies in Spain
Pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications companies, startups and other entities have launched the DTx Consortium. It aims to advance the regulation of digital therapies and the definition of a sustainable financing model that guarantees their access to the Spanish healthcare market. It's the first Spanish multi-sector alliance focused on boosting the implementation of digital therapies in the national healthcare system. Spain is a country with enormous potential to adopt these types of solutions and thus take another step towards the digitalisation of the healthcare system, but to do so it is necessary to promote an effective regulatory model. The members of the DTx Consortium are Barcelona Health HubAngelini Pharma EspañaBayerBoehringer IngelheimFerrerGSD HealthMerck EspañaOpinno, Pfizer EspañaIESE Business SchoolTeladoc Health, RocaJunyentUnlimited ThinkingVodafone Business, Vodafone Innovation EcosystemAmelia Virtual CareBraingazeLegit.Health and Onalabs Inno-Hub. Read more about it here!
DECEMBER 20, 2022 BHH News
The Three Magic Kings have come early for Casal dels Infants!
Christmas and the Three Magic Kings have come early for the children of Casal dels Infants thanks to you! Yesterday, Barcelona Health Hub recieved the visit of Enric Canet, Citizen Relations Director of Casal dels Infants, at the BHH Headquarters. Casal dels Infants is a local NGO that builds spaces of security and trust so that children in risk of social exclusion can find positive reference models. Thanks to the BHH members, more than three big boxes of presents, including toys, school materials and sports articles, were raised in order to help fight child poverty with the collaboration with Casal dels Infants. You made sure that no child is forgotten at this time of year and can have their fair share of Christmas. Barcelona Health Hub is thankful for each and every one of the contributions made. P.S.: Don't forget to take a look at Casal dels Infants to see how you can help throughout the year!
DECEMBER 14, 2022 BHH News
The 3 reasons why the pharma conducts patient studies - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Wefight has built communities of thousands of patients in more than 18 pathologies thanks to digital patient monitoring tools implemented in more than 15 countries. These Engaged Patient Networks (EPN) give them a competitive advantage when it comes to conducting patient studies for their partners, the pharmaceutical companies. But what are the reasons why their partners want to conduct patient studies? What value and use do their partners give to these studies? They summarised them here: First, to understand the patient decision drivers: why is the treatment not reaching the patient? or why does the patient drop out ?, what are the most difficult adverse effects to manage? They will be able to answer these questions through these studies. An example of this is their study amongst asthma patients, where they found that 40% of patients with severe asthma were not being treated by a pulmonologist, which is key to initiating biologic therapies. In 2023 Wefight will start the year conducting ADmire study, which they are launching in France amongst atopic dermatitis patients to understand the patient pathway, symptom management and their treatment preferences. In the second place, to value the patient experience with our treatment: in these studies, they will ask patients about the differentiating or innovative attributes of my therapy. With these insights, the pharma company will communicate the impact of these benefits on the patient to the medical community. Their Psoriasis & Wellbeing study with Almirall is an example of this. In this study they wanted to understand the impact of psoriasis severity on the patient's quality of life and what attributes they valued most when choosing a treatment. This allowed them to identify the most important criteria of choice for patients with severe psoriasis, being firstly efficacy (64%), and secondly safety and tolerability (24%). They published the Poster of this study at this year's EADV 2022 international dermatology congress in Milan. And third and finally, to identify patient’s unmet needs: From the information gathered in these studies, the pharmaceutical company is going to re-define its Patient Support Program (PSP) and make better decisions when choosing a "beyondthe-pill" project for these patients. At Wefight they have a dedicated Studies team, leaded by Anthony Barea (ex-Ipsos). They offer quantitative and qualitative methodologies and an expert team to advise you on the best one for your study aim.They can also propose you plenty of ideas to leverage your study insights: they can write the abstract of the study, produce a poster and any other communication element to generate the maximum impact of your study. Read more about this company HERE.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 BHH News
Discover ReHub+, DyCare's new project - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member DyCare, the Spanish startup behind the rehabilitation platform most used by patients and professionals, receives the Seal of Excellence from the European Innovation Council and a grant of more than 800,000 euros from the CDTI. The technological evolution of ReHub will allow, among other things, to help patients with chronic respiratory problems. ReHub+ is DyCare's new project to take the ReHub rehabilitation platform, even further. With ReHub+, the company, founded by Silvia Raga and Ricardo Jauregui, plans to incorporate those with chronic respiratory problems into the platform. "In this way, we will cover 90% of people who need rehabilitation", adds Silvia Raga, Biomedical engineer and CEO of DyCare. DyCare's proposal has been endorsed with the Seal of Excellence of the European Innovation Council Accelerator of the Horizon Europe program, in the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU. This translates into financial support of more than 800,000 euros, channeled in Spain by the Center for Technological Development (CDTI). Less than 8% of the 5,400 companies submitted to the call, of which DyCare was part, were recognized with the Seal of Excellence by the European organization. In 2021, the launch of ReHub meant the arrival on the market of the first tool capable of carrying out remote rehabilitation in a safe, effective and measurable way thanks to the combination of sensors and intelligent algorithms. All under the constant supervision of professionals. In parallel, one of the main values of ReHub is that it is certified as a medical device. Through close collaboration with leading public and private institutions, they are proud to advance research and promote evidence-based care for better rehabilitation practices. Respiratory and musculoskeletal diseases affect 2.3 billion people worldwide, with 300 million new cases each year. "Neither essential pulmonary rehabilitation nor multidisciplinary interventions are currently well implemented due to lack of awareness and scarce resources", adds Ricardo Jauregui, CTO of DyCare. Aiming to maximize treatment efficiency in overburdened healthcare systems, ReHub+'s comprehensive, cross-cutting solution will encompass patients with chronic respiratory diseases, post-COVID19 respiratory sequelae and musculoskeletal problems. "The platform ensures high-quality, affordable care. Treatment is personalized, monitored by advanced artificial intelligence technology with Computer Vision or with patented inertial sensors (the only ones capable of measuring movement and force) whose results are controlled and analyzed at all times by a professional," Jauregui notes. DyCare's CTO emphasizes that the approach to the patient is non-invasive. "In the case of pulmonary rehabilitation, you only need to wear a wristband pulse oximeter and a respiratory band." ReHub+ will be available for commercialization over the next year. With more than 1 million therapeutic exercises performed from ReHub and a 90% satisfaction rate, during the first quarter of 2023, DyCare will pilot ReHub+ through a multicenter study together with two leading Spanish hospitals in the field of respiratory rehabilitation. "It is essential to guarantee the total reliability of the platform as part of our commitment to safety above all else. We are the architects of a pioneering innovation, but we did not want to be satisfied," explains Silvia Raga. "The evolution of ReHub is the result of innovation and an unmet need. The platform demonstrates its flexibility; it is open to the incorporation of new technologies and functionalities. Being able to respond to patients with respiratory problems puts us in contact with millions of potential new users. It is a before and after for the company," says Raga. Read more about this startup HERE.
DECEMBER 13, 2022 BHH News
Hospital de Sant Pau wants you to join their team - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Did you know that Barcelona Health Hub works side by side with the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau to clinically validate digital health solutions? Together, BHH and the hospital have the methodology and the team to validate your digital health technology with professionals and real patients in record time. To be able to clinically validate digital health solutions, the hospital has set up the Digital Health Unit. Now it's your chance to get onboard with this cutting edge division! Through a multidisciplinary team, the unit wants to enhance the innovative use of digital health in the hospital environment thanks to the generation of a collaborative ecosystem between healthcare professionals, technological developers, other healthcare providers, research and innovation centers, training and teaching, universities, patient networks and caregivers, among other relevant actors. They are currently looking to recruit for these different job positions: Don't miss your chance to be part of this wonderful team and learn more about what they do HERE.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 BHH News
Mindgram joins the Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Barcelona Health Hub is pleased to announce that BHH member Mindgram has joined the Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce. Mindgram has also been operating in Spain since 2022, helping employers in this region to increase business effectiveness by providing employees with access to mental health and wellness solutions. In their development, they first focused on the Polish and Spanish markets due to the limited access to psychologists in both countries. The Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce (PHIG) is an official, non-governmental, non-profit institution that brings together Polish and Spanish companies involved in trade and scientific cooperation. The PHIG has been active since 2000, and its main mission is to protect and represent the members of the Chamber, as well as to support the growth of the potential of companies seeking partners in Spain and Poland. The Chamber institution helps to connect potential business partners, promotes their activities and supports them by providing the necessary legal and economic information. According to Eurostat statistics, there are 9 psychologists per 100,000 inhabitants in Poland, which is the second worst result in Europe. It is equally bad in Bulgaria and Spain, where the number of specialists is 10 per 100,000 inhabitants. Thanks to the established cooperation, they will be able to implement their mission: democratize and destigmatize employee psychological and well-being support even more effectively. They are proud that the activities of the Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce support Mindgram's mission to democratize access to psychological care and development. Check out more about BHH member Mindgram HERE.
DECEMBER 7, 2022 BHH News
HealthTech 2030: Catalonia’s contribution to disruptive innovation - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Discover the new report by Xartec Salut and EY "HealthTech 2030: Catalonia’s contribution to disruptive innovation" in which they exemplified how 66% of Catalan healthcare technology startups are working on the five major trends in transformative innovation. This report highlights the key role of startups in driving the most disruptive innovations, which call for more government investment in innovative procurement to bring them to patients. Instead of going to the hospital, you will receive a “visit” from your doctor at home through your computer (decentralized health), to discuss with him the data on the control of your disease that have been collected by various mobile devices and wearables, and decide together (patient empowerment) what is the best treatment, a treatment that will be custom-designed for you from a genetic analysis (personalized medicine) and after contrasting all the information available worldwide thanks to artificial intelligence. And the psychologist will treat your anxiety at high altitudes with a series of immersive sessions that will adjust to your reactions (virtual reality). This could be a schematic projection of how the healthcare systems of the future might work if the most transformative innovations – which are technically already available, and in which 158 startups are working in Catalonia – were to be widely implemented. However, more investment is needed from the Administration in innovative purchasing so that these developments reach patients, and new professional profiles are also needed – both in hospitals and healthcare centers and in innovative companies – to develop these innovations to their full potential. These are two of the conclusions of the report HealthTech 2030: Catalonia’s contribution to disruptive innovation, prepared by Xartec Salut and EY, which identifies the five HealthTech innovation trends with the greatest potential to transform healthcare systems and how the Catalan ecosystem is participating. According to the report, of the 240 HealthTech startups in Catalonia, 158 (66%) have as their main activity the development of technologies within one of the five trends with the greatest potential for transformation. These trends are:
  • Stretched reality, which brings together augmented reality technologies (integration of computer-generated images with the user’s vision) and virtual reality (creation of immersive computer-generated environments), which have an increasing application in surgery and in the training of medical professionals, as well as in the treatment of phobias and other psychological problems.
The report identifies 10 Catalan startups working in this area and analyzes the case of BHH member Amelia Virtual Care, which has created a virtual reality platform to treat health problems, and analyzes the case of Amelia Virtual Care, which has created a virtual reality platform to treat health problems.
  • Personalized medicine, a trend in which the report identifies two enabling technologies: so-called omics techniques (genetics, protein, metabolomics, transcriptomics) and robotics. The first already have a wide application in the development of new drugs, oriented to specific genetic targets, but more limited in terms of individualized diagnosis. In robotics, the report cites examples such as the design of prostheses connected to the nervous system of patients who have lost a limb, or rehabilitation robots that help physiotherapists.
A total of 37 startups are active in this field, according to the report, which analyzes the case of BHH member Exheus, which directly offers patients reports on the genetic expression of various biological parameters with recommendations for improving their nutrition and exercise patterns.
  • Decentralized healthcare, which includes both telemedicine – which can reduce hospital admissions and increase the frequency of home visits to chronically ill patients – and remote monitoring, also aimed at reducing the number of periodic tests carried out in hospitals and which can allow more accurate control of the evolution of certain diseases, including alerts to professionals and families.
The report identifies 38 startup companies developing technologies in this area, such as BHH member HumanITCare, which has developed a platform that measures up to 17 biomarkers, linking them to the electronic medical record and connecting patients, families and medical professionals.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI), of which the report highlights the applications in image diagnosis, where AI allows to quickly process thousands of images and extract more accurate information for diagnostics, and in machine learning, which allows to automate and accelerate processes -drug discovery, emergency triage…- or create virtual assistants that can reduce the time spent by professionals in simple or routine medical consultations.
A total of 39 Catalan startups are developing innovations in this field, including BHH member Mediktor, which has created an AI-based medical assistant that analyzes symptoms, assesses the patient’s health status and guides them to the healthcare service they need, a platform already used by 10 million users in 26 countries.
  • Patient empowerment is a trend based on all those technologies (wearables, medical apps) that give patients accurate information about their health and allow them to make autonomous decisions about how to manage it. It has been developed especially for chronic diseases such as diabetes, but very little has been developed for other pathologies.
The report identifies 34 startup companies working in this field and analyzes the case of Devicare, which develops digital devices for patients with urinary system disorders. Among the professional profiles that will be required to implement these innovations in healthcare systems, the report highlights the need for doctors with extensive technological training (to apply augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence solutions), specialists in bioinformatics and biostatistics (to develop personalized medicine), computer engineers, bioengineers, programmers and cybersecurity specialists (for all the digital developments that decentralized healthcare requires), as well as usability specialists, UX and UI designers and product managers who have an in-depth understanding of the requirements of digital users, to drive the technologies that enable patient empowerment. In any case, experts and entrepreneurs agree that these innovations in health technologies have come to stay, and if in 2021 investments in the global HealthTech market reached 57,200 million dollars, it is expected that by 2030 this figure will reach 790,000 million (x13). “What we have to ensure is that there are as few obstacles as possible on the road between the cutting-edge research that is done in our laboratories and the improvement of health care for citizens. Support for entrepreneurship, training, investment, active patient participation and a clear vision from the Administration of the potential of these technologies in terms of saving resources and improving patient care will be the keys to implementing these transformative innovations”, explains Alexandre Perera, director of Xartec Salut and the Centre for Research in Biomedical Engineering (CREB) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC). Read the whole report HERE.
DECEMBER 5, 2022 BHH News
Detect your personality in a 15 second video! - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Emocional is a Spanish startup which makes disruptive technology with the objective of creating an emotionally sustainable future and consequently a better world. It uses Artificial Intelligence to detect the emotional state of employees in real time and has software with measures to improve that state of well-being. Now Emocional needs candidates to continue improving its technology. Its new challenge is to detect the personality in a very short 15 second length video. All you have to do is answer a personality test and make two 15-second videos answering two random questions. Sign up to contribute your bit for science HERE. Are you in?
DECEMBER 5, 2022 BHH News
Participate in the lottery to mitigate pharmaceutical poverty - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Banco Farmacéutico is a NGO that centers its activity in Spain and develops its strategies around the foundations of looking after people that suffer from pharmaceutical poverty. It researches to diminish the difficulties of pharmaceutical poverty, determine the consequences on an economic and social level. It also quantifies the cost of its palliation, and last but not least, it makes the problematic of pharmaceutical poverty visible and it raises awareness on the objective of generating a change that helps to end this issue. This year Banco Farmacéutico is selling lottery tickets in order to mitigate pharmaceutical poverty. How can you participate? There are three different ways to buy and contribute your bit:
  1. To buy a checkbook of 25 lottery tickets to sell it individually, via e-mail, deposit to their bank account (ES34 2100 0927 5402 0012 1042) or bizum (code 03262).
  2. To buy lottery tickets at this link.
  3. To buy throught the following QR code:
Don't hesitate to contact Banco Farmacéutico for more information here.
DECEMBER 2, 2022 BHH News
Find out how to innovate in your company with "The Book of Innovation" - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Writing a book is a wonderful process, but doing it collaboratively with people who share the same passion and enthusiasm for innovation becomes magical. During the pandemic, a group of corporate innovation management professionals from different sectors got together to write "The Book of Innovation: a practical guide to innovate in your company", a manual of best practices in corporate innovation. One of the co-authors is Oscar Paz, also known as the General Director of BHH member Insurtech Community Hub. As of today, with the encouragement of the publishing house Libros de Cabecera, the book has already sold 1,000 copies in Spain! If you want to find out how to innovate in your company, don't hesitate to check it out here. The introduction and some graphics can be downloaded for free!
DECEMBER 1, 2022 BHH News
ACCIÓ helps your company to connect with the Next Generation funds
Are you looking for funding for your project? Did you know that there are interesting public grants available to you? There has been a lot of talk about the Next Generation funds. Now they are here and there are clear grant opportunities for technological projects in the field of health, both for startups and corporates. Don’t let them pass by! The Next Generation EU Office has a specialised ACCIÓ team, with consultants in both Barcelona and Madrid. They aim to maximize the participation of Catalan companies in calls for proposals for Next Generation European funds. You can knock on their door for help with:
  • Project identification and business advice
  • Guidance and accompaniment to facilitate the process of presenting your project in the calls for European funds. The Office offers you the Personalised Monitoring Guide (GPS): an individualised analysis to identify the programmes and grants that best suit your company
  • Proactive dissemination of the new calls for Next Generation funds through a personalised alert service and webinars
  • Articulation of consortia to facilitate the search for partners and the necessary coordination between the actors that form part of them to respond to the most complex challenges of the programme
Would you like to identify new calls for proposals and receive guidance and advice from Anna Borrell, a consultant specialising in the health sector? Improve your strategy for accessing Next Generation funds and don't hesitate to contact ACCIÓ's Next Generation Office!
DECEMBER 1, 2022 BHH News
Neurodata and neurotechnology: privacy and protection of personal data
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) published a very interesting article about neurodata and neurotechnology, and its effects on privacy and protection of personal data. Recent advances in neuro-technology and artificial intelligence are enabling the emergence of a growing number of connected devices that monitor brain activity for different purposes. These devices, already available on the market, and which are used as wearable accessories for entertainment purposes or control of other devices, are part of the so-called Internet of Bodies (IoB). Braindata or neurodata could identify individuals, infer emotional states, thoughts, or feelings, and reveal other special categories of data. Interested how this might affect your company? Read the full article by AEPD here.
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 BHH News
Rapid Detection and control system for Antimicrobial Resistance - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Do you already know the RaDAR-PPI project? It's a European Commission co-funded initiative which aims to address the European urgent need for rapid detection of multi-drug resistant microorganisms and AMR management and control systems through the implementation of a value-based cross-border collaborative procurement of innovative solutions.

At the end of 2023 the RaDAR buyers group will launch tenders for innovative solutions to address the AMR challenge. In order to progress to tender in the most effective way, the Consortium wants to understand the market's ability to respond and how the buyers can facilitate supply chain innovation to deliver what is needed.

The group has therefore published a market sounding and call for innovative solutions, to open a dialogue with the supply chain and provide an opportunity for potential solution providers to express interest and provide feedback.

Therefore you are invited to fill out the Market Response Form to enable the buyers group to refine their clinical demand specification and inform their collaborative tender specification and strategy. You have until February 3 to fill out the survey and make yourself heard. The data collected will be used solely by the RaDAR Consortium for the finalities of the project. RaDAR will not share your data with third parties for any purpose.

Also, the market sounding will be followed by a series of Open Market Consultation workshops, which will be held both in person and online:

  • International online workshop -1 March 2023
  • Naples (hybrid event) - 2 March 2023
  • Paris (hybrid event) - 8 March 2023
  • Barcelona (hybrid event) - 9 March 2023
  • San Sebastian (hybrid event) - 10 March 2023

You can register for the events and express interest for bi-lateral meetings between buyers and potential suppliers via the Market Response Form. All the information related to the project and the market consultation stage is available here.

NOVEMBER 30, 2022 BHH News
Discover how to create a medical startup - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Funding in the digital medical sector has returned to pre-COVID volumes in 2022. That means that entrepreneurs must put even more effort and determination into their projects. What do you think needs to be considered when launching a healthcare startup in these uncertain times? Why do 90% of startups fail? Amongst others, the main points to consider when starting a healthcare startup are: product-market fit, the medical regulations, a concrete product roadmap, choosing a team with the right competences, having the right partners, and leveraging on existing technology when possible. That is why BHH member GooApps® has created a complete guide on 'How to create a medical startup'. Would you like to know more about these points and a step-by-step guide to create a healthcare startup? Read the article HERE.
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 BHH News
Meet the new BHH Ambassadors!
Barcelona Health Hub doesn't stand alone in its efforts to advance digital transformation in the health sector. BHH can count on the BHH Ambassadors, who are highly renowned experts in their fields of expertise. They have committed themselves to the BHH mission to promote innovation in digital health and its transfer to the sector, linking startups, health organizations, companies and investors. Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce the new team of BHH Ambassadors who will spread the word about the importance of digital transformation in the health sector! New members of the BHH Ambassadors team include Therese Jamaa, Vice President of Huawei Spain, Orlando Vergara, Business Franchise Head Neuroscience Spain of Novartis, Mar Alarcon, Co-Founder & Launcher of Terapme, Anna Gener, CEO of Savills, Pedro Díaz Yuste, General Director of Savia-Mapfre, Helena Torras, Managing Partner of PAO Capital and Eduard Martín, CIO & Director of Connectivity Intelligent at the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation. BHH can also count on the continued participation of long-time BHH Ambassadors Elena Torrente, Digital Health Deputy Director of DKV, Andrea Barbiero, Founder & CEO of Co-Salud, Frederic Llordachs, Founder & CEO of Doctomatic, Javier de Oca, Founder & CEO of Iomed, and Francesca Wuttke, Founder & CEO of nen. Barcelona Health Hub is looking forward to share the BHH spotlight together with this great team of champions!
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 BHH News
Allpriv's cybersecurity solution wins CES Innovation Award in the Digital Health category - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Barcelona Heath Hub is happy to announce that BHH member Allpriv is awarded with the 2023 CES Innovation Award in the Digital Health category, a major international recognition. It is first time where a cybersecurity solution, Allpriv's “Cyber-Brick”, is awarded in the “Digital Health” category. Allpriv was invited by EU Commission to present this innovation at the EU Health Procurement Summit in Brussels, with a very great traction from the procurers of European hospitals. This award confirms again the interest and need to deploy this solution on hospitals, since cyberattacks on hospitals is growing dramatically and will continue to increase. Allpriv designed an innovative solution to fill the cybersecurity gap for medical devices. “Cyber-Brick” is a disruptive solution to protect those medical devices in hospitals, since they are involved in more than 85% of hospitals cyberattacks, like those seen recently. Cyber-Brick is a Zero-trust endpoint, managed by AI. and secured by blockchain and web3 technology able to continue to work even during a cyberattack. The Allpriv solution is aimed at medical devices manufacturers, who can integrate the solution easily to bring their devices to the highest cybersecurity level. It also is aimed for hospitals, in order to upgrade and retrofit all those thousands of medical devices around hospital to prevent a next cyberattack.
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 BHH News
Join Clonify's “LifeScience, how to innovate in 2023?” online event - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Join BHH member Clonify‘s online event on Thursday, December 1st at 8pm CET. Clonify, a spin-off from DMO Design, is a healthtech company that seeks to improve people’s life experience and quality with rare and chronic diseases through digital solutions. They are shifters for the value-based healthcare transformation and committed to being the best technological ally to improve diagnosis, learn to live with diseases and help future generations of health professionals and people with chronic and rare pathologies through digital health solutions. Clonify will be present at the last DMO LIVE webinar of the year: “LifeScience, how to innovate in 2023?” by Linkedin Live. It will be a challenging talk with great friends where they will share different points of view, experiences and challenges of agile transformation and digital mindset in LifeScience. Don’t miss it and join online HERE!
NOVEMBER 28, 2022 BHH News
Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and the Palau de la Música join forces to celebrate the Year of Domènech i Montaner

On December 4th, the Palau de la Música concert hall and the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, where the BHH Headquarters are located, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their status as UNESCO World Heritage.

Both of these sites are exceptional works of the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. They are considered masterpieces of Catalan modernism due to their exceptional importance in terms of design, materials, functional and artistic solutions.

The Sant Pau Foundation will commemorate this achievement with a temporary photo exhibition. Open to the public from December 1st, 2022 through March 26th, 2023, the exhibition will feature photographs taken of the first restoration and recovery works carried out in the 1970’s, a time when the Foundation was beginning to comprehend and communicate the unique artistic and cultural value of Sant Pau’s heritage.

If you always haven curious about the great surroundings of the BHH Headquarters, now it's the perfect time to visit the historic complex! Discover the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and the Palau de la Música concert hall, since the two monumental spaces are joining forces to offer a combined ticket at a reduced price.

This is just the beginning of what will be an impressive roll-out of events and cultural products that will be offered by both institutions next year, which has been declared the Year of Domènech i Montaner. Barcelona Health Hub is proud to be part of such rich history!

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 BHH News
Help the children of Casal dels Infants this Christmas!
Christmas is already here and not everyone is as lucky as you may think. Barcelona Health Hub is collaborating with Casal dels Infants to make sure no child is forgotten and everyone can have their fair share of Christmas. Casal dels Infants is a local NGO that provides aid to children located in neighborhoods where social inequality is concentred. This campaign invites all of the BHH members to contribute their bit for this special occasion. Remember that the gifts can be toys, school materials or sports articles, as long as they are brand new and, especially, unwrapped. You can leave them at the entrance of the BHH Headquarters at the Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau. BHH thanks for each and every one of your contributions. Help the children of Casal dels Infants and make this Christmas even more cheerful!
NOVEMBER 28, 2022 BHH News
Discover more about the Centre for Clinical Validations at the ROI UP digital breakfast

The LifeScience sector is in the midst of a transformation. Many people talk about digital transformation and treat the problems faced by professionals in the sector in an abstract way. The "ROI UP digital breakfast" at The Valley Barcelona on November 30 at 9:30 hrs will provide a dose of reality from different points of view: marketing professionals, industry professionals and hospital staff. The solutions are there, it is a matter of reaching them together and networking is key. In this event, Mar Gomis, Director of the Centre for Clinical Validations, a project by Barcelona Health Hub and Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, will give her view as well. She will talk about the digital transformation from the hospital point of view.  She will explore the impact of digital health on healthcare practice, with examples of funding and public-private collaboration, the Digital Health Unit of the Hopsital Sant Pau and of course the Centre for Clinical Validations. Don’t miss it on wednesday November 30 and sign up here.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022 BHH News
Discover the 4YFN Health Zone with Barcelona Health Hub
Barcelona Health Hub returns once again to 4YFN 2023, the startup business platform at the Mobile World Congress. This year, the BHH stand goes bigger & better: the Barcelona Health Hub area is part of the 4YFN Health Zone! In the Health Zone, you can expect to find the latest technologies, the most disruptive companies and much more. Barcelona Health Hub is located next to the stands of both Cinfa, the leading laboratory in the Spanish pharmaceutical market, and Biocat, which coordinates and promotes the healthcare and life sciences sector in Catalonia.  Barcelona Health Hub will also be located right next to the massive Banco Sabadell Stage, the main stage of 4YFN. The Health Zone will give you plenty of opportunities to connect with companies and clients active in digital health. Barcelona Health Hub is already looking forward to boost visibility of the BHH members, to showcase new technologies and to make new valuable connections during those four days from February 27th to March 2nd 2023. Are you coming too?
NOVEMBER 25, 2022 BHH News
Perdigó sponsors DDL 2022 conference in Edinburgh - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Perdigó is pleased to announce it is sponsoring this year’s Drug Delivery to the Lungs (DDL2022) conference being held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 7th to 9th December 2022. Perdigó is a high-calibre inhaler design & engineering house based in Barcelona. As part of their sponsorship, they will be exhibiting on stand 165, showcasing Wayra: a futuristic digital device platform prototype. The Arosol Society’s DDL provides an annual forum for scientists, academics, clinicians, regulatory experts and industry specialists involved in developing medicines for inhalation. For more information or to arrange a meeting during DDL 2022, don't hesitate to contact Perdigó!
NOVEMBER 24, 2022 BHH News
Amazon Web Services features the HumanITcare success story - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member HumanITcare has been featured as an example of a company operating with advanced cloud computing in the Spanish region by Werner Vogels, CTO and VP of BHH member Amazon Web Services (AWS). As the blog mentioned, "it’s inspiring to see how companies like Barcelona-based HumanITcare are leveraging the cloud to improve the healthcare experience for both medical professionals and patients. A problem that many doctors face is that they lose track of how their patients are doing as soon as they leave the clinic. To get more information and collect more data means another office visit, which costs everyone time and money, and puts additional strain on an already overburdened system." HumanITcare has built a connected health solution, which is an event-driven monitoring and analytics platform on AWS that provides healthcare professionals with real-time patient data collected from wearables, at-home medical devices, and third-party fitness applications. Equipped with a constant stream of data, doctors can more easily observe a patient’s condition over time, and even use deep learning models to predict patient outcomes. And all of this can happen without an in-person visit. The company is working with more than 20 hospitals in the EU and has closed a big agreement with different pharmaceutical companies. Read more about the article of All Things Distributed HERE.
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 BHH News
Meet BHH provider White Rabbit - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Do you already know about BHH provider White Rabbit? They create and manage your own customized communication department, whatever the size, budget, or structure of the company. They have more than 20 years of experience in the market and their know-how allow them to design, plan and execute successful action plans for their clients, nationally and internationally.

Media presence, positioning, prestige, or reputation are no longer abstract concepts only affordable for large companies willing to invest a large budget. Today, every company need a digital marketing department to help them improve their online positioning and stand out from their competitors in the digital highway.

The White Rabbit designs and creates teams specialized in digital marketing for all types of companies, because they know that those who don't have good online positioning, don't exist in the modern marketplace. Interested? Get in touch with them here!

NOVEMBER 21, 2022 BHH News
Online event: How LinkedIn can help you in your journey to find global customers and investors - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The session that gained a real interest among the BHH members is back! You asked for an online session – and we listened! Join BHH member Universo’s online event “Going Global LinkedIn Workshop” on Thursday, December 13rd at 11am. This workshop is all about LinkedIn techniques, tips and best practices for digital health companies looking to expand the global market attracting customers and investors. Explore with Yulia Reinshmidt, Universo CEO, LinkedIn and global business development expert, the hidden powers of the world’s largest professional network in the field of Go-to-Market strategies. The event will cover topics such as:
  • Presenting recent global market potential and marketing challenges and opportunities for digital health companies
  • LinkedIn as a powerful tool for brand awareness and trust building
  • LinkedIn as an effective way of approaching and engaging with potential leads
  • The art of messaging on LinkedIn – learning from best practices
  • Building and implementing a clear work plan with goals and key success factors
Sign up for free here!  
NOVEMBER 18, 2022 BHH News
Pallapupas & Robin Hat launch limited edition Christmas socks - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Pallapupas, thanks to the collaboration of BHH member Robin Hat, launches a limited Christmas edition of its socks. After more than 7 years of collaboration and relationship, Robin Hat has decided, once again, to do its bit for the organization through the design and manufacture of a solidarity product. The profit from its sale will go entirely to Pallapupas, in order to fill hospitals with laughs this Christmas. Javier Garrido, co-founder and CEO of the company, emphasized that "it is a pride to collaborate with Pallapupas once again because of the deep admiration we feel for the work they carry out daily in Hospitals and Health Centers." Pallapupas and its task are essential in Hospitals and we hope that people will join this campaign and raise a lot of money to make the presence of Pallapupas even greater. For her part, Victòria Vicens, a member of the Department of Sensitization and Recruitment of Pallapupas, has pointed out that "our objective is to improve the emotional state of patients, relatives and personal health, and to take special care of them in an era of a sensitive and fragile era like Christmas. We are delighted and pleased to be able to count on Robin Hat, a company with who we have shared values ​​and a relationship for years, made up of people who put emotional care first and help us bring smiles in hospitals." Get their socks in their charity shop and help their mission here!
NOVEMBER 18, 2022 BHH News
Apply to the next DayOne Start-Up AwardsXXI - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The Start-Up AwardsXXI are an initiative driven by BHH member CaixaBank through DayOne with the collaboration of Enisa in Spain and Banco BPI in Portugal. They are the boost that your company needs, that will enable you to grow and achieve your goals. They want to reward talent and the ability to provide a solution to the challenges of the future, which is why they are looking for startups like yours and helping them to aim higher. The Start-Up AwardsXXI are aimed at technological and digital companies that stand out for their ability to innovate and their high growth potential. They want your idea to help shape the future and this is why they provide two broad categories in which you can enter if your startup meets the requirements below. Check out more information here. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Premios-EmprendeXXI-CAST-45-comp.mp4"][/video]
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and EIT Health join forces
Last week, Barcelona Health Hub and EIT Health, one of the biggest networks of health innovators worldwide, signed a collaboration agreement. BHH and EIT Health share the same mission of promoting innovation in digital health, and this collaboration will benefit both, maximizing the impact in their ecosystems. EIT Health connects approximately 150 partners and is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. They collaborate across borders to deliver new solutions that can enable European citizens to live longer, healthier lives. They connect all relevant healthcare players across European borders – making sure to include all sides of the “knowledge triangle” so that innovation can happen at the intersection of research, education and business for the benefit of citizens.  Together they offer a vibrant innovation environment, with close ties between businesses, startups, investors, universities, technology centres, university hospitals and healthcare providers, to drive and generate technology transfer,​ and social and economic impact. The affinity of EIT Health with Barcelona Health Hub therefore is very clear: both entities work toward the digital transformation of the health sector.
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 BHH News
Nubentos, new strategic partner of Research2Guidance for R2GConnect - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Research2Guidance, the leading consultancy and advisory company in the digital health industry, based in Germany, has chosen BHH member Nubentos, as strategic partner for their new matchmaking platform R2GConnect. R2GConnect allows corporates, investors, accelerators and clusters in the digital health ecosystem to publish their briefings and opportunities, to make them visible for startups and scaleups. This way innovators in digital health can generate more business by matching these opportunities. Nubentos, the andalusian startup that accelerates digital health adoption focused on the integration stage that all digital health projects must face, becomes the R2GConnect key partner to help those new projects to save time, resources and costs thanks to Nubentos’ catalog of digital health APIs, ready-to-integrate in any software. Sorin STIRCU, Partnerships Manager Digital Health, R2GConnect, said, "With the launch of the 2nd version of R2GConnect we will include additional support not only for startups/scaleups, but also for the briefing partners. Nubentos – one of the key launch partners – will provide valuable support with regard to seamless integrations and healthcare APIs that will facilitate faster integration of any digital health innovation with existing infrastructures.” Manuel Morales, CEO and founder of Nubentos, says that “partnering with Research2Guidance for the launch of R2GConnect platform, is an important step in our strategy of opening more and more channels where the challenge of integrating digital health innovations in the software of corporates and clients is a recurring issue and a waste of resources and costs in the short term and in the long term. R2GConnect comes to give awareness for both sides’ opportunities, giving birth to more projects where Nubentos can help reduce costs and time-to-market. We are thrilled to be strategic partners of this initiative.” Read more information about their partnership in their website here.
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 BHH News
Hospital Clinic allies with Bitac's SaaS platform Orbits - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Last year, BHH member Hospital Clínic of Barcelona signed a contract for the coding of clinical information with BHH member Bitac, a company that develops and specializes in the implementation of the ORBITS platform. It is an advanced terminology server that, combined with other tools, is capable of converting data into computable information and useful knowledge. The project is expected to be fully operational this year. This interoperability progress in the domain of digital health, standardizes the descriptive nomenclatures used by hospital professionals. In other words, through the SaaS tool ORBITS and its vehicular language SNOMED CT, Bitac converts clinical language into standard codes that can be shared internationally. It is not the first time that there have been incompatibilities in sharing information between health organizations at a semantic level since each center uses a different language to refer to the same pathology. Over the years, duplicate records have accumulated in the information systems, making daily operations difficult. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 80% of clinical information is described in natural language and, therefore, only 20% of the data is structured. Thus, Bitac's mission is to "offer the highest level of precision and specialization in terminology services to help health professionals analyze and share their information in electronic health environments”. Alliance between the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Bitac to structure the information This platform also works with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms combining the terminology server with Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools. It guarantees the maintenance, updating and exploitation of both SNOMED CT, the most widely adopted clinical language globally, and any other clinical terminology used in the hospital (LOINC, ICD10, HPO and others). The Hospital Clínic of Barcelona has verified that using NLP tools saves time and costs. In this regard, ORBITS terminology server intends to extend the collection of data to a greater number of clinical texts and to improve in their quality. Thanks to tools such as ORBITS and the adoption of SNOMED CT to structure the clinical language, the hospital center will be able to build a consistent and robust representation of Health Problems, making it the reference point for patient care. To ensure its long-term continuity, this agreement and its implementation will be in force from this September and for the next five years. Bitac: a universe of clinical data at the service of healthcare organizations Headquartered in the Barcelona Health Hub and with almost 15 years of experience in the Digital Health sector, Bitac is specialized in encoding data in international standards. Its function is to simplify, optimize and automate in real time all the content and terminological resources that are generated in the different organizations in the health field: hospitals, laboratories, insurers and health areas. Its SaaS tool, developed in-house, acts as a semantic hub for the electronic medical record, guaranteeing the interoperability of the information. Check out more information in their website here.
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 BHH News
This year the Three Magic Kings need your help!
Everybody deserves a gift at Christmas time. This year, you can help out the children of Casal dels Infants, a local NGO that aims to offer equal opportunities to children, young people and families in vulnerable situations. Barcelona Health Hub is proud to give the opportunity to the BHH members to help the children at this time of the year. Contribute to this great cause and get this year's gifts ready! At the BHH Headquarters, you will find three different boxes where you can leave your gifts to the children. You can help them with either toys, school materials or sports articles! To ensure that the right gift will get to the right child, Casal dels Infants kindly requests that your gift is both new (no second hand) and without wrapping Thank you all so much for your contributions - let’s make this an unforgettable Christmas for the children of Casal dels Infants!
NOVEMBER 11, 2022 BHH News
Get your dance moves ready for the fabulous first BHH Christmas Party on December 15th!
Join Barcelona Health Hub at the fabulous first BHH Christmas Party on December 15th. Come to the BHH Headquarters at the Recinto Modernista in Barcelona and party together with BHH! We know that you’ve been working hard these past few months and we would like to celebrate all your efforts. Let’s drop the emails, meetings, and rush projects and enjoy this party with drinks, dance and a few surpises - this year Barcelona Health Hub is thrilled to go big for Christmas. Get your party boots ready to roll and arrive at the red carpet at the BHH Headquarters. Marvel at the shiny lights that will set the party mood, and get your dance moves ready for the fabulous first BHH Christmas Party. The DJ's will make you groove and dance through the night! Get your party self ready on Thursday December 15th because BHH is bringing back the queens and kings of the dancefloor. Let’s party the night away! BHH hopes that you don’t have plans on the day after because this BHH Party is going to be EPIC! But any party is incomplete without you - that’s why we are looking forward to having you and your colleagues with us. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up to the BHH Christmas Party HERE. Work hard, play hard!

Go to the registration of the BHH Christmas party here

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 BHH News
Sign up for the Allianz Startup Challenge at the Sports Tomorrow Congress by Barça Innovation Hub
The Sports Tomorrow Congress, organized by BHH partner Barça Innovation Hub, seeks to create an impact on the world of sports through innovation and technological and medical advances. Translating research into practical, real-world solutions is one of our biggest challenges. The Allianz Startup Challenge provides a unique opportunity for young talent to get funding and visibility, bringing their projects to life. It will give visibility to projects that have the potential to offer innovative and relevant solutions in the world of sport, both at a performance and business level. The chosen finalists will present their projects at the Sports Tomorrow Congress, within the Mobile World Congress, and the winner will get financial support to contribute to the development of their idea. If you have an innovative idea that will change the rules of the game as well as pushing the boundaries of sport, don’t think twice and sign up to present your project at the Sports Tomorrow Congress! Be quick and submit your proposal before November 13th HERE.
NOVEMBER 8, 2022 BHH News
Masterclass Hospital & Healthcare Procurement - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Hospital Procurement Managers across Europe are facing a number of challenges. The masterclass "Hospital & Healthcare Procurement" helps you identify gaps and opportunities to develop a more strategic approach to hospital procurement. It will take place in the Netherlands on November 24th and 25th. As a consortium, the NEVI and BHH member Health Proc Europe together with the EHPPA are combining expertise, improving performance and providing participants with strategic positioning in the European healthcare procurement market. The masterclass aims to upgrade participant’s healthcare procurement competencies as a response to current challenges. The Masterclass in Hospital and Healthcare Procurement brought together 9 nationalities that had joined our first edition at Nevi’s House of Procurement to learn about how to identify gaps and opportunities and develop a more strategic approach to hospital procurement. Program core pillars
  • Module 1: Foundations of strategic procurement for executives
  • Module 2: Supply risk management
  • Module 3: Tenders & auctions
  • Module 4: Presentation & Discussion of selected international use cases
  • Module 5: Next generation procurement
  • Module 6: Cross Border Procurement
  • Module 7: Panel discussion with selected Procurement solution providers
  • Module 8:  HealthCare Procurement Trends & Future Outlook
Participants will receive an official Nevi/IFPSM Certificate. The masterclass is given in English. Don't miss this great opportunity and register for this masterclass here!
NOVEMBER 7, 2022 BHH News
VAC4EU holds its first face to face General Assembly meeting in Barcelona - #BHHMembersInitiatives
H1N1 stressed the relevance of robust, timely and collaborative monitoring on the effects of vaccines to inform citizens, health care professionals, public health organisations and regulatory agencies. As a result of this need the ADVANCE project funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative designed, tested and created a blueprint for an ecosystem to implement collaborative monitoring of vaccine effects across Europe. The success of the project resulted in a post-project sustainable entity, which was initiated by funding of the member organizations: the Vaccine Monitoring Collaboration for Europe (VAC4EU). The legal entity was incorporated in January 2020 as non-for-profit international association, just before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. The members formed by 25 research and public health institutions are leading safety and effectiveness monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines requested by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) directly or required by EMA to vaccine manufacturers and studies requested by the US CDC. Now, for the first time since the covid-19 pandemic started, its 25 member organizations will meet face to face next 7-8 th November in Barcelona to discuss the progress made by the network these last few months and establish the strategic objectives for next year. BHH member Teamit Institute, partner and member of VAC4EU executive board will host the event at Barcelona Health Hub in the stunning Sant Pau modernist site. Over 50 member representatives from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK will take part in this first face to face General Assembly Meeting since the start of the pandemic. Robert Fabregat, who was taking part in the ADVANCE initiation and now director of Biocat, the Catalan public-private foundation promoting life-science innovation in the region, opens the session.
NOVEMBER 7, 2022 BHH News
Sperm competition or lack of sperm competition - #BHHMembersInitiatives
What is sperm competition? It is the competitive process between spermatozoa of two or more different males to fertilize the same egg(s) during sexual reproduction. This form of competitive reproduction is by far the most common one in the animal Kingdom. What about the lack of sperm competition? The most extreme form of the absence of sperm competition represents a female that will only mate with one male for a lifetime. BHH member Microptic has published their latest blog, in which they discuss multiple examples of these extremes as well as other reproductive strategies. The main question to be addressed is what are the evolutionary consequences of sperm competition in terms of sperm form and function. Check out their full length article here!
NOVEMBER 3, 2022 BHH News
Event: The road to clinical translation - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The College of Physicians of Barcelona (CoMB), the Interdisciplinary Group of Health Professionals (GIPS), Nanomed Spain and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) are organising the conference "The road to clinical translation: from detecting needs to creating solutions" on November 17th. One of the aims of the collaboration agreement between CoMB and IBEC is to foster clinical collaboration. Biomedical research carried out in research centres and hospitals generates knowledge aimed at developing new tools for better patient treatment. The aim of the conference is to bring together the different actors in the value chain, from researchers to patients, doctors and companies, to identify clinical needs where disciplines such as nanomedicine can provide solutions. The event will be divided into two round tables: a first one in which we will talk about the detection of clinical needs and a second one about the creation of solutions with real examples from the perspective of nanomedicine. The event will be held on November 17th from 10hrs to 14.30 hrs at the CoMB Assembly Hall. Interested? You can register here.
OCTOBER 31, 2022 BHH News
Genomcore (Made of Genes) launches €500,000 crowdfunding round - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Genomcore (BHH member Made of Genes), leading company in data solutions for the implementation of precision medicine, has launched an investment round through BHH member Capital Cell, Europe’s first online investment platform specialized in biomedicine. The goal of the campaign is to reach €500,000 of funding to prepare the entry of a new strategic partner that will accompany the internationalization of the company, eventually concluding in the establishment of the company in the USA. Genomcore thus seeks to extend internationally the leadership achieved in Spain in genomics and multimodal biomedical data analysis, where it has won three large competitive tenders and grants (DIPCAN, Medigenomics and Missions in A.I. Red.es) worth EUR 1.5M in the last 12 months. To this end, the company presented at this round its plans to evolve its current biomedical data management platform into the world's first low-code platform specialized in precision medicine, enabling the creation of digital health tools by professionals without programming skills and with fullregulatory compliance. For this round, the company is negotiating the entry of new corporate partners or professional investors but opens the possibility that any individual investor can participate in the growth of the company from €500 through equity crowdfunding, repeating the success of the round closed in 2019 on the same platform. Among the current investors of the company are relevant names such as Carlos Gallardo (Almirall), Albert Armengol (Doctoralia) or Jordi Esteve (Laboratorios Esteve), as well as early-stage funds from Telefónica (Wayra) and Crèdit Andorrà (Scale Lab) and the Barcelona fund FCV Equity. Most of Genomcore's current investors are also participating in this round. Personalized medicine within the reach of all healthcare professionals Genomcore allows all types of healthcare professionals without specific technical knowledge to import and integrate genomic data, clinical records, or biometric signals, among others. This information can be used afterwards to create diagnostic tools, integrative reports and patients’ portals/apps within the platform without programming knowledge and always ensuring full regulatory compliance.
OCTOBER 28, 2022 BHH News
Event: How healthcare market leaders are driving innovation - #BHHMembersInitiatives
There has never been a more exciting time for healthcare leaders than now. It is the leaders who are open to innovation who will shape the future of healthcare in the most positive way. Those who choose to stay the same will be left behind.  BHH member ERNI hosts a round table about "How healthcare market leaders are driving innovation" on November 10 LIVE at the BHH Headquarters together with 3 leading companies in the health sector. They will explain the challenges they face to continue innovating in a sector that is changing very fast, and how they manage the new window of innovation offered by start-ups. Marieta Ramos, Head of IT at Boehringer Ingelheim Spain, Jordi Vila, Global Sourcing Lead at Roche Diagnostics and Albert Molins, Senior IT Director at Qiagen, will explain how are they implementing innovation in the patient journey, which challenges are they facing and how do they drive innovation initiatives through start-ups.

AGENDA

5:00 pm - Welcome

5:15 pm - Insights for MedTech industry by Gerard Esparducer, General Manager at ERNI Spain

5:30 pm - How does ERNI contribute to BHH ecosystem? by Rubén Rodríguez, MedTech domain expert at ERNI

5:45 pm - Round Table: How healthcare market leaders are driving innovation. The innovation window offered by start-ups and the ecosystem.

-          Albert Alsina, Health Value Stream Director at ERNI

-          Marieta Ramos, Head of IT at Boehringer Ingelheim Spain

-          Jordi Vila, Global Sourcing Lead at Roche Diagnostics and

-          Albert Molins, Senior IT Director at Qiagen

6:45 pm - Q&A

7:00 pm - Networking and catering

8:00 pm - Closure

  Interested? Don't forgt to sign up HERE!
OCTOBER 27, 2022 BHH News
More than 1000 attendees explored how to solve real challenges in healthcare at the #BHHSummit 2022
The #BHHSummit on October 26th was a huge success - a record number of 1000+ visitors enjoyed a full day of great panels, amazing startup pitches and lots of networking. Attendees, sponsors and speakers came together both on-site as online to find out how to solve real challenges in healthcare. More than 50 speakers, 43 startups, and many insurance and pharma companies came together in this leading event in digital health, powered by BBVA, Globant, Adeslas and Mapfre. Kick-Off The event was kicked off by the Deputy Mayor Jaume Collboni, and the General Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Lluís Juncà, together with BHH President Cristian Pascual. Collboni stressed that, in just four years, BHH "has become a key player in Barcelona's ecosystem, giving dynamism and boosting the digital health sector and entrepreneurship." Juncà highlighted the importance of life sciences companies, which currently number 1,300 in Catalonia and represent 9% of the gross domestic product, and stressed the importance of innovation linked to sustainability to lead the sector's progress. More investment to make start-ups' projects a reality in order to accelerate technology transfer in the digital health sector and achieve a more sustainable and efficient healthcare system was one of the most frequently heard claims during the conference. Pascual warned that "in 10 years, the workforce of healthcare professionals will be reduced by 50% and we must face this challenge with the implementation of digital health technology for the benefit of people and the sustainability of the system." Solving Real Challenges in Healthcare During the #BHHSummit, there were five different international panel that aimed to explore the main theme of the day: how to solve real challenges in healthcare. At the panel about Investment Challenges in Digital Health, the head of BBVA Spark in Spain, Verónica Ruiz, explained that BBVA Spark participates in projects that have already secured funding from investors specializing in digital health, thus helping to ensure their success. The pharmaceutical industry has introduced important innovations in digital health with the help of startups in a multitude of projects. The panel Pharma is Going Digital analysed success stories that have helped the industry evolve into a new era where access to health data is a necessity. Sara Pedraz, Innovation Lead GSK, confirmed the change that has occurred in that pharmaceutical companies that "until now were only focused on treating sick people, are now focused on providing health-related experiences." On the other hand, Lucas Najún Dubos, Healthcare & Life Sciences Global Director at Globant, comments that the pharmaceutical industry "is becoming more agile and faster, it is changing the business model and also that of the companies." With the advent of new technologies, new challenges also arise in the pharmaceutical industry. The Conquering Challenges in Pharma panel discussed how startups contribute to overcoming these challenges. In the case of Grifols, its senior IT Vice-president, Xavier Sueiras, explained that his company wants to add value and improve the experience of its patients, customers, donors and employees and "to do so we are working on different digital solutions, based on virtual reality, robotics, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence." One of the success stories is Mediktor, which provides insurers and medical entities with a tool capable of pre-diagnosing patients and relieving pressure on primary care. Celia Rosalen, Europe Bussiness Development Director at Mediktor, said its mission "is to shorten the time it takes for a patient to get to a doctor or treatment." While some public or private entities are starting to approach digital health, health insurance companies have been the fastest to implement these solutions, establishing agreements with startups to offer their customers better medical care. In the panel Bringing Value to the Health Insurance Industry, success stories of projects developed by startups applied in the insurance sector were presented. One example is Adeslas, which has developed new ways of communicating with its customers. Elena Vidal, Head of health services and care quality - Adeslas, stressed that this change responds to "a need that arose from users during COVID-19 and companies have had to offer them a solution." The importance of adapting to the consumer is vital for the growth of companies. "My 80-year-old mother knows how to use WhatsApp, if she can't adapt to the technology we offer her, it's our fault," said Pedro Díaz, CEO of Savia-Mapfre. The final panel, Empowered Hospitals, discussed how technology can help overcome the challenges of 21st century healthcare globally. Medical and hospital systems are saturated and suffer from a lack of professionals in their workforces. There are some technological solutions that show us that better and more sustainable healthcare can be achieved. An advanced case is that of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. The implementation of technology in their cardiovascular disease unit has allowed them to obtain a better detection of serious cases and, therefore, has increased the survival rate of the patients they treat. The director of the Digital Health Unit at this Barcelona hospital, Mar Gomis, also stressed that the new tools "empower patients, allowing them to make more and better decisions." Startup pitches & networking The #BHHSummit also gave the floor to many startups to pitch their companies in the famous Show & Tell sessions. It was a great opportunity to explore new technologies, discover new solutions and to find new possible collaborations. During the whole day, many 1-to-1 meetings were happening all around the event, while you could visit more than 30 different companies at the very well-attended exhibitors hall. #BHHAwards The #BHHAwards recognize actors in the health sector working to accelerate the adoption of innovation in the healthcare industry — so that the most relevant breakthroughs and disruptive technologies actually reach and make an impact in people’s life. This year, the focus was on solutions or initiatives that help to solve the challenges that the digital health sector is facing. More than 15.000 votes were cast and during the #BHHSummit the winners of each category were announced. In the category of Most Innovative Startup, Accexible won this prestigious award. Accexible identifies vocal biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring. The award for the Most Influencial Investor in Digital Health went to Asabys, an investment firm based in Barcelona, investing in healthcare and life-sciences innovation. Top Doctors won in the category Most Disruptive Scaleup. Sanitas was the winner of the award for the Most Disruptive Approach in Insurance, given its advances in the field, while Rat Gasol won the award for the Most Influencial Person in Digital Health. Congratulations to all! What's next? At the closing ceremony, Cristian Pascual, president of BHH, announced the birth of the Health Revolution Congress, the first global forum on digital health to be held on 17 and 18 May 2023 at the Llotja de Mar, a historic venue in the city of Barcelona. "We want to make this international event the "Mobile World Congress" of digital health," he concluded. Barcelona Health Hub can't wait to see you there too - so stay tuned!
More photos of the event HERE - let's see if you can spot youself! Did you miss the #BHHSummit? No worries, you can watch the ful content HERE.
OCTOBER 24, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub welcomed Salvador Illa at the BHH Headquarters
Barcelona Health Hub was proud to receive Mr. Salvador Illa, current Head of the opposition in Catalonia and member of the Catalan Parliament for Barcelona, at the BHH Headquarters today. Mr. Illa was accompanied by Assumpta Escarp, Vice-President of the Parliament and spokesperson for Health of the Socialist parliamentary group, and Cristina González, Head of Cabinet of Salvador Illa. BHH’s CEO Luis Badrinas, General Manager Eva Rosell and President Cristian Pascual showed Mr. Illa and his team the pavilions of the BHH premises at the Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau. They talked about the works of BHH and how it continues to work towards promoting innovation in digital health. Mr. Illa also met with several of the resident companies that have offices inside the Hub premises. BHH residents HumanITcare and Iomed had the opportunity to explain all about their companies. Mr. Illa walks around the BHH Headquarters at the Recinto Modernista Mr. Illa admires the Sant Manuel Pavilion, accompanied by BHH's Cristian Pascual and Luis Badrinas  
OCTOBER 24, 2022 BHH News
Join BHH at the upcoming event in Círculo Ecuestre - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Barcelona Health Hub has the pleasure to participate in the upcoming event "Barcelona Health Hub, posiciona Barcelona como el gran ecosistema Europeo de Salud Digital", organized by Círculo Ecuestre on Wednesday November 2nd at 13:30hrs. The event consists in a colloquium lunch with Barcelona Health Hub's Luis Badrinas, CEO, and Eva Rosell, General Director. The event will kick off with a welcome by Antonio Delgado, president of Círculo Ecuestre. After the opening by board member Tirso Gracia, Luis and Eva will continue with the event that is moderated by Helena Torras, Managing Partner of PaoCapital, Venture Partner of Romulus and supporting Partner of Calm/Storm VC. The session will debate about the goals and the strategy of Barcelona Health Hub, the position of the city of Barcelona and the projects that are being carried out. Don't miss this opportunity and register for this event here.
OCTOBER 20, 2022 BHH News
#BHHSummit – Bringing Value to the Health Insurance Industry
Discover more about the panel “Bringing Value to the Health Insurance Industry” at the next edition of the #BHHSummit on October 26th. Health insurance companies have been adopting digital health solutions to provide a better healthcare experience to their members. Learn how to collaborate from their success stories and vision on this panel! Moderator Pascal Lardier of éditohealth will talk with Rubén González González of Adeslas, Omar Najid of Docline and Pedro Diaz Yuste of Savia to discuss the current digital challenges for hospitals. Don’t miss this panel LIVE in the afternoon session of the #BHHSummit on October 26th, powered by BHH member Adeslas. Come to Barcelona, learn how to solve real challenges in healthcare and make new valuable connections. Be sure to reserve your seat here!
OCTOBER 19, 2022 BHH News
#BHHSummit – Empowered Hospitals
Discover more about "Empowered Hospitals" at the next edition of the #BHHSummit on October 26th! Hospital systems all over the world are experiencing saturation and lack of professionals. In this key moment, we will explore how technology can help to overcome these challenges. Learn from these success stories how we can achieve a more scalable and sustainable healthcare with digital health. Moderador Laia Arnal of Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron will talk with Mar Gomis Pastor of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Juan Carlos Alvarez of Bukeala and Miguel Pera of the Hospital del Mar to discuss the current digital challenges for hospitals. Don’t miss this panel LIVE in the afternoon session of the #BHHSummit on October 26th. Come to Barcelona, learn how to solve real challenges in healthcare and make new valuable connections. Be sure to reserve your seat here!
OCTOBER 19, 2022 BHH News
BHH Headquarters opens its doors for 48h Open House Barcelona
Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that this year, the Hub will participate in the 48h Open House BCN architecture festival. In this famous city-wide architecture event, more than 250 buildings of all types, shapes and sizes will open its doors to the city's inhabitants. Barcelona Health Hub will open the doors of the Sant Manuel Pavilion inside the Recinte Modernista on Saturday October 22nd to the general public. The whole day, there will be guided tours through the main building of the BHH Headquarters. Discover more about Barcelona Health Hub this Saturday! Entrance is on a first come, first serve base, organized by Open House BCN. Please note that this visit does not include a visit to the rest of the Recinto Modernista. You can find more info here!
OCTOBER 19, 2022 BHH News
Robopedics has raised more than €500,000 in its first financing round - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Robopedics, the startup founded with the aim of creating the world’s first robotic orthopaedic solution for personal use as an alternative to exoskeletons allowing people suffering from hemiplegia due to stroke to walk independently without medical supervision, has closed its first financing round for €500,000. Robopedics aims to have its first device ready by 2023 and provide a solution for millions of patients worldwide. The round has been carried out through BHH member Capital Cell, the first online investment platform in Europe specialised in health and biotechnology, along with investors from the IESE Business Angels network and the Col·legi d'Economistes de Catalunya (EconomistesBAN). "We are very pleased to have closed our first round raising these funds which we will use to develop our first fully functional prototype to begin clinical trials both in the European Union and in the USA," explains Iván Martínez, founder and CEO of Robopedics. The startup requested a minimum of €250,000 from investors and finally raised a total of €312,000 in investment funds in short time. Technology, determination and purpose This idea arose as a consequence of a real need for Iván Martínez after his father suffered a stroke that left him with hemiplegia and confined him to a wheelchair. Iván was frustrated by the lack of solutions on the market, and using his experience as an industrial engineer, decided to create a robotic solution on his own to help his father and all people in a similar situation. "The goal is not to provide rehabilitation but to help these people to get up and walk, improving their health and quality life and giving them and their families hope", explains Robopedics' founder. As Daniel Oliver, Director of Capital Cell, explains, "projects born out of the direct experience of their founders with an unmet medical need" tend to have several advantages. Firstly, the clinical need becomes guaranteed: anyone with a parent or child with a serious health problem knows that they have examined and exploited all available solutions. Besides this, Iván's prototype has proven its usability and potential and the company has been able to get appropriate business advisors (Marc Serra), strategy and marketing experts (Dionís Guzmán), and their capital requirements will be relatively low. Therefore, we firmly believe that this is a highly profitable project with a high social impact. Awake is the first product the company is working on. It is a robotic system that allows people who have suffered a stroke and are wheelchair bound to walk again independently in their own environment. Robopedics seeks to deliver a revolutionary solution by making available a technology that is currently only used in clinical scenarios. Stroke, world's 3rd leading cause of disability "Our vision is one where neither affordability nor accessibility is an obstacle. The current exoskeleton solutions are exorbitantly expensive, making them inaccessible to most patients, and their use is restricted to clinical environments... so we want to change this and bring the technology closer to the millions of patients who are wheelchair-bound as a result of stroke", says Martinez. Stroke is the world's third leading cause of disability and the inability to walk is a serious frequent consequence of stroke. Between 20 and 25 per cent of more than 100 million stroke survivors worldwide nowadays are unable to walk independently without comprehensive physical support and never restore their functional ability. Robopedics teams up with an experienced senior workforce with extensive experience in launching and developing new businesses, complemented by advisors and partners of well- known reputation in the fields of engineering, medicine, clinical rehabilitation, healthcare technology transfer and medical device regulation. Some of the companies and entities that collaborate with Robopedics include Fundació Ictus, Axial Biotech, CT Engineering Group, Institut Guttmann, Hospital Clínic, the Societat Catalana de Medicina Física i Rehabilitació, as well as Barcelona Health Hub.
OCTOBER 18, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub expands its Headquarters: Fundació Sant Pau renovates one of the pavilions of the Recinte Modernista for BHH
Barcelona Health Hub announced yesterday that BHH will expand its headquarters in the near future. This expansion will be possible thanks to the fact that the Fundació Privada Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, owner of the Recinte Modernista, will renovate one of the pavilions in the west wing, located just opposite the Sant Manuel Pavilion, the building that currently houses the BHH Headquarters. The renovation, which will involve an investment of around €10 million, will take 2-3 years and, once the work is completed, BHH will have an additional 2,500 m² at its disposal, giving it a total of 7,500 m² at its headquarters. To continue advancing in this growth, BHH's President Cristian Pascual also made a request to the Administration and the private sector to provide more resources in the field of digital health, in order to contribute to strengthening Barcelona's role as a global benchmark in this field. To attract these resources, Pascual remarked that the digital health sector has a great present and a better future. As an example, he explained the growth of the BHH association, which since it was created 4 years ago (in 2018), with 3 startups and 10 workers located in a pavilion of the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, currently has 60 startups and 500 workers in 3 pavilions and 350 members, including startups, corporations, health institutions, universities and investors, on five continents. This growth has helped position BHH as one of the world's leading digital health hubs. This growth, he said, is happening because digital health is a strategic sector. "We must bear in mind that the pandemic has obviously given a very important boost to the search for technological solutions. But the future that awaits us, with an increasingly collapsed healthcare system, should make us think that an important way of guaranteeing the sustainability of the healthcare system must necessarily involve the implementation of this type of solution. And we, at Barcelona Health Hub, are here to promote all kinds of alliances so that this innovation and its subsequent transfer to the sector can improve people's quality of life and health and also generate economic activity in the city." Pascual also emphasised that this upward trend in the sector is due to the population's greater concern for a better quality of life. He recalled that "if a few years ago we only went to the doctor when we felt ill - "sickcare"-, now we also do so to be able to anticipate possible future pathologies and treat them - "healthcare"-. Now we want to live longer and in better conditions. We want to play tennis when we are 80 years old. And this obviously generates a very wide range of possibilities when it comes to innovating and creating valuable products and services." In order to consolidate growth, Pascual recalled the importance of strengthening public-private collaboration. In this regard, he recalled that this summer, BHH and the Hospital de Sant Pau promoted the creation of the Centre for Clinical Validation of Digital Solutions. The aim of this unit is to evaluate and clinically validate the viability, safety and effectiveness of digital solutions and new healthcare processes; to facilitate the transfer of technology to the healthcare environment; and to promote the adoption of innovative healthcare technologies proposed by companies and public entities in the healthcare sector. The centre is currently studying three digital health solutions. The first is based on software that optimises the process of adherence to treatment, from medical guidelines to taking medication. The second validates a software that uses artificial intelligence to analyse the state of the coronary arteries through an imaging test. The third validation studies the capacity of a software to analyse facial gestures using artificial intelligence to predict the degree of work stress and the probability of burnout in professionals. In this context, and to respond to the opportunities and challenges facing the digital health sector, BHH will hold the #BHHSummit: Solving Real Challenges in Healthcare on October 26th at the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau. The event will analyse, among other issues, how alliances and partnerships have become the main driver of progress within the various industries related to digital health - from startups to insurance companies, hospitals or pharmaceutical companies. It will also discuss the need to boost innovation, how to respond to the growing demand for healthcare and the most cutting-edge technologies that are helping to address today's challenges. The opening session will be given by Jaume Collboni, Deputy Mayor, and Lluís Juncà, Director General of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
OCTOBER 18, 2022 BHH News
gMendel and genXone join forces in a trial project for the diagnosis of genetic disorders- #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member gMendel® has signed a letter of intent to significantly expand its cooperation with Polish biotech company genXone. The two companies joined efforts earlier this year with a trial project for the diagnosis of genetic disorders. The current phase begins with negotiations on an investment agreement and the expected result is the innovative tool for diagnosing rare disease carriers that has global application potential. The particular investment marks the need of large medical biotech key players for immediate market adoption of the gMendel® Test. gMendel® and genXone have decided to expand the scope of their research and continue their cooperation in the development and launch of a novel tool based on the Phivea® platform and nanopore technology for the screening of carriers of rare genetic diseases, such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X and Cystic Fibrosis, among others. The project will commence after the conclusion of an investment agreement, the details of which will be negotiated in the coming weeks. The agreement is expected to regulate the terms and conditions of financing project efforts. Recognizing the global and long-term dimension of the cooperation, the companies are discussing new share issuance and a possible loan from genXone to gMendel®. Such an arrangement will guarantee adequate resources for the project and strengthen R&D cooperation between the companies. “This investment demonstrates genXone’s strong confidence in gMendel®’s proprietary technology and our shared vision to revolutionize the diagnosis of genetic disorders through the gMendel® Test as an accurate, affordable and rapid screening technology”, says Chris Kyriakidis, CEO and co-Founder of gMendel®. “Over the past months, our partnership has matured, and the current investment is an attractive opportunity to expand the delivery capability of the gMendel® Test in a wider range of genetic disorders and growing its availability in first instance to the people of Poland through genXone’s access to a vast network of diagnostic laboratories. This is a winning innovation on all levels: for patients, for diagnostic laboratories, for medical professionals and for national healthcare systems.” “This agreement means concrete benefits for both partners. Through synergy and joint efforts, we will develop an innovation on a global scale – a test for diagnosing rare disease carriers, based on Phivea® platform and nanopore sequencing technology. Having the operational potential, advanced bioinformatics competence and experience in implementing such solutions outside the laboratory will allow us to develop a universal and accessible screening tool ready for deployment anywhere in the world. The cooperation with foreign partners, which we are developing systematically, is the realization of one of the key goals of our strategy for the global dissemination of advanced genetic testing methods and tangible business proof that it is possible – and profitable – to make money and create new quality on biotechnology and molecular genetics,” emphasizes Michal Kaszuba, CEO of genXone. The planned cooperation includes at least three stages. The negotiation phase, which is currently starting, is expected to create a financial framework for the joint venture. Successful conclusion of the talks will open the first research and development stage. Its aim is to develop a basic diagnostic test for carrying rare diseases (so-called BCT – basic carrier test, which includes Fragile X, Cystic Fibrosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy). Satisfactory results of the developed test should lead to the development of a test for the broad diagnosis of rare diseases during pregnancy (NIPT – Non Invasive Prenatal Test) or in newborns in the future. Know more about the gMendel® Test here.
OCTOBER 14, 2022 BHH News
How to develop a Healthcare App: Complete Guide - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Healthcare Apps are mobile applications that solve or simplify many medical challenges: they track patient health data, provide remote assistance, allow access to doctors 24/7, and can give health advice, among others. The digital health niche is very broad, and the types of health apps can be very different depending on the objectives and benefits they provide. The global digital health market size was valued at $96.5 billion in 2020, with an estimated annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 15% through 2028. This trend has been even more evident in the context of covid-19 with significant growth in the demand for telemedicine services. In addition, according to a study by the GSMA, smartphones will achieve a market penetration of around 80% by 2025, which implies a growing adoption of mobile health apps by both doctors and patients. Below you will find a complete guide in order to create a Healthcare App: From the conception of the problem to its launch, by BHH member GooApps®. More information at the this link.
OCTOBER 13, 2022 BHH News
Coalition Next Belgium by Digital Pharma Lab is calling for projects - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Coalition Next Belgium is launching a call for solutions focusing on digital innovation in Belgian hospitals and home care organisations. Coalition Next Belgium is an initiative by and for Belgian healthcare institutions, associations and pharmaceutical companies that together want to accelerate the implementation of digital innovations in healthcare. The selected projects will be rolled out at an accelerated pace in 2023 so that these innovations benefit patients and healthcare providers. Coalition Next Belgium is building on the success of Coalition Next France, which launched such a call for the third time at the beginning of this year. Previous calls and selections have already accelerated the implementation of 30 projects in more than 80 French healthcare institutions. CEO of BHH member Digital Pharma Lab and founder of Coalition Next, Pascal Bécache, put it this way: “Coalition Next is a real accelerator for start-ups that want to present their eHealth solutions to healthcare institutions, industry and investors. It is a unique opportunity to gain direct access to the market.” With this call for applications, Coalition Next Belgium mainly wants to look for projects around three social needs in healthcare and the healthcare system:
  1. Enabling prevention and/or an accurate access to healthcare
  2. Accelerating the diagnosis and/or optimising the treatment pathways
  3. Smoothening the process of remote care
Azéle Mathieu, Innovation Lead at MSD and President of Coalition Next Belgium: "With Coalition Next, we are jointly executing a robust co-creation process. We start with the needs of care institutions in the country to define the themes of the call for projects. This iterative process turns out to be very instructive for everyone: we understand the reality of everyone better." Because there is support from all interested parties, digital solutions can immediately aim for exponential growth. Christophe Jauquet, Ecosystem Lead for Coalition Next Belgium, expects many applications: “For companies with digital healthcare solutions, the implementation is not always easy. But Coalition Next Belgium offers the opportunity to suddenly reach the right person in charge in a hospital just looking for their solution.” The care institutions also evaluate all projects themselves. After selecting the projects, an invitation will follow to roll out the projects together with all interested parties. The focus of Coalition Next Belgium is on the accelerated implementation of projects. Coalition Next offers a significant advantage for healthcare institutions, according to Dieter De Court, Innovation Lead at UZ Brussel and Vice-President of Coalition Next Belgium: “By participating in Coalition Next, we, as a hospital, get a broader view of the innovative range of solutions from start-ups and innovative companies, to make our services future-proof. In addition, it is an opportunity to explore further collaboration with private companies, such as from the pharmaceutical industry.” Startups and innovative companies can apply until noon on October 31, 2022. Don't miss this opportunity and submit your project here.
OCTOBER 11, 2022 BHH News
The much-needed harmonisation between the AI Act and MDR/IVDR - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Alejandro Bes, head of legal of BHH member Novartis, and Francisco Javier García Pérez, counsel of Uría Menéndez look at the proposed EU AI Act. This new proposal has raised many concerns such as if medical devices using AI shall also be notified to other bodies and the liability regime applicable to medical device manufacturers. The European Union is currently making considerable efforts to update its current legislative framework and adapt it to the digital era. On 21 April 2021, the European Commission issued a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending certain union legislative acts (AI Act). The AI Act aims to improve the functioning of the internal market by establishing a uniform legal framework to govern the development, marketing, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in conformity with European Union values. The AI Act will not only affect European Union-based companies, given that Article 2 provides that it would apply to (a) providers placing on the market or putting into service AI systems in the Union, irrespective of whether they are established in the European Union or a third country; (b) users of AI systems located in the European Union; and (c) providers and users of AI systems located in a third country, where the system’s output is used in the European Union. In other words, the AI Act may affect many companies worldwide as long as they are in any way connected (including only commercially) with the European Union. Make sure to read the long length article by Alejandro Bes and Francisco Javier García Pérez HERE.
OCTOBER 11, 2022 BHH News
Gebro Pharma and Barcelona Health Hub collaborate to promote innovation in the field of digital health
Pharmaceutical company Laboratorios Gebro Pharma has reached a cooperation agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to sponsor and promote joint initiatives to foster innovation in the digital health sector. "By joining this health ecosystem, we are reinforcing our constant commitment to innovation, one of the pillars of our growth. We hope to collaborate actively in the Hub and that this will lead to new products and services that improve the health and lives of the patients we focus on," says Sergi Aulinas, CEO of Gebro Pharma. According to Cristian Pascual, president of BHH, "having Laboratorios Gebro Pharma as a collaborating partner will allow us to share information and grow our network of contacts with public and private institutions to promote technological acceleration, innovation and the development of solutions in the field of digital health that help to improve people's lives." With this agreement, Gebro Pharma reinforces its commitment to innovation and joins other collaborations in R&D, an area led by Ivet Vall, director of business development and innovation. In addition to this recent alliance, Gebro Pharma and the startup HumanITcare have completed a pilot digital health project "ITcareASMA", within the framework of an innovation aid programme of the Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ) of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The ultimate goal of this collaboration is to implement a remote monitoring solution that will allow the specialist to digitally track different parameters of the asthmatic patient remotely. The laboratory has also established collaborations with two leading pharmaceutical companies in the area of innovation, Novartis and BIT Pharma, with whom it has signed marketing agreements in Spain for several products in the Respiratory and Central Nervous System areas, respectively. Gebro Pharma has also recently renewed its collaboration agreement with Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and IDIBAPS to research photodynamic therapy as a new treatment approach for glioblastoma, a pathology for which there have been no significant advances in the last decade. With this agreement, BHH expands its policy of collaborations with large public and private corporations, such as those recently signed with the Barcelona City Council, BBVA and the Mobile World Capital.
OCTOBER 11, 2022 BHH News
#BHHSummit - Pharma is going Digital
Discover how "Pharma is going Digital" at the next edition of the #BHHSummit on October 26th! The pharmaceutical industry has been introducing major digital health innovations, aided by startups on a variety of projects. In this panel Barcelona Health Hub will explore successful cases that have helped evolve the industry into a new era. Moderador Aline Noizet will talk with leading experts in pharma: Lucas Najún Dubos of Globant, Julieta D'Anna of Wefight, Anna Karasek of Veeva Systems and Sara Pedraz of GSK will come together to discuss the new challenges of the pharmaceutical industry. Don't miss this panel LIVE in the morning session of the #BHHSummit on October 26th, made possible by BHH member Globant. Come to Barcelona, learn how to solve real challenges in healthcare and make new valuable connections. Be sure to reserve your seat here!
OCTOBER 10, 2022 BHH News
Webinar by Mircroptic: 10 Important things for a CASA system
BHH member Microptic organizes a new free webinar on October 20th: "10 Important things to know before choosing a CASA system". The main question the webinar attend to is “Do I need a CASA system for my lab?”. In this webinar Microptic will show you which kind of additional help a CASA system could give you in your daily work and what do you need to consider selecting the most suitable system for you. The webinar consists of three sessions on Thursday, October 20, 2022 where you can learn all about it in sessions of 20 minutes plus Q&A time. If you are interested, please sign up here!
OCTOBER 7, 2022 BHH News
A snapshot of support for the healthtech sector by BBVA - #BHHMembersInitiatives
From using artificial intelligence to make early diagnoses or optimise clinical trials to using big data to save lives, the transformative applications of new technologies in medicine promise to be revolutionary. That is why healthtech, startups that put innovation at the service of healthcare, are one of the technology trends of 2022 according to BHH member BBVA Open Innovation. In the wake of the pandemic, this sector has seen sharp growth in the amount of investment attracted worldwide. In Spain, investment in new technologies in the national healthcare system (the Autonomous Communities, the Ministry of Health and Red.es) reached 783 million euros in 2020, while in 2021 it increased by 16.7%. Healthcare innovation is also driven by the interest of private investors. In 2021, investment in digital health globally reached an all-time high of $57.2 billion, up 79% from 2020. The healthtech market will reach a value of $426.9 billion in five years, with a growth of 17.4% between 2021 and 2027, according to Global Market Insights. The sector's startups are already reaping the benefits of this cash injection: the healthtech unicorns (technology companies with a valuation in excess of $1 billion before going public) already number 93 globally. Healthcare is one of the sectors where digitalisation and technological innovation have the potential to achieve the greatest impact. With an increasingly diversified and consolidated entrepreneurial ecosystem, an innovation support network that grows every day and an unprecedented injection of liquidity in the healthtech sector, the limits to how technology can revolutionise medicine seem to be those we want to set. Check out this full-length article by BBVA Open Innovation at this link!
OCTOBER 6, 2022 BHH News
Vote now for your favorite nominee for the #BHHAwards!
Each year at the #BHHSummit, Barcelona Health Hub recognizes outstanding companies that contribute towards the digital transformation in healthcare. The #BHHAwards recognize actors in the health sector working to accelerate the adoption of innovation in the healthcare industry — so that the most relevant breakthroughs and disruptive technologies actually reach and make an impact in people’s lives. This year, the focus of the #BHHAwards is on solutions or initiatives that are helping to solve real challenges in healthcare. Barcelona Health Hub is proud to present this year's nominees!

Most Innovative Startup


Most Influencial Investor in Digital Health


Most Disruptive Scaleup


Most Disruptive Digital Approach in Insurance


Most Influencial Person in Digital Health

You can now vote for your favorite nominee until Sunday October 23rd. The winners of the #BHHAwards will be announced LIVE on stage of the #BHHSummit on Wednesday October 26th. Support your favorite nominees and be sure to vote here!

Vote now for your favorite nominee of the #BHHAwards!

   
OCTOBER 6, 2022 BHH News
CIMTI 2nd Call for Innovation 2022 - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member CIMTI is looking for disruptive and innovative projects in the field of health and social care! CIMTI Call for Innovation is aimed at proposals with multidisciplinary teams that offer solutions framed in medical-technological devices, in vitro diagnostics, and digital health. After the evaluation process, 5 projects maximum will receive a wide range of services valued at 85.000€, which will accelerate the time-to-market of your product or service and will catalyse the process of entering the health system. The services included in the CIMTI Impact program support include are:
  • Personalized support from the CIMTI team of advisors: personalized monitoring and support in the conceptualization of the project
  • Personalized technological advice for concept test execution and prototyping
  • Personalized clinical advice and validation of the clinical need and clinic flow
  • Personalized advice on the regulation of medical devices and CE marking
  • Personalized market and business advice on competing solutions characterization, business model design, definition of value proposition, and protection of intangible assets
  • Access to public health and social institutions for advice on the implementation of the project within the public system
  • Personalized advice in search of public and private financing
  • Personalized advice in communication and support in online and offline communication project strategies
  • Access to CIMTI in Boston for advice regarding the US market
  • Training days and personalized training
This call is opened for proposals that emerged from SISCAT entities, CERCA centres, companies or other entities arising from the Catalan health and social system. Projects can apply at the CIMTI Call for Innovation until October 20th. More info HERE.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 BHH News
Meet Xavier Jofre, BHH's brand new Digital Transformation Director
Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that Xavier Jofre has joined the BHH Team as the brand new Digital Transformation Director. Xavi will shine his light on innovation and the technology transfer to the health sector. You will probably hear more from him soon!
Xavi, welcome to Barcelona Health Hub! We are very happy to have you on board. Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Who is Xavier Jofre? First of all, I would like to thank BHH's Eva Rosell, Luis Badrinas, Cristian Pascual and Oscar Garcia-Esquirol for trusting me and giving me the opportunity to be part of this awesome project. Last but no least, I would like to thank Eduard Martin and his team for helping me grow as a person and as a professional. Without a doubt, I wouldn't be here without their help. Well, let me tell you that I could say that I live between a fuzzy and a techie world! I am a person with great curiosity to continue learning, capacity to adapt myself to work in new environments and projects and passionate about new challenges related to business development, innovation and digitalization. Moreover, I am a strong believer that success is based on team work. I am focused on business, innovation and strategy management with over fifteen years of experience helping different kind of companies (from multinational to family-owned) and sectors such as new technologies, pharma, banking, trading and media & entertainment to design, develop, deploy and validate (economically and technological) strategic solutions with the aim to improve internal operations, their core business and also identify new business solutions with the goal to make the company bigger. Furthermore, I have also been an entrepreneur, so I am definitely aware of how difficult it is to implement ideas from zero. All this experience has provided me the opportunity to learn different methodologies, strategies and points of view. What will you bring to Barcelona Health Hub? I will bring a lot of energy, creativity and mad ideas (laughs). As I mentioned at the beginning of the interview, I will bring a point of view from both worlds. Humanistic and technological. So I hope I will be able to help BHH and the health ecosystem in the process of digitization. Helping them to design, deploy, test and validate new digital solutions in order to improve customer experience, internal operations among other things. What challenges and opportunities do you foresee? There are a huge amount of challenges and opportunities within the health ecosystem. However, in my opinion the biggest challenge is to improve the patients quality of life. Regarding opportunities, there are a lot of opportunities to become an international hub of reference in the health ecosystem. Where do you want to take Barcelona Health Hub in the future? I want Barcelona Health Hub to become a relevant partner inside the international health ecosystem.
OCTOBER 4, 2022 BHH News
Digital health startups call for more public and private funding to boost innovation
As part of the BNEW technology congress, organised by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, Barcelona Health Hub has organized the panel "Startup Sccess Stories in Digital Health" in which the main challenges and obstacles faced by startups in the sector and their proposals to improve the implementation of their technological solutions have been addressed. Frederic Llordachs of Doctomatic, Xavier Oleart of Edryx Healthcare, Jordi Serrano from Universal Doctor, Javier de Oca from IOMED and Helena Torras, entrepreneur and moderator of the session, took part in the round table. The participants agreed that in recent years, hospitals and other organisations in the sector have accelerated their pace of operation in order to adapt the technological solutions proposed by start-ups. Despite this, there is still a certain lag that delays the adoption of these solutions. They also agreed that this sector is highly regulated and "sometimes there is a confusion between being a guarantor and startups being the only ones to innovate in the sector." More investment The key issue is how to obtain funding and the relationship with investors. In this regard, the speakers stressed that investing in digital health requires a specific investor profile that understands the sector and the particular casuistry of a startup and, consequently, that is patient in the early stages of operation because these are key to the growth and consolidation of the project. They also recalled the need for greater investment in the early stages of a startup (pre-seed and seed phases). Opportunity to test technological solutions Another request from the entrepreneurs present was to facilitate the testing of the technological solutions they have developed in hospitals, mutual insurance companies or organisations that manage patients' health: "to give us the opportunity to test our inventions." Institutional support for start-ups The participating ceos also called for more institutional support so that local entrepreneurial companies have the same opportunities as American or German startups. Collaboration between the different regional bodies and the sharing of information on projects that work in one place so that they can be applied in other cities and so that more citizens can benefit from them is another of the demands that were raised in the debate.
OCTOBER 4, 2022 BHH News
Insur_re_evolution. Re_imagining the future of insurance - #BHHMembersInitiative
Last September 22, organized by BHH member Community of Insurance, and under the slogan "Insur_re_evolution. Re_imagining the future of insurance", the Insurance World Challenges 2022 was held at the Real Fábrica de Tapices in Madrid. After the break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the organization of this extraordinary blended event was resumed. A total of 9 hours and more than 50 speakers, panelists and moderators completed the agenda, mainly in the morning session, which ended with a Speakers Corner where trends and innovative ideas were presented. More than 350 attendees came to the Real Fábrica de Tapices in Madrid to enjoy and experience in person the largest insurtech fair in southern Europe. In addition, in this edition 850 people from more than 20 countries followed the event online. The most current challenges and trends affecting the insurance world marked the agenda of the event, highlighting concepts such as sustainability, emerging risks, cybersecurity, hybrid sales and silver economy. New trends in digital health aroused the interest of all those present. The opening was led by Luis Badrinas, CEO of Community of Insurance and Barcelona Health Hub, who gave way to the rest of the interventions scheduled on the agenda. A day that counted with great professionals who contributed and gave content and dynamism to the event. As in previous years, a new edition of the Seal Awards was held with a very important participation of the public. These awards recognize startups and insurtechs that contribute to accelerating the digital transformation of insurance. The awards were presented by members of the Advisory Board of Community of Insurance. Hello World! was the winner of the Seal Award for best presentation at Insurance World Challenges 2022, an award voted exclusively by the audience. BHH member HumanITcare won the Seal Award in the e-Health category, Weecover the e-Distribution category, BHH member Cuideo the e-Ecosystem category and Rapihogar won the special LatAm Insurtech award. Once again, this edition of Insurance World Challenges was made possible thanks to the support of sponsors and collaborating entities. Community of Insurance announced the preparation of a new edition, Insurance World Challenges 2023, scheduled for March 2023. Check out their brief summary of the event HERE.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 BHH News
Hospital del Mar and Barcelona Health Hub will promote initiatives to improve the health of citizens
Hospital del Mar and Barcelona Health Hub have signed a collaboration agreement to promote activities and projects related to the health sector. Also, both organizations will share information to build a network of contacts at institutional level to promote this sector. The agreement has been signed by Dr. Olga Pané i Mena, manager of Hospital del Mar, and Cristian Pascual, president of Barcelona Health Hub. The manager of Hospital del Mar, Olga Pané, explains that "Hospital del Mar is undergoing an intense transformation, with the expansion of the center and the approval of its new Strategic Plan, which places digital innovation at the forefront of the future of the institution. That is why the agreement we sign with Barcelona Health Hub will give us access to new tools to place Hospital del Mar at the forefront of the use of new technologies to offer the best care to our patients.” The president of BHH, Cristian Pascual, assures that “it is essential to join forces in the health sector to promote digital health. I am convinced that the collaboration with Hospital del Mar will contribute to further accelerating the innovation and design of new technological solutions and their transfer to daily clinical practice. Therefore, the agreement will help improve people's lives and make our health system more sustainable." With this agreement, Barcelona Health Hub expands its collaboration policy with large public and private corporations, such as those recently signed with Barcelona City Council, BBVA or Mobile World Capital. Barcelona's Hospital del Mar is an organization of services that make up a large health park located on the Barcelona coast, where one of the city's most dynamic healthcare, teaching and research knowledge centers is concentrated.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 BHH News
Join BHH's panel "Startup Success Stories in Digital Health" at the BNEW Confer ence on October 4th!

Join BHH's panel "Startup Success Stories in Digital Health" at the BNEW Conference on October 4th at 10:00 hrs and explore together with Barcelona Health Hub how startups have managed to overcome challenges and grow their businesses. Four leading startups will elaborate about their road to success under the guidance of moderator Helena Torras. Xavier Oleart of Edryx Healthcare, Frederic Llordachs of Doctomatic, Jordi Serrano of Universal Doctor and Javier de Oca of IOMED will share their experiences with you. Discover tips and tricks for your company to succeed as well and join BHH at the BNEW conference! Don't miss it and sign up here.

 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 BHH News
Meet Globant LifeSciences Studio at the BHH Headquarters – #BHHMembersInitiatives
Brand new BHH member Globant LifeSciences Studio calls to meet digital health technology startups and companies at the BHH Headquarters on October 25th! Globant LifeSciences Studio aims to bridge the gap to help life sciences and healthcare organizations to achieve their mission of delivering innovation and services faster and more efficiently to enhance patient value and improve outcomes. Now you have to chance to meet them and to pitch your company! They are focused on seeking reinvention among four main pillars: Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials, Disease Management & Value Based Healthcare and Go To Market Strategy. Are you a startup/company that has digital solutions/products/services focused on: 
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Clinical Trials Decentralization & At-Home Care Monitoring
  • Digital Therapeutics
  • Disease Management & Value Based Care
  • Healthcare Business Optimization Technologies
  • Interoperability & Data Governance
  • MadTech capabilities 
  • Customer 360
You are invited to present your solution to BHH member Globant on October 25th LIVE at the BHH Headquarters.   Applying is simple! Sign up here and they will be in touch with you to coordinate your possible pitch. Don't miss this great opportunity y be sure to apply now!
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 BHH News
eco-DISRUPTIVE by Bupa is looking for startups - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Are you a startup with an eco-friendly product or service that can improve people’s health? Bupa is looking for YOU! Bupa, global health insurance company and healthcare, is actively looking for startups to develop innovative solutions for a healthy and sustainable future. eco-DISRUPTIVE is a program that empowers employees to work closely with innovative startups to find new ways to address the environmental challenges we’re facing, to restore and protect our planet while also improving people’s health and well-being. Click HERE to obtain more details and don’t forget to enroll if you are up for the challenge! For additional information or inquiries about the program, please reach out to Francisco Ruiz Cardona.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 BHH News
Meet BHH's newest family member Área Digital Abogados
Área Digital Abogados reaches the Barcelona Health Hub community with the aim of adding value to all the companies, startups and entrepreneurs that are part of it, offering its specialized legal advice that will undoubtedly help the development of businesses in a much firmer and safer way, avoiding unnecessary risks for the company. This boutique law firm offers specialized services in information and communication technology law. The team is made up of expert lawyers in digital, technology and privacy law. Área Digital Abogados is a leading firm giving legal advice to companies, startups and entrepreneurs, with extensive experience in the health sector. The goal at Área Digital Abogados is to accompany its clients to grant them maximum confidence and peace of mind. For this reason, they offer comprehensive and personalized legal advice on subjects such as the protection of intangible assets and intellectual capital in companies, technological contracts, computer crimes, protection of personal data, legalization of digital platforms (web, app, SaaS, PaaS... ) intellectual and industrial property, electronic signature, Blockchain, and criminal compliance. Área Digital Abogados works so that legal entities can allocate available resources to their projects without the need to allocate internal efforts to their legal needs. Interested? Check it out here!
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 BHH News
Agomab Therapeutics Selected as One of Fierce Biotech's "Fierce 15" Companies of 2022 - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Agomab Therapeutics NV (‘Agomab’) announced that Fierce Biotech has named the company as one of 2022’s Fierce 15 biotechnology companies, designating it as one of the most promising early-stage biotechnology companies in the industry. BHH Member Agomab is a Belgian-headquartered biotech company developing a portfolio of unique small molecule compounds and antibodies that address the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-ß) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) pathways. Growth factor pathways play an important role in morphogenesis and tissue repair and are promising targets for addressing tissue injury and fibrotic remodeling in a range of high unmet medical need indications including fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. “The Fierce 15 award is a great endorsement of our team’s groundbreaking work and we are thrilled to join an outstanding group of companies that Fierce sees as the up-and-coming vanguard for our industry. This important recognition comes in a transformative year in which we have extended a major financing round, acquired another biotech company and successfully conducted a first-in-human study with our lead compound,” said Tim Knotnerus, Chief Executive Officer at Agomab Therapeutics. “We are developing a range of highly-innovative product candidates that address well-validated and potentially disease-modifying targets while overcoming the challenges of earlier attempts to target growth factors in fibrosis.” The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” – championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. This is Fierce Biotech’s 20th annual Fierce 15 selection. An internationally recognized daily report reaching a network of over 450,000 biotech and pharma industry professionals, Fierce Biotech provides subscribers with an authoritative analysis of the day's top stories. Every year Fierce Biotech evaluates hundreds of early-stage companies from around the world for its annual Fierce 15 list, which is based on a variety of factors such as the strength of its technology, partnerships, venture backers and a competitive market position.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 BHH News
Meeting room Make-over at the BHH Headquarters
There's never a dull moment at the BHH Headquarters. Barcelona Health Hub is changing the names of all its meeting rooms at the Hub to represent influencial physicians of the past. To mark this event, Joan Cuyas Robinson and Merce Escalas Llimona, relatives of Dolors Aleu, Spain's first female doctor, visited the Hub to inaugurate the brand new Sala Dolors Aleu - the same big meeting many of you will recognize as the former Sala Barcelona, where many of the BHH event take place. Other involved physicians are: Bartolomé Robert, Physician (1842 - 1902) Elena De Céspedes, First Spanish female surgeon (1545 - ?)  Salvador Cardenal, Medical surgeon (1852 - 1927) Isabel Zendal Gómez, Spain's first female nurse (1773 - ?) Enric Ribas i Ribas, Medical Surgeon (1870 - 1935)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 BHH News
JIS Go Live 2022, a unique experience, free in a hybrid format - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Since 2003 the Health Informatics Department of BHH partner Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires has been organizing annually the Jornadas de Informática en Salud. This event was born with the sole objective of sharing experiences and knowledge in the field, in a multidisciplinary model that implies the juxtaposition of each specialities that make up health informatics. In this opportunity the Jornadas will take place in a new hybrid format. A conjunction of both the experience acquired in the years of event planning and the last two, in which virtuality allowed this event to have a greater scope and an improvement in terms of prestige and innovation. A proposal that promotes networking and interaction between attendees, speakers and sponsors. A unique opportunity on the business to business health informatics market. The first two days of the event will benourished by a rich program full of scientific activities, presentations by international experts, panel discussions, practical workshops, application demonstrations and academic courses/workshops. On the last day there will be a face-to-face event, to be held at Palacio San Miguel, where, in addition to the usual presentations by keynote speakers, the attendees will be able to enjoy VR, immersive experiences and other novelties. The event is free for everyone, it only requires previous registration. This event is aimed at physicians, nurses, scientists, software developers, engineers, entrepreneurs, business people, students, services and product providers and all those interested in the field of health informatics. Lastly, within the JIS Go Live 2022, people will be able to be part of the IV Nursery Informatics Symposium, III Health Applied IA Symposium, II Pharmaceutical Informatics Symposium, and the Frist Diversity and Inclusion on Digital Health Symposium.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 BHH News
Ever Health collaborates to increase access to digital medical services - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Ever Health in collaboration with the ONCE Foundation and SmartCity Cluster has rebuilt and certified its health platform as the first inclusive telemedicine platform with the aim of promoting telemedicine in a more accessible way (for all people), adapting its technology so that people with disabilities can easily acces to digital medical services. The final agreement is shown in the document which was signed by José Luis Martínez Donoso, general director of  ONCE Foundation; Mariano Barroso, honorary president of the SmartCity Cluster, and Rafael García, CEO of Ever Health. This agreement establishes wide variety of measures so that disable people can access to our telemedicine service that has been developed in several phases. Following a diagnosis of universal accessibility carried out by the ONCE Foundation, Ever Health, a SmartCity Cluster partner, has focused its effort and put its entire team to work on redesigning the healthcare platform, which has been also developed internally by the company. In this process, and in order to achieve the usefulness and effectiveness as a change for the better we also count with the support and collaboration of the associative movement of people with disabilities, which has determined whether the patient experience was successful enough regarding accessibility to digital medical services for all people. During the opening of the Madrid Accessibility Week (MAW), held last June, some of the figures on disability in Spain were made public. According to the Survey on disability, personal autonomy and situations of dependence, published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), there are 4.38 million people with disabilities, which represents around 10% of the population; six out of every ten are women (58.6%) and three out of every four people with disabilities are over 55 years of age (75.4%). According to WHO, the World Health Organisation, more than one billion people, or about 15% of the world's population, have some form of disability and their numbers have been increasing in recent years partly due to the fact of demographic trends and the growing prevalence of chronic conditions. People with disabilities have less access to health care services. In addition to the problems they come up with (encounter) in their daily lives when moving around in physical spaces or getting any transport (36.2%), the use of new information and communication technologies (ICT) results also as another constraint making more difficult for 39.4% of people aged 6 and over to use them, according to data from the INE survey. In this sense, and during the MAW, under the title 'Entrepreneurship with social impact on disability', Andrea Alzaga, the person in charge directing and presenting the project at Ever Health, listed some of the main changes made to the platform, which include designing shaded areas on buttons and the correct contrast of colours, text sizes, implementing tab control, labelling buttons and images and applying JAWS / NVDA screen reading tools, among other previous changes that favour access and efficiency during consultations; giving control to the healthcare professional during the video consultation or including subtitles and simultaneous translation into other languages. Ever Health has opted for a healthcare model based on medicine with value and aimed at different types of patients, in order to achieve a real democratisation of health. With the possibility of incorporating technology into any platform, promoting better access and greater diagnostic capacity. In short, putting the protagonists, patients and healthcare professionals, at the centre. The digital medical services company had already made some optimisations to its platform during this period of pandemic, with changes in video technology, adapted to achieve greater efficiency and empower patients and healthcare professionals, thus complying with its pillars of Accessibility, Information Security and Quality of Care. Currently there are still many barriers to the use of digital medical services and must comply with the commitment to be developed for all people, regardless of the limitations or digital capabilities they may have. At Ever Health "we believe that technology should go unnoticed and be just the means to make health accessible, and that healthcare needs should not be left unattended for any reason of access", said Rafael García, CEO of Ever Health. However, the lack of universal accessibility and proper adapted design prevents people with disabilities from using these tools. That is why all companies, and all actors must strive to create a more sustainable society and to bridge the digital divide, "especially for the elderly and/or people with disabilities or less technological capabilities", said García. "We are very grateful to the ONCE Foundation, which has opened the doors of all its knowledge to make an inclusive platform a reality. It is very important to innovate and listen to those who are going to use the technology, health professionals and patients, groups such as the "senior" already have a model that allows the patient to access through a single click in a simple way. Likewise, Ever Health, as a member of SmartCity Cluster, forms the ecosystem of companies oriented towards the creation of a smart urban model. In this sense, SmartCity Cluster supports the design and implementation of solutions of its associated companies, facilitating synergies with organizations such as ONCE Foundation for all projects related to improving people's quality of life. The "Smart City" goes far beyond technology and its main objective is to improve the management of cities by optimizing the available resources to offer better public services to citizens.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 BHH News
Discover "The Secrets of Successful IRT Standardization" by Bayer and Suvoda - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The increase in complex, global clinical trials is creating more demand for Interactive Response Technology (IRT) systems to manage the many variables of complicated patient and supply logistics. As this demand has grown, many organizations are seeking vendor collaboration and support to streamline IRT use.

One area of opportunity for streamlining is standardization across the organization. With multiple trials being conducted and a mix of IRT experience in individual teams, a lack of standardization can result in redundant work as well as overall inconsistency. By creating and implementing standards for IRT use, sponsors and CROs are not only able to realize a consistent, quality IRT experience, but also free individual study teams to focus on protocol-specific needs.

Establishing IRT standards for all studies can seem challenging with infinite variables to consider, as well as management in an environment of constant change. And yet, a consistent process can benefit trial teams and the organization by ensuring predictable timelines and solutions that are scalable across trials.

Two BHH members Suvoda and Bayer, in partnership with Fierce Biotech, will be presenting  "The Secrets of Successful IRT Standardization" on Tuesday, September 27th at 17:00 hrs CET.

This webinar will reveal how Bayer standardized their core IRT modules to establish a repeatable process for all of their clinical trials.

Featured Speakers

  • Julia Redgate, Bayer, IRT System and Supplier Manager
  • Giada Corvino, Suvoda, Services Delivery Manager

Learn more!

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 BHH News
GooApps will be at the XX SEER Congress 2022 - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH Member GooApps will participate as a sponsor in the next XX Congress of the Spanish Society of Radiological Nursing (SEER), organized in Gijón on September 29, 30 and October 1, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused strong changes in the demands and limitations of nursing, which has had to quickly adapt to new practices and activities. With the aim of bringing together and continuing to train different professionals in the field of nursing, the Spanish Society of Radiological Nursing (SEER) has organized its XX National Congress. This event "Resilience in Diagnostic Imaging, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy in the face of unforeseeable situations: COMMON NURSING EFFORT" will take place on September 29, 30 and October 1, 2022 at the Luis Adaro Conference Center in Gijón.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 BHH News
'Next Level Insurance in the Age of Data' Course by Digital Insurance Agenda - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Over the last few years, the world has become so much more connected. Think about all the wearables like Fitbits and Apple Watches that are used, about all the cars that are connected to the internet, and about the investments made during the pandemic to make homes smarter and more intelligent. All these applications provide a world of new data flows. And that in turn provides all kinds of opportunities to make the current processes of insurers more efficient and effective, but also to develop all sorts of new products and services. And that is precisely where the future lies. The Executive Education Course ‘Next Level Insurance Innovation in the Age of Data’ focuses on the central role of data in insurance transformation and innovation. The objective is to help senior insurance executives gain a new perspective on the impact of data on the future of insurance, on their businesses, and on their role as an agent of change. The course is a joint initiative of the University of St. Gallen’s Institute of Insurance Economics, the world’s nr. 1 Business School in insurance, and BHH member Digital Insurance Agenda (DIA), the leading global insurtech thought leadership platform. The nine modules of the course take the participants on a journey and combine the latest in academic thinking with practical examples from insurtech leaders, insurance executives and other thought leaders. Let’s briefly touch upon what participants will experience and learn along this incredible journey! The most basic level of innovation is ‘digitising the current business’. There is still a lot of emphasis on this level. Simply because the short-term gain is significant. It is still so important to create a solid foundation and improve ratios. Really ‘innovating the current business’ is for instance about adding all sorts of new service concepts on top of the core insurance covers. ‘Challenging the current business’ stands for the most provocative innovations, often beyond the boundaries of the traditional insurance vertical. Each of these levels of information has its own specific opportunities and challenges. Before diving into these specific opportunities and challenges, the course will address topics that lay a foundation, and a perspective to make the right assessments. This will be done in three modules: 1. Setting the stage; how data is driving the future of insurance; 2. Data analytics for insurance executives; and 3. Customer excellence in the age of data. Modules 4, 5 and 6 will go into detail regarding the opportunities and challenges for each level of innovation, and especially around the key role of data. In particular, the second and third levels of innovation have in common that they have an open eye for what takes place in adjacent industries or domains. Module 7 will focus specifically on ecosystem thinking. The massive opportunities data can offer, are in fact driving the future of insurance and is obviously reflected in people and culture – the topic of module 8. Finally, module 9 takes a look further afield; What to expect beyond the next five years; which may even become a reality much sooner. Let’s take a closer look. Module 1: Setting the stage The first module sets the stage: Data is THE game changer of the next decade of insurance. Lecturers of this class include Simon Kaesler, senior partner McKinsey, and Jonathan Larsen, the Chief Innovation Officer of Ping An Group. Ping An is not only one of the largest insurance companies in the world but also the most innovative. Their successful ecosystem strategy includes more than 500 million users in their broader digital ecosystem, centred around data, which is the worldwide best practice. In this first module, Simon and Jonathan will explore the principles of data-driven value creation and how to treat data as an asset. And they will discuss the key challenges for insurance companies to thrive in the age of data. Module 2: Data analytics for insurance executives Don’t let the title of this module mislead you. ‘Next Level Insurance Innovation in the Age of Data’ is not a course about data analytics. It’s a business course that speaks at the right executive level. That only speaks about data in terms of how they add value; how insurance executives can grow their business. In this module, Alexander Braun, Professor St. Gallen University, and Felix Wenzel, Head of Data Engineering and Strategy at ERGO, one of the big brands of Munich Re, and creator of ERGO’s AI Factory, will discuss all there is to know as a senior executive about advanced uses of data and models and gain a fundamental understanding of AI: from evolution to application. In the process, it will probably be a chance to assess how data-driven you are yourself. Module 3. Customer excellence in the age of data Obviously, everything innovation should start with customer needs and behaviour in mind. Having said that, what is different nowadays, is that technology is actively changing human behaviour and that technology enables innovations that not necessarily solve current frictions and needs, but in fact, provide solutions for latent needs. Lecturers in this module include Jeff Kreisler, Managing Director and Head of Behavioral Science at JP Morgan, and Christian Hildebrand, Professor of Marketing Analytics, St. Gallen University. The next three modules each deal with one of the three archetypical levels of insurance innovation. Module 4. Transforming the insurance value chain In this module, there are discussed various ways insurers can optimise their portfolio and performance across the value chain. Many insurtechs are missioned to help incumbents in this effort; to improve operational excellence as well as customer excellence, and to improve ratios in the process. To get inspired on how insurtechs enable this, Jeroen Morrenhof, CEO and Co-Founder of FRISS and Jeppe Klausen, CEO and Co-Founder of Penni.io, both leading insurtechs in the application of data, will both share their views as practical lessons learned in this session. Module 5. Data-driven service design in insurance This module addresses the second level of innovation distinguished. Topics that are addressed in this class include recognising convergence to perfect markets and the role of services as new points of differentiation, understanding and applying contextual thinking and platform strategies, network effects and stored value. Andre Nepgen, Head of the Global Vitality Network at Discovery, will share his vision on service engineering, the key role of data, and the success factors and lessons learned from over 25 years of experience with Vitality. Module 6. Business model innovation in the age of data The third level of innovation, challenging the business with new business models, is considered the most provocative. Oliver Gassmann, Professor St. Gallen University and author of the worldwide bestseller ‘Business Model Navigator’, is one of the lecturers in this module. And so is Adrien Lebegue, Head of Strategy at ZhongAn Tech. ZhongAn is a highly acclaimed insurtech unicorn from Asia, not only based on advanced tech but also on an unrivalled level of business creativity and entrepreneurship. Oliver and Adrien will discuss how to create successful data-driven business models from scratch; among others based on understanding Open Innovation principles and other new ways of working. They will probably also inspire to consider the challenges many large organisations have with business model innovation: How far can you get away from the traditional core business? Or perhaps; how far should you get away? Module 7. The role of data in digital ecosystems Many innovations of the second and third levels foster an active role in ecosystems. Therefore, a specific module is dedicated to this important topic. Guiding us through ecosystem thinking and the role of data in ecosystems is Josep Celaya, Professor IE Business School and Chief Customer Experience Officer at NN Group. Josep will among others discuss the reconfiguration of industries and blurring boundaries and the different roles incumbents can play. Specifically with regard to the platform economy and the gig economy, Curtis Scott, Vice President of Customer Platform at leading ride-hailing platform Lyft will address the opportunities and challenges for incumbents. Both Josep and Curtis will inspire on how to build effective digital and data partnerships – quite essential to play any role of significance in ecosystems. Module 8. Talent and culture in the future in insurance Hiek van der Scheer, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at AEGON, went through the whole journey himself, from creating a data mindset at the board level to turning the use of data into top-line and bottom-line growth. He will share many of his lessons learned, including the essential skills for the age of data and how to create an effective culture for innovation with data. And of course, discuss how to win the war for data talent. Module 9. Thinking beyond tomorrow. What’s next in the age of data In this final module, the focus will be on long-term disruptive scenarios for the insurance industry, created by new possibilities from new data. Projections for advanced technologies, such as blockchain, will be discussed, as well as new challenges, for example around smart cities, digital citizenship and customer identities. Lecturers in this module are Francesca Bria, among others Professor at UCL (University College London), and Craig O’ Kane, the Chief Operating Officer at blockchain posterchild Everledger. Ample opportunities to discuss with lecturers and peersNext Level Insurance Innovation in the Age of Data’ will provide participants with a new type of online experience, focused on brief 30 minutes speaker presentations with lots of interaction and opportunity to engage directly with the lecturers. But also to discuss with peers what success factors and key takeaways participants can directly apply in their companies. The course kicks off on September 28, 2022. Classes are online, 3 hours per week, conveniently scheduled at the beginning or the end of the workday; 2,5 hours on Tuesdays and 0,5 – 1 hour of preparation. At the end of the course, participants have the opportunity to earn 2 ECTS which can be used across universities in Europe, if they pass a test. Interested in learning from leaders and joining this course? Send Imke Sonnemans an email and apply right away. Please note that attending the course with one or more colleagues is even more effective. It allows you to discuss the implications of what you’ve learned in each module specifically for your company – which is why we encourage this to increase the impact. If you want to come with five colleagues or more, Imke can also inform you about our special group rates.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 BHH News
Catalonia's Counselor Roger Torrent visits the BHH Headquarters
Barcelona Health Hub remains committed to promoting innovation in digital health and its transfer to the sector. Therefore it was a delight to receive Mr. Roger Torrent Ramió, Counselor of Business and Employment of the Generalitat of Catalonia, at the BHH Headquarters. BHH’s CEO Luis Badrinas, General Manager Eva Rosell, President Cristian Pascual and Medical Director Oscar García-Esquirol showed Mr. Torrent the pavilions of the BHH premises at the Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau. They talked about the work of Barcelona Health Hub in the field of digital health, discussing possible future collaboration together. Mr. Torrent also met with several of the resident companies that have offices inside the Hub premises. Mireia Rodríguez of Bitac, Tony Senso of Agomab, Fernando Vaquero of Universal Doctor, Eva Molero of Teamit Research and Marta Tévar of Doctomatic pitched their companies for Mr. Torrent, and they had a lively discussion about the challenges of digital health.   Mr. Torrent listens to the different BHH members at the BHH Headquarters            
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 BHH News
REMEDi4ALL, an EU-funded research project, kicks off to drive forward the repurposing of medicines in Europe
BHH member Teamit Research will lead together with EATRIS, the operational, communication and exploitation strategies to ensure the smooth implementation of the project and long-term impact. Identifying new therapeutic options for existing medicines (or drug repurposing) has the potential to significantly bring down the time and costs involved in drug development. This novel approach opens a window of opportunity in areas with high unmet medical needs -rare or neglected diseases, cancer, public health emergencies- but is still in an early development stage. To advance on this direction, the EU is funding the REMEDi4LL Consortium with 23 million euros in the next 5 years through the Horizon Europe (HE) programme with the objective of making patient-centric drug repurposing the new normal. This will have an impact not only on patients worldwide but will also contribute to the sustainability of health systems. During this period, the project will develop an innovative platform to support promising repurposing projects championed by patients. REMEDi4ALL has selected four medicine repurposing projects in different stages of development to demonstrate the viability of the newly created platform. Each project covers a different therapeutic area with high unmet medical needs– pancreatic cancer, COVID-19, rare diseases and ultra-rare diseases-. These projects will first be onboarded to ensure a patient-centric approach before testing all elements of the platform to optimise its tools and services. REMEDi4ALL will also build a global community to advance on key aspects -regulatory, policy, market access- for future proofing medicine repurposing. Teamit’s contribution to a unique combination of expertise Under the leadership of EATRIS, the European infrastructure for translational medicine, 24 organisations will combine their expertise in the fields of clinical and translational research, clinical operations, patient engagement and education, regulatory framework, funding, governance, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) or pricing and reimbursement to make cost-effective repurposed medicines more widely available. Teamit Research was heavily involved in the proposal stage and will now play a major role in operational, communication, dissemination, international networking and exploitation strategies to ensure the smooth implementation of the project and long-term impact. Eva Molero, Teamit’s CEO explains: “REMEDi4ALL will mark a turning point in how medicines are developed in Europe. It represents a unique opportunity to improve people’s health by enabling patients’ access to life-saving treatments in a cost-effective way. This vision, totally aligned with Teamit’s, inspires us enormously to give our best and achieve this important goal.”
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 BHH News
DKV qualifies as 28th in the Best Workplaces in Europe ranking by Great Place to Work - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member DKV gets 28th position among the best valued companies to work for in the category of organizations between 500 and 1,000 employees in the Best Workplaces in Europe ranking carried out annually by Great Place To Work®. The company is one of the few ones in Spain that have remained in the top positions of the Best Workplaces in Spain ranking for 14 consecutive years. In this year's edition, it ranked 4th. The full list of the ranking’s 20th edition was announced last night at the on-site awards gala in Venice, which was attended by Josep Santacreu. DKV's CEO assures that "being part of this BPTW ranking at a European level is a reward for DKV's daily effort to uphold the values that we established from the beginning and that we always want to maintain. We are proud to be among the Best Workplaces in Europe and that this recognition has been given to us by our employees." The Best Workplaces in Europe list is based on feedback from 1.4 million employees, from over 3,000 companies in 37 European countries. In addition, the data collected from each award winner shows information about trust in the company, company innovation, company values and leadership. Companies are also evaluated on how they are creating a For All™ workplace experience, which includes all employees no matter who they are or what they do. Following the study on the organizational environment, which includes an employee questionnaire and a specific evaluation of the people management culture, DKV has obtained the recognition that accredits its quality as an organization with a culture of great trust, in which its personnel are motivated to give the best of themselves.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 BHH News
Apply now for the call for investment by BStartup Health
For the fifth consecutive year, BStartup Health of Banco Sabadell launches the call for specific investment in startups in the health sector. At a time when the importance of science and research is being highlighted, the programme that supports health projects in pre-seed and seed phases has opened once again. The investment is mainly aimed at validating the technology/research and the business. Three projects will be selected in the field of Health Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Therapeutics & Drugs and e-Health throughout Spain. In this fifth call of BStartup Health, the selected companies will receive up to €150,000 in investment in exchange for a percentage of equity, as well as a mentoring programme by one of the prestigious members of the scientific-technical committee of BStartup Health. Note that BHH members will have a fast-track that guarantees a telephone interview! Don't miss it and apply HERE until 2 October.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 BHH News
Join the BNEW conference of DFactory together with BHH from October 3rd to 6th

The Barcelona New Economy Week (BNEW) will celebrate its third edition from October 3rd to 6th 2022 in Barcelona. The hybrid B2B event – 100% professional – created by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) will focus this edition on the opportunities of the new economy. BNEW 2022 will be held at DFactory Barcelona, the main industry 4.0 node in southern Europe, powered by the CZFB and located in Barcelona's free zone. It will feature seven verticals, all under the umbrella of the new economy. Like the previous edition, Real Estate, Digital Industry, Sustainability, Mobility, Talent and Experience will repeat under the new name for the BNEW City, which will allow to continue giving visibility to all the leisure offerings that Barcelona has to offer. In addition, the BNEW Invest is incorporated as a new vertical, which comes to explore new investment trends, offering an insight into the risks and opportunities posed by the post-pandemic economy for both large companies and SMEs in Europe, Latin America, the United States, Africa and the Middle East. In this third edition, BNEW will bring together 600 speakers, giving rise in 180 hours of content distributed in 130 panels, debates and sessions. There will also be 400 participating companies and more than 12,000 attendees to the seven verticals that will be held in parallel. BNEW also offers the unique opportunity of networking on-site to gain visibility for your company. Join Barcelona Health Hub at this great event and register for the BNEW on-site event HERE. Worried you cannot attend in person? Join the digital content and register HERE.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 BHH News
Mediclinic visits BHH and meets with the digital health startup ecosystem
Barcelona Health Hub had the pleasure to receive a delegation of Mediclinic at the Headquarters. The delegation of this diversified international private healthcare services group was brought to the BHH premises by its brand new BHH member Gellify. Mediclinic was founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. Mediclinic is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets. The group met with several of the BHH members: Amalfi Analytics, Virtual Bodyworks, Amelia Virtual Care, Flomics, Microptic and Nixi for Children. They also paid a visit to the Innolab for Digital Health of DKV, which is located at the top floor of the BHH Headquarters.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 BHH News
Sanitas renews its agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to boost digital transformation of health
Once again Sanitas renews its agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to continue boosting its projects and initiatives to promote the digital transformation of health. Their strategy is focused on helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, and the digital transformation in which Sanitas is immersed puts people at its core. They are committed to excellent customer experiences through great service and value, easy access and quality healthcare. Present at the signing of the renewal of this agreement were Marià Martí Font, Area Manager for Catalonia of Sanitas, Lluís Baqués, Customer Success Manager of Sanitas, and Eva Rosell, General Director of Barcelona Health Hub. With the renovation of the agreement, Sanitas once again demonstrates its firm commitment to Barcelona Health Hub as a key player in digital health.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 BHH News
#BHHTeamTalks – Meet Sara Roig!
Barcelona Health Hub keeps growing! BHH is happy to introduce you to its newest family member Sara Roig. She started this week as BHH’s brand new Executive Assistant. Sara, welcome at Barcelona Health Hub! Can you please introduce yourself? Of course! So, hello everyone, I am Sara Roig, and I am 22 years old and I started being part of the BHH team in early September. I already finished my degree of Advertisement and Public Relations, and I was planning to take part of the events and communications area due to that I really love to be in contact with people and personally the communication is the most relevant part of life in general. I am so grateful about my colleagues and the environment in the office is perfect to work, develop your creativity and overcome yourself. It is fantastic! I really like it. Can you tell us a little about what you are going to do at BHH? So, here I am going to be part of the events department and help with other tasks that need support from other areas. Moreover, proposing any kind of idea that can help to the organization. What made you join Barcelona Health Hub? Barcelona Health Hub has a huge positive points: The place where the Hub is located is amazing, the team work develops the best part of you professionally, the emerging connections between technology and health, the big companies and the startups, and a lot more. So, it seems a good opportunity to work for BHH that I didn’t want to let it escape. Did you have any prior experience of digital health? No, I didn’t. I just knew a little about digital health, but I didn’t expect that that area was that broad. So just being here in BHH for a few weeks has taught me a lot about the digital health world and it is so interesting. It’s really incredible the amazing ways in which digital health can improve the lives of people.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 BHH News
Join the exclusive #BHHSummit Dinner
Do you want to discover a unique networking and visibility opportunity for you and your company? Join Barcelona Health Hub on Wednesday October 26th for this year's exclusive #BHHSummit Dinner! Once the regular day programme of the #BHHSummit has ended, you are welcome to attend this exclusive dinner where leading attendees, sponsors and speakers will meet. Barcelona Health Hub cannot wait to share this special occasion with you. This dinner is not only a great opportunity to network, make new contacts and catch up with key leaders in digital health, but also to contribute to a better society. This year, 10% of the revenue of the dinner will be donated to our partner i4KIDS, the Pediatric Innovation Hub coordinated by the Barcelona Children's Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. i4KIDS has the challenge of identifying and supporting those innovation projects, within the field of pediatrics and maternity, that stand out for their ability to generate a change in society and in the care of children. Let's work towards more effective, safe and efficient pediatric care for children and their families! Support i4KIDS, make new valuable connections for your company and reserve your seat at the table here!

Reserve your seat for the #BHHSummit Dinner here!


 
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 BHH News
The Storebrand Helseforsikring team visits the DKV Innolab - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Today BHH member DKV Seguros received The Storebrand Helseforsikring team to visit the DKV and BHH facilities and to hold their internal kick-off meeting in Barcelona on 2 September. Storebrand Helseforsikring offers health insurance in the corporate and retail markets in Norway and Sweden. The company is 50% owned by Storebrand ASA and 50% by Ergo International AG. The company operates through the head office in Norway and the branch in Sweden. As DKV Seguros is also owned by ERGO International, the two companies have been in contact and collaboration for a long time. The main purpose of the meeting was for the team to brainstorm and identify digital solutions for the company's problems that the team had identified earlier, with the aim of presenting the solution idea at the end of the day. The team used some design-thinking principles to carry out these exercises, in the different workspaces at the BHH Headquarters and the DKV Innolab. BHH and DKV coordinated the visits so that the Storebrand team had everything they needed for their activities during the day. DKV welcomed them in the Barcelona Health Hub Headquarters and presented DKV Seguros, its digital health strategies and the DKV Innolab for Digital Health. The Innolab team also showed them the Showroom and gave two demos of innovative health technologies. In addition, DKV provided them with the terrace of the BHH and a typical Spanish catering, so that they could enjoy the views and take a break.
This visit was originally planned for 2020, but COVID prevented it from taking place. Now that they can travel again, the Storebrand team was very happy to visit their colleagues from DKV Seguros, the BHH facilities and the city of Barcelona.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 BHH News
BHH Afterwork: Back to the Office Edition on September 29th!
Summer has ended! To welcome you all back to the office, Barcelona Health Hub invites you to come to the next edition of the BHH Afterwork on September 29th at 18:00 hrs CET. Let's catch up and make some new connections! Come to the BHH Headquarters to meet other BHH members, do some networking and have a drink with us. Barcelona Health Hub will also explain more about the plans for the coming months, update you about the next activities for the BHH residents and much more. During the BHH Afterwork, you can once again win some great prizes. Send us your best holiday picture now and who knows - maybe your photo will be selected as the winning picture! The champion will go home with a mystery prize, which is going to be disclosed during the Afterwork. Be sure to secure your spot for this edition of the BHH Afterwork. Mark your agenda and sign up here!
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 BHH News
Are you the new BHH Communication Intern?
Barcelona Health Hub is looking for a new intern at the Communication Department. Be part of the day-to-day running of the communications department in the field of digital health! You will be surrounded by a small team of creative, hard-working and fun people, in a very cool office in the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau in Barcelona. What are you going to do? The most important project you will lead is the coordination and execution of online interviews in English with the different BHH members. It's the perfect opporunity to get to know the members and learn all you want to know about diigtal health! You will also support the management at online and offline events and be part of the daily routine of the company. What are we looking for?
BHH is looking for a proactive, enthusiastic Communication/Journalism/Audiovisual Communication student to with a high level of English (minimum level B2, preferable C1). BHH values good communication skills, experience with digital tools and programmes, and previous experience with corporate use of social media will be an asset. You will be working in the mornings from 9 to 14 hrs at the BHH Headquarters. The internship begins as soon as possible, so apply now and we'll figure out together how it fits your schedule best.
Interested?
If you think you would be a great match for this internship, please let us know! Send us your CV in English and we'll get back to you soon.
AUGUST 30, 2022 BHH News
Meet the intelligent robot Temi of Grupo Saltó at the BHH Headquarters
Did you already meet the intelligent robot Temi at the BHH Headquarters? Creator and BHH member Grupo Saltó placed her in the Hub so you can interact with her. She is the newest addition to the BHH family and she will follow you around the Hub! Grupo Saltó is a company with more than 25 years of experience in the field of maintenance services in IT environments for large companies (banking, public administration, industry) with national activity. In 2011, their technological platform SOM was created for the efficient management of operations with IOT technology. The platform connects with smart devices and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for interaction with social robots. The goal is to put technology at the service of people. The idea of the project was to bring the elderly closer to technology and improve their lives.  This was born from the company's presentation to the 5G Challenge proposed by the MWC Foundation in 2019. The aim of the challenge was titled "Improving the quality of life for elderly (at home) through Technology". Grupo Saltó won the challenge with the concept of a robot capable of acting as an assistant 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  The first phase of the pilot was a great success and at the end of last year the second pilot test was launched. Currently it is in progress, with about 100 users who signed up for the project on behalf of the City Council of BCN. Taking into account the requests and recommendations of the users, this second phase has evolved with a more interactive robot model that is better adapted to their needs. The robot helps to remind its users about daily tasks, such as taking pills or an upcoming birthday of a family member. It also has facial recognition and mapping of the rooms in the house, which makes the robot move around easily. In case the user feels unwell, it can alert the robot, which will contact emergency services or a family member. Interested in the possibilities the robot offers? Get in touch with Grupo Saltó here! [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://barcelonahealthhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Video-Temi-robot.mp4"][/video]
AUGUST 30, 2022 BHH News
How entrepreneurs can define and build the value of their new products - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Recently, Silvia Micalo, founder & CEO of BHH member Sunshineoxygen Healthtech, has launched a new book regarding healthtech innovation.

Healthtech Innovation: How Entrepreneurs Can Define and Build the Value of Their New Products is a down-to-earth survival guide for entrepreneurs struggling to secure a strategic position within the healthtech ecosystem. It is expected that by 2026, the global digital health market size will be around $657 billion. This book is designed to help innovators navigate this complex and newly volatile landscape. It covers business strategy, marketing, funding acquisition, and operation in a global regulatory context. It is written in simple language, evidenced by the latest academic and industry research, and explained using real-world examples and case studies.

Get an immediate discount by using the discount code ASM08 with a 20% off by ordering here before 31 October 2022. Don't miss it!

AUGUST 25, 2022 BHH News
Male infertility: breaking taboo - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Man, since the dawn of time, he has been characterized by plenty of adjectives: strong, combative, courageous, etc. But why is it so complicated for this superhero to talk about male infertility? A quite challenging question that may raise several questions. In a society that wishes to be egalitarian and in which feminist movements are getting more and more importance, how is it that male infertility remains taboo? Through this article, BHH member Microptic will share some of the issues. Infertility is not just female We tend to mistakenly think that infertility is a female matter. Indeed, it is on the woman’s body that the embryo is created and will be growing up. It is true that when a couple is having difficulties in conceiving a child, we will first start doing various examinations and analysis to the woman. However, many scientific studies have been able to demonstrate that the origin of infertility is 50% from male factors and 50% from female factors. We have to keep in mind that an embryo is the union of an egg and a spermatozoon, each of those two gametes play a crucial role in the development of the future child. To know the quality of the sperm is essential for the succeed of the fertility treatment. Both couples and specialist should pay attention carefully to semen analysis results. Virility threat? When a man is going through troubles to procreate, a ton of emotions can emerge, it is completely legitimate. The announcement of an infertility diagnosis is never easy to accept. The man can feel his virility decreasing, the feeling of helplessness is also often noticed. Some patients explain that since the announcement of their infertility, sex life has been substantially affected. However, it must be very well understood that the concept of male infertility is completely dissociated from the concept of virility or sexual proficiency. It has absolutely nothing to do. Interested? Read the full article here.
AUGUST 25, 2022 BHH News
Emocional raises €400,000 fund to accelerate its technological development - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Emocional, recently born on 1 May 2022 in Girona, has just closed its first round of funding with 400,000 euros. Emocional is the only company in the world that has developed a technological solution for companies, working in hybrid or remote format, capable of detecting in real time the level of stress and burnout of their workers through video calls. The aim is to achieve healthy work environments through rapid and anonymous intervention, preventing psychosocial and productivity risks, which in Spain also result in costs of approximately 300,000 euros per 100 employees. The capital raised, which Emocional will use to improve its algorithm as well as to hire new profiles to expand its team, is the result of a pre-seed financing round (or seed round in the initial phase of raising investment), and comes from Spanish and German investment funds, as well as private investors, the so-called business angels that provide capital to start-ups. The start-up currently has a team of 13 employees, with an average age of 28, made up mainly of psychologists, engineers, experts in artificial intelligence and computer vision. By the end of the year, the company plans to have a physical headquarters in Barcelona (the company was born offshore) and expects to have expanded the team to 50 people. The founders, Pedro J. Espinosa García, psychologist and current CEO of the company, and Aniol Hervás Royo, expert engineer in AI and current COO, launched Emocional because they had detected a new market niche. In June 2021 they launched a psychology marketplace, Synaptiko, to help people find a psychologist. "As a result of listening to our clients, we realized that 76% of them came to us because of work-related stress and we decided to create Emocional project, focused on offering a service to companies that wanted to know the state of mental health of their workers and, consequently, be able to take the appropriate measures to achieve an emotionally sustainable and productive company", explains Pedro J. Espinosa. In November of this year, the third co-founder, Marc Cortés Rofes, also an expert in AI, will officially join the project and will hold the position of CDO or digital director. In November 2021 the three partners conceptualised Emocional and in March 2022, during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, they presented the first demo version. Last May they made the official launch and in two months of trajectory they already have a portfolio of 22 companies in 4 European countries. Emocional has also won two awards: Best HR start-up in Spain, awarded by the CENTRHO Association (Aedipe) and Best Industry 4.0 start-up in Spain, by the Digital Enterprise Show (DES), an international congress that this year was attended by Barack Obama. The initial investment for the activation of the company has been 170,000 euros: 100,000 euros of own investment and 70,000 euros from ENISA (participative loan promoted by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism). The internationalization plan is planned for February 2023. How Emocional works Emocionalis a software that integrates into video calls (Meets, Zoom, Slack, Teams...) and detects the emotional state of employees in real time from non-verbal communication (facial expressions, head and hand movements...). This early detection is carried out thanks to a neural network, based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, which identifies patterns indicative of stress and burnout. The information is collected by the employee and Human Resources (HR), a department in which they receive the information anonymously. Emocional's own software offers the employee an individualized action plan, based on their specific indicators, with the necessary tools -coaching, therapy, group sessions, etc.- to reduce stress and/or manage it in the most adaptive way. Emocional is in the cloud and is very easy to install and use for the company and the employees. The company only has to register on the platform and upload the employee database. Workers activate their account, if they wish, with a single click. Marc Cortés points out that "the worker has the option to activate or deactivate Emocional and all the data is 100% encrypted, it is 100% anonymous. HR only has access to aggregate data, not personal data". The HR department has its own control panel in Emocional, where they visualize the levels of stress and well-being of its teams -with comparisons and indicators over time-, risk profiles or weekly status reports. From this dashboard, the company can also take action by proposing preventive actions to the teams, such as stress management sessions, assertive communication sessions, etc. In addition, Emocional also promote a healthy working environment through tools available to employees, such as the "EmotiCoins", Emocional's virtual currency, which can be exchanged for coaching sessions, therapy or team activities. The "EmotiCoins" also becomes a tool to appreciate work colleagues because they can be given to those who have inspired good practices at work, as a sign of companionship. The cost of implementing the software depends on the size of the company. It is a monthly subscription that will have a different price depending on the number of employees that the company has on staff. However, the cost per employee is always less than 10 euros per month. Mental health impacts: work environment and related health costs More than 50% of absences from work are related to mental health, according to 2021 data from the European Agency for Occupational Health and Safety at Work (OSHA). In addition, new hybrid and online work formats, along with the covid-19 pandemic, have led to a spike in cases, with 28% of Europeans (40 million) now suffering from work-related stress, according to OSHA's previous report. In addition, mental health disorders in Spain cost 4.2% of GDP (around 40,000 million euros) annually, i.e. an average of approximately 300,000 euros per 100 employees, according to a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Globally, depression and anxiety cost the world economy 1 trillion dollars a year, according to a joint report by the World Bank and the WHO.
AUGUST 24, 2022 BHH News
How LinkedIn can help you in your journey to find global customers and investors - join the event on September 22!
Join BHH member Universo’s event “Going Global LinkedIn Workshop” on Thursday, September 22 live at the BHH Headquarters! This workshop is all about LinkedIn techniques, tips and best practices for digital health companies looking to expand the global market attracting customers and investors. Explore with Yulia Reinshmidt, Universo CEO, LinkedIn and global business development expert, the hidden powers of the world’s largest professional network in the field of Go-to-Market strategies. The event will cover topics such as:
  • Presenting recent global market potential and marketing challenges and opportunities for digital health companies
  • LinkedIn as a powerful tool for brand awareness and trust building
  • LinkedIn as an effective way of approaching and engaging with potential leads
  • The art of messaging on LinkedIn – learning from best practices
  • Building and implementing a clear work plan with goals and key success factors
Sign up for free herePlease note, you can meet with the lecturer on the day of the meeting or the next day for paid personal work meetings, during which a specific set of goals and an initial work plan on LinkedIn will be built for your company. Since space is limited, be sure to sign up now. The event will take place September 22 at 10hrs CET in the BHH Headquarters (Recinto Modernista, Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167, Barcelona). Don't miss this opportunity!
AUGUST 24, 2022 BHH News
The collaboration to innovate in health and agriculture with the new Bayer's LifeHub BCN - #BHHInitiatives
BHH member Bayer, as an innovation company committed to moving towards a more sustainable model and joint development with the local ecosystem, has opened the doors of LifeHub Barcelona. It aims to support the acceleration of innovative projects as tools for the transformation of health and agriculture, essential areas for Bayer's activity. It seeks to collaborate and be an active part of society to create world-leading and sustainable solutions in health and nutrition. To achieve this goal, LifeHub BCN is focused on two key areas: crop protection and digital agriculture for Horticulture and Digital Therapeutics. According to Bernardo Kanahuati, CEO of Bayer in Spain and Portugal, "we want to create a collaborative environment with key players in the fields of digital therapies and the transformation of agriculture, with the aim of helping to identify and develop viable proposals that can contribute to improve people's lives." LifeHub BCN will enable them to connect with ecosystems formed by research centers, start-ups, universities, innovation centers and customers; identify partners and provide solutions to their customers' needs; and incubate prototypes to test solutions in the market and be able to scale them. With more than 650 m², the new environment seeks on the one hand, to facilitate and foster collaboration among employees as a starting point to reinforce internal transformation and drive innovation. At the same time, it seeks to link the internal team with members of the local innovation ecosystem, so that they can develop, create and collaborate on projects. For this purpose, LifeHub BCN is equipped with co-creation areas, meeting spaces and individual work areas, being a lively and versatile space, which can be adapted to the needs of each moment, and will allow to promote and encourage the development of innovative initiatives. The geographic location of the new space is no coincidence: Barcelona plays a key role in achieving the company's objectives, as it is a large global technology space and ranks as number 5 among European startup hubs, standing out especially in Southern Europe with more than 1,700 startups operating in an innovative, attractive, and multicultural environment. In this context, the LifeHub BCN project operates as a network of improvement and connection for these startups with other Bayer innovation centers in the Mediterranean cluster such as Seville and Almeria. LifeHub BCN aims to become a relevant asset in the Catalan capital and a tool for revitalization and internal unification to structure and empower open innovation and digital transformation efforts at Bayer, enabling its employees to engage in initiatives that go beyond their core business. LifeHub BCN presents itself as a highly appropriate mean to generate incubation solutions through the exploration of new skills, technologies, and business models. It is also a space conducive to partnering with experts through strategic alliances that leverage cutting-edge technologies. Due to its extensive experience, Bayer positions itself as a facilitator and promoter of high-level solutions. Through LifeHub, the company wants to bring ideas to life, transferring technology and knowledge to the market, seeking tangible results that have a direct impact on society. Get to know more about this initiative here!
AUGUST 12, 2022 BHH News
Engage, network and exchange knowledge at the 1st Pan-European Hospital and Healthcare Procurement Summit - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The 1st Pan-European Hospital and Healthcare Procurement Summit takes place on 20-21 September 2022 in Brussels. The summit will be presented in four languages: French, German, English and Spanish and it is an ideal opportunity to meet, hear from and network with leading professionals from the hospital and healthcare procurement sector. In addition to presentations from respected speakers, networking opportunities will include:
    • B2B exhibition area: the perfect platform for informal networking. You’ll have the opportunity to spend time with hospital and healthcare solution providers from the industry as well as representatives from Europe’s most promising SME’s, who will be presenting innovative solutions to problems faced by procurers in the field of health care
    • Speed dating: an organised, professional matchmaking event which joins suppliers and buyers from the hospital and healthcare sectors, greatly expanding your professional network in a short space of time
    • Hands-on workshop sessions: bringing together procurement colleagues from around Europe, these sessions provide an opportunity to discuss the current issues facing the procurement industry and workshop solutions with the best and brightest in the field
  • Networking platform: become a part of our community platform, where you will be able to connect, network, set-up meetings and collaborate with other delegates and speakers before, during and after the event.
  • Cocktail event: taking place on the first night of the conference, this informal meet-and-greet is the perfect opportunity to meet industry peers in a relaxed and casual atmosphere, have a little fun and perhaps make a few friends along the way.
The summit promises to be the leading event this calendar year for procurement professionals in healthcare to meet, network and share knowledge. Be sure to sign up here!
AUGUST 3, 2022 BHH News
The interactive Human Hologram has arrived at the BHH Headquarters
Marvut’s headquarters are located in Barcelona and we are running operations in Colombia, Latin America. We began as clients/users of these amazing technologies, thoroughly investigating their properties and testing all kinds of creations in different promotional spaces. The effectiveness in the results to capture people's attention and impact their decision making, added to our specialization in systems integration and high impact content creation, quickly led us to count on HyperVSN as partners and, as a next step, establish a synergy model to offer complementary products and services. Our extensive experience in systems integration will enable our clients to combine all the solutions that HyperVSN offers with any other technology, device, or software that they wish. The imagination is the limit! Passion is the main tool! We would be delighted to start interesting conversations with each reader of this blog to co-create innovation initiatives based on 3D holograms and increase the value in each of your business areas. Contact us to arrange a meeting so you can live the experience of 3D holograms in person, we have at your disposal HyperVSN Holographic Human, HyperVSN SmartV, HyperVSN Solo, and many more, including different types of accessories, in Barcelona (Spain) and Bogotá (Colombia).   About our interactive Human Hologram: We have developed a human hologram, equipped with artificial intelligence and capable of interacting with its viewers, integrating with other systems, to offer increasingly specialized and segmented experiences and data collection. This technology offers advanced interaction through the use of touch screens, sensors, cameras and microphones, among others, and makes use of Artificial Intelligence codes, which will allow the viewer better two-way communication and retention of the message. Its application is transversal and allows us to better understand how technology adapts and helps us better understand and communicate with our users or customers.”
AUGUST 2, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and BBVA collaborate to boost the digital health innovation ecosystem
BBVA has reached a collaboration agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to promote and foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the digital health sector. BHH operates as a hub for interaction between more than 350 members (startups, corporations, healthcare institutions, universities and investors), with a presence on five continents, whose aim is to accelerate transformation in the field of digital health and facilitate knowledge transfer in the healthcare sector. At its headquarters in the Sant Pau Art Nouveau site in Barcelona, BHH hosts 33 startups with a total of 184 employees. BBVA has thus become BHH's partner of reference and will support it in the implementation of various initiatives. In addition, the bank will promote contacts with the associated startups, providing them with access to investors, training and, if they need it, offering them banking or financing services through the new BBVA Spark unit, which specialises in high-growth innovative companies. "This collaboration is another example of BBVA's commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship as key elements for facing present and future challenges. Healthcare is undoubtedly one of the sectors that can most benefit from the opportunities arising from technological disruptions and the development of talent; and that is why we want to support entrepreneurs in a sector that is so relevant for everyone and has such a high potential," says Roberto Albaladejo, Head of BBVA Spark. For its part, BHH is expanding its policy of collaborations with large public and private corporations, such as those recently signed with the Barcelona City Council and the Mobile World Capital. According to Cristian Pascual, President of Barcelona Health Hub: "at BHH we continue to grow and join entities committed to technological acceleration, innovation and the development of solutions in the field of digital health that help to improve people's lives. Having BBVA as a strategic partner is further proof of the importance of our sector and its potential. It also reinforces BHH's commitment to continue working towards the transfer of the current model towards digital health to improve daily clinical practice and, in turn, contribute to the sustainability of the healthcare system." The growth in the number of participants, the projects carried out, as well as the fact that it is a hub specialising in digital health, have contributed to positioning BHH as one of the best digital health hubs in the world, according to the About Digital Health portal. The first joint initiative between BBVA and Barcelona Health Hub will be the BBVA Spark event, to be held on 28 September at the BHH Headquarters- It aims to bring together companies, funds and investors specialising in digital health.
AUGUST 1, 2022 BHH News
Interested in a Postgraduate in Digital Health? Check out the informative session - #BHHMembersInitiatives
With the aim of training professionals in the health field to adapt and increase their professional development in the digital context that surrounds us and face new challenges, BHH member Institut de Formació Continua of the Universitat de Barcelona launched the new Postgraduate in Digital Health. This new Postgraduate is a part-time and remote course beginning November 2nd of 2022. The students obtains all the knowledge and keys to develop digital solutions aiming at the patient, giving answers to the actual social needs. Moreover, the Postgraduate has been designed and it will be taught by active professionals with outstanding experience in the Digital Healthcare field. The Institut de Formació Continua of the Universitat de Barcelona offers a 10% discount of the enrollment for all the members of Barcelona Health Hub, so don't miss this opportunity! The Institut de Formació Continua will held an informative session with the director and coordinator of Postgraduate in Digital Health on September 29th at 2pm through Zoom. You can ask all your pressing question in this session! Register here.
JULY 29, 2022 BHH News
#BHHTeamTalks – Say goodbye to Ana Margallo!
The past few months Ana Margallo has accompanied Barcelona Health Hub as the communication intern. Many of you may recognise her as the face of the #MeetTheMembers series. It has been a pleasure to have Ana in the BHH Team! Ana, what made you join Barcelona Health Hub in the first place? It all began this May when I finished my second year of Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing at university. I was thinking of doing some internship in order to have a first-hand view of the communication world and a real approach to a company. The moment I found out that BHH was hiring an intern I didn't hesitate to explore more about them. The fact that it's a private non-profit association focused on digital health and has an international projection made me decide so quickly and sign up for the offer. What did you learn at BHH? It's really difficult for me to sum up all the things I learnt, because it goes far beyond a routine where tasks are done exactly in the same way, I can say that everyday was a complete challenge. In broad terms, I learnt how to get in touch with different audiences, using different communication channels. What surprised you the most?  A good surprise was the team's warm welcome, since day one I sensed a great work environment. BHH team is united and they work daily to achieve their goals. Furthermore, BHH Headquarters are amazing. Both facts were truly motivation to develop my tasks. Can you tell us a little about your future plans? I want to keep learning in the communication field, although I am really interested in PR I am looking forward to any experience that can nurture my knowledge.  
JULY 28, 2022 BHH News
AutoDiscovery explores immune system data in COVID-19 patients - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Butler Scientifics, with its AutoDiscovery software, collaborates on the study of immune profiles in COVID-19 patients and their impact on severity and treatment, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Butler Scientifics is a 10-year-old startup Catalan company specializing in automated intelligent exploration of health and biomedical research data, developers of AutoDiscovery software and providers of complementary data science services. A summary of the collaboration developed with the Innate Immune Response research group of the La Paz University Hospital Health Research Institute (IdiPaz), led by Dr. Eduardo López-Collazo can be found here.
JULY 27, 2022 BHH News
Zurich launches Sustainability Report - #BHHMembersInitiatives
For the fifth consecutive year, BHH member Zurich has published their Sustainability Report, the document that reflects their commitment to society, the environment and the stakeholders. This document shows the performance of the Zurich Group in Spain in terms of corporate responsibility, from an environmental, economic and social point of view. They aim to be one of the most responsible and impactful companies in the world. Under the title "Let's make it Epic", the Sustainability Report will explain more about their new way of working with a new hybrid model. It takes into account the well-being of their teams, their commitment to diversity that has been recognised by achieving major milestones such as EDGE LEAD certification. It also relates to the broader community by promoting and supporting projects that contribute to youth employability and help the most vulnerable groups through alliances, volunteering, donations and other initiatives in line with the needs of the moment, together with the support of the Z Zurich Foundation. All of this is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with which they will continue to work towards a more sustainable model that respects society and the environment. Read more about it here!
JULY 27, 2022 BHH News
How does your medtech regulatory team stack up? Participate in 2022 MedTech Regulatory Benchmark Study by Veeva - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Did you know that 36% of medtech companies surveyed in 2021 still managed regulatory content on local hard drives and file shares?* Regulatory modernization has become imperative as we face global change, like EU MDR and UDI, but medtech is still lagging. To better understand how the industry is progressing, BHH member Veeva MedTech is conducting the Second Annual Medtech Regulatory Benchmark Study. Have your say too by completing the short survey. Results will reveal how well the industry has integrated regulatory affairs across all stages of product development. Click here to take part in the study! Completing the survey takes approximately 5 minutes. If specified, Veeva  will share the full benchmark report, including best practice recommendations, with you upon study completion. *Veeva MedTech 2021 Regulatory Benchmark Report
JULY 26, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub and Hospital de Sant Pau create a centre to accelerate technology transfer in the field of health
Barcelona Health Hub and Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau have signed a collaboration agreement to promote the Center of Clinical Validation of Digital Solutions. The aim of this centre, which reports to the Sant Pau Digital Health Unit, is to become an agile and efficient tool for assessing the viability, safety and clinical effectiveness of digital solutions and new healthcare processes. It will also facilitate the adoption of innovative healthcare technologies proposed by startups, companies and public entities in the healthcare sector by accelerating their validation processes and facilitating the transfer of technology to the healthcare environment. In addition, the Centre will have the support of the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau to carry out clinical trials with quality and safety guarantees. According to Dr. Adrià Comella, Managing Director of Sant Pau , "We want to be a gateway to innovation and an international benchmark in the transfer of innovation, and this agreement is a very important boost in this regard. Above all, for Barcelona Health Hub, located at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and within the framework of a knowledge ecosystem made up of very important institutions in health, education, research and sustainability, among others." It will also make it possible to "learn about trends and new digital solutions in health, transform Sant Pau's healthcare processes, co-create with Barcelona Health Hub and have a return on all the work in the form of publications, intellectual property... and, above all, have an impact on the quality of care for users, patients and professionals". In short, "the aim is to respond effectively to the new health needs of the population, with the best services and health outcomes as a highly complex centre," concludes Dr. Adrià Comella. For his part, Dr. Oscar García-Esquirol, Medical Director of Barcelona Health Hub, points out that "creating this centre with a benchmark hospital like Sant Pau allows us not only to increase our reputational value as an international digital health hub, but also to offer a differential service to our members and promote technology transfer of digital solutions." For potential collaborators, "this will mean having a clinical validation of their project in a short period of time with the Sant Pau quality standard, access to a sufficient sample of users in agile work processes and, with support, when communicating the clinical validation and its results and a translation of the technology to clinical practice." According to the Centre's director, Dr. Mar Gomis-Pastor, "this will be of great benefit to users and patients, allowing them to access quality and safe healthcare technologies and to receive a validated healthcare technology prescription in controlled environments. It will also translate into a higher degree of satisfaction with the care received thanks to improved care pathways and, ultimately, greater confidence in a modernised and innovative healthcare environment."  

A structure with various actors and entities involved

The Center of Clinical Validation of Digital Solutions is committed to cutting-edge technology, digital transformation and the development of technological solutions applied to healthcare. For this reason, in addition to being coordinated by the Digital Health Unit of the Hospital de Sant Pau and located in one of the 10 most influential hubs in Europe in digital health, Barcelona Health Hub, it has:
  • A team of professionals from the Digital Health Unit to carry out the coordination, including experts in informatics, epidemiology and statistics, innovation and bioengineering technicians, among others.
  • A Clinical and Technological Research Ethics Subcommittee (CEICT), attached to and reporting to the Hospital de Sant Pau's Research Ethics Committee (CEIm), under the direction of the new chairman, Dr. Robert Belvís, from the centre's Neurology Department. This subcommittee, a national benchmark, will be made up of members who are experts in innovation and digital solutions, with the main function of evaluating and ensuring the quality of the studies carried out.
  • An international Scientific Advisory Committee to design the validation study for each technology evaluated. It will be made up of a group of professionals from different fields (health, ethical-legal, innovation transfer, information systems, epidemiology and others) who will be joined, in each case, by professionals with expertise in the pathology and specialised in the clinical area of validation. Some of the members are Dr. Oscar García-Esquirol, Medical Director of Barcelona Health Hub; Dr. Josep Estadella, gynaecologist of the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Service; Dr. Iluminada Corripio, psychiatrist of the Psychiatry Service and member of the Steering Committee of the Network of Innovation and Research in Mental Health and Technologies (TECSAM); Dr. Rosa Antonijoan, Director of the Clinical Pharmacology Service at Sant Pau and the Centre for Medicines Research (CIM) at the Sant Pau Research Institute; and Míriam Ors, Head of the Transfer and Innovation Unit and Deputy Director of the Sant Pau-IIB Sant Pau Research Institute.
  • The Hospital's Research Institute, led by Dr. Jordi Surrallés, which provides expertise in clinical trial management, study design and intellectual property protection.
  • An international network of hospitals and validation agents, which will participate in the clinical pilot studies of the technology in coordination with the Sant Pau Digital Health Unit and Barcelona Health Hub, through its ecosystem of companies and hospital and pharmaceutical groups. This network will allow the technology to be tested in different clinical, cultural or social contexts and, at the same time, to reach a sufficient sample of patients for the validation study.
The Fundació Privada del Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau promotes and finances the creation of the Center of Clinical Validation of Digital Solutions.

A clinical validation process with five phases

The Center of Clinical Validation of Digital Solutions created by the Hospital de Sant Pau and Barcelona Health Hub is aimed at a wide range of potential collaborators: from hospitals to startups, public and private entities, among other organisations that want to access a packaged clinical validation product for healthcare technology that consists of a total of five different phases. The first stage consists of a feasibility study that includes a technical, medical, statistical, ethical-legal and economic assessment, and is then completed with the four phases of development. In the second phase, the clinical study is conceptualised, i.e. it is designed, evaluated by CEIT, presented to the working teams, and the servers and permits are managed. In the third phase, the study is monitored, with follow-up of procedures and data collection. In the fourth phase, the study is closed, with statistical analysis, evaluation and publication of the results. And finally, in the fifth phase, work is done to facilitate the adoption of the innovation. More information about the Center of Clinical Validation of Digital Solutions here.
JULY 25, 2022 BHH News
BHH member Wefight is looking for new colleagues - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Wefight is a company that specializes in the development of virtual assistants for patients and their relatives. Wefight aims to create assistants that answer questions from patients and their relatives, making information straightforward and accessible from anywhere and at any time during the course of treatment. It does not replace physicians but rather serves as an intermediary. Wefight prides itself on values of trust, prevention and positivity.  At the momenmt, tehy have various openings available for you to join their team. Their current openings: Are you interested to join then? Don’t miss it and check out the vacancies!
JULY 25, 2022 BHH News
Webinar: Anticipating burn-out and absenteeism by BHH member Timblo - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Join BHH member Timblo's webinar "Anticipating burn-out and absenteeism" this Wednesday, July 27th! This webinar is dedicated to mental health at work and how burn-out can be prevented. Explore with Timblo new tools to find a solution and support your employees in difficult times! The webinar features important keynote speakers in the coaching and psychology arena as well as wellbeing consultant Timblo. Do not miss the opportunity to anticipate stressful times at work. If you manage teams, remotely or in person, this webinar is a perfect chance of utilizing at best your time prior to the holidays. Join this informal talk among experts with plenty of space for Q&A and a bonus digital tool at the end! Sign up for free here.
JULY 21, 2022 BHH News
Join the Pediatric Innovation Day of i4KIDS - #BHHMembersInitiatives
After the success of the first edition, BHH member i4KIDS invites you to join the Pediatric Innovation Day that will take place on 21 September in the Cosmo Caixa, Barcelona and online via streaming. The event will attract the broader pediatric audience: 300+innovators, medical specialists and entrepreneurs from all over the world (Europe, USA, Latin America). During the day, i4KIDS team and speakers will share the last pediatric innovation trends and you will enjoy enhanced interaction with speakers and scientists from the European Innovation ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to engage with innovators, and discuss the future of pediatric innovation. Don't miss the oportunity to participate, discover our speakers and register here.
JULY 15, 2022 BHH News
Submit your application for the European Healthcare Procurement Awards 2022 - #BHHMembersInitiatives
European Healthcare Procurement Awards 2022 will gather the best procurement talent in one place. The award ceremony will be held during the 1st Pan-European Hospital and Healthcare Procurement Summit at the Brussels Square Conference Centre on 21-22 September 2022. These awards will recognise outstanding professional achievement in the procurement field. The purpose of the awards is to inspire and motivate individuals and teams and help propel procurement into a more sustainable future, by placing best practise front and centre and showcasing some of the most innovative, influential solutions and initiatives in the field. Intersted? Sign up here!
JULY 13, 2022 BHH News
CIMTI Challenge 2022 aims to promote healthy lifestyles - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The CIMTI Repte 2022 call  aims to select and promote technological innovation projects based on the improvement of healthy lifestyles. The call focuses on changing habits and lifestyle: excess weight and sedentarism, alcohol and tobacco consumption, healthy and varied diet, adequate rest habits, stress management and mental and emotional health care. The call is summarized in two main themes:
  • Promotion of healthy lifestyles to citizens from a holistic perspective, through training and support tools for a better motivation and adherence.
  • Promotion of the holistic knowledge towards healthy lifestyles by health professionals through the use of training and support tools.
Selected projects will receive services valued in 85.000€, to catalyze the process of entering the health system and reaching the market. You can find more information about the services and the bases of the call here. Don't miss it!
JULY 12, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub teams up with the Barça Innovation Hub for the Sports Tomorrow Congress
Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that it teamed up with the Barça Innovation Hub, the center for sports knowledge and innocvation of FC Barcelona. BHH joins as Event Partner at the next edition of Sports Tomorrow Congress, thus adding a key partner in the healthcare industry! The STC23 event will delve into the key role of human and machine cognition in sports development. It's aimed at both the athletes themselves, and all those professionals who are part of a wide range of disciplines applied to sport. Barcelona Health Hub promotes innovation in the world of digital health, serving as a link between startups, sanitary organizations, companies and investors. Networking and the collaboration between professionals of the sector, startups and hospitals are promoted by gaining access to BHH’s ecosystem of compatible companies dedicated to redefining health systems. The Sports Tomorrow Congress promotes sharing of knowledge between professionals and disciplines applicable to the world of sport and society. Therefore, Barcelona Health Hub will add great value to the STC23 mission. The collaboration will be based on the creation of joint content with the purpose of reaching the biggest number of spectators possible, informing them about the projects that are being developed, as well as the new advances that will add value to society. Read more about it here.  
JULY 8, 2022 BHH News
New edition of Insurance World Challenges on September 22nd 2022 - #BHHMembersInitiatives
After the success of past editions Community of Insurance organizes next September 22, 2022 the eighth edition of Insurance World Challenges, the great fair of startups and insurtechs in southern Europe, at the Real Fábrica de Tapices in Madrid. An event that, only the last edition and with the restrictions still present, gathered more than 200 people at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, and was followed by streaming by more than 4,000 people from more than 20 countries. Digital distribution, silver economy, digital health and emerging risks will be the four topics that will focus the debates of this eighth edition. Four axes that are currently key for the insurance sector, and with which the aim is to promote synergies between the different players in the  ecosystem for the digital transformation of insurance: corporations, insurtechs, investors and institutions. Insurance World Challenges includes an agenda very focused on those topics that are key for insurance today with expert speakers from Corporations and Insurtechs who will share and expose real use cases that will enrich the experience of all attendees. The afternoon session will feature an "Insurland" speaker corner that will address the most disruptive topics that are impacting the industry. All from the main stage, with the fair and stands open throughout the day. All the information is available on the official website here.
JULY 8, 2022 BHH News
Registration open for the 1st Pan-European Hospital & Healthcare Procurement Summit - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Taking place on 20-21 September 2022 at the Brussels Square Conference Centre, the HealthProc Summit is an ideal opportunity for hospital and healthcare procurement professionals to network, share best practices and hear from thought leaders in the healthcare procurement field. The event will focus on the three central pillars of procurement: transparency, digitalisation and sustainability. More details about the Summit and the 2-day programme can be found on their website. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the 1st Pan-European Hospital & Healthcare Procurement Summit! Delegates at this leading event will have the opportunity to:
  • Discuss key issues faced by the healthcare procurement sector with international experts from hospitals and healthcare organisations, in conferences and round-table discussions
  • Take part in workshops and find out more about the latest developments and opportunities in the procurement field and connect with your procurement peers
  • Meet with the key players in the sector in the B2B exhibition area and schedule one-to-one meetings, thanks to our unique partnering platform which allows you to schedule meetings with the other attendees
In addition to workshops, an exclusive B2B exhibition area, regional focus sessions, engaging roundtable discussions and presentations from widely-respected keynote speakers, delegates will also be able to take part in the European Healthcare Procurement Awards 2022, which recognise excellence in the following three categories Digitalisation & Transparency, Sustainability and Innovation & Procurement Excellence. Nominations for the awards are welcomed from organisations based in Europe which belong to any of the following categories:
  • Hospitals (public and private)
  • Care homes
  • Clinics
  • Group Procurement (Purchasing) Organisations / Central Purchasing Bodies
  • Research Institutes & Academia
  • Local Authorities
These awards recognise outstanding professional achievement in the procurement field. Furthermore, they inspire fellow procurement professionals, motivate individuals and teams, and help propel procurement into a more sustainable future by showcasing some of the most innovative, influential solutions and initiatives in the field. You can read more about the awards and the registration process on their website. Awards applications are open until 22 July 2022 and can be submitted here. If you’re a European healthcare procurement professional, then don’t miss out on your chance to attend this exclusive event. Register HERE!
JULY 7, 2022 BHH News
How to assess potential male fertility - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Are factors apart from sperm functional parameters important in assessing potential male fertility? Find out about this and much more in the next blog written by BHH member Microptic, a leading player in the field of research, design, development, sale, installation and service of in-vitro diagnostic systems. They are specialized in semen analysis. In their new blog, they elaborate more about this interesting topic. Curious to know more? Check it out here.  
JULY 4, 2022 BHH News
BHH hosts a brand new BHH Afterwork on July 14th!
Summer has arrived! Barcelona Health Hub invites you to come to the next edition of the BHH Afterwork on July 14th at 17:30 hrs CET. Bring your sunhat, put on your Hawaii shirt and get ready for some summer vibes, because this is the summer edition! Come to the Sant Manel pavilion to meet the BHH residents, do some networking and have a drink with us. There are also 10 spots available to do a mini pitch of 2 minutes, so if you would like to do a mini pitch, please check the box in the registration form. It's a great opportunity to present yourself and to hear what other residents are up to. Be sure to secure your spot for this edition of the BHH Afterwork. All attendees automatically qualify for the BHH raffle during the event! Mark your agenda and sign up here.
JULY 4, 2022 BHH News
BHH member DKV invests 9.4 million in developing its health platform - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Insurance agency DKV has invested 9.4 million euros in the last four years in developing its digital ecosystem. This activity is led from the Barcelona Health Hub Headquarters, where its innovation centre, the DKV Innolab for Digital Health, is located. From the Hub, DKV Innolab carries out digital R+D+i and captures innovative startup projects. Josep Santacreu, CEO of DKV, stresses that the pandemic represented a paradigm shift for digitalisation. "Now the insurance business is no longer conceivable without offering services such as telemedicine or video consultations," he says. "Our telemedicine platform Quiero Cuidarme Más has approached half a million downloads and has carried out more than one million sessions since its creation." Elena Torrente, Deputy Director of Digital Health at DKV and the head of the Innolab, points out that the company has 15 people focused on the digitisation of healthcare. Five of whom are located at the Innolab at the BHH Headquarters in Sant Pau. "We opened in 2020, with the aim of linking up with startups, either from there or from one of the innovation networks and associations we are in. The backbone of our health platform is designed in-house, with the support of external software developers, but we are looking for apps to monitor very prevalent ailments. We try to identify the best there is on the market and integrate it into our platform." Read more about the plans in digital health of DKV in the full article by La Vanguardia here.
JULY 1, 2022 BHH News
BHH member Havas Media Event "Nextpharma, digitisation can’t wait" took place at BHH Headquarters
This Friday, first of July, took place at BHH Headquarters "Nextpharma, digitisation can't wait" an amazing event organised by Havas Media. Havas members shared plenty of projects that were of great interest to the attendees, all related with the main concepts of the event: digitisation and pharma. At first it started with Gabriela Dominguez Parra, who talked about "Meaningful Experiences: the importance of a transmedia strategy to connect with you audience in a digital world". Followed by Rocío G. Beltrán and Juan Antonio Rodríguez who continued talking about "how to increment your sales thanks to e-commerce". Last but not least, Fernando's Cano, speech was about the future, more specifically about “Metaverso y Pharma“.   Attendees and speakers gathered at Havas Media event   Speeches given during the event by Havas experts   Havas Media event at BHH terrace      
JULY 1, 2022 BHH News
Veeva R&D and Quality Summit on-demand - key sessions available now!
BHH member Veeva R&D and Quality Summit EU brought the industry together in Zurich on 8th June 2022, with over 500 professionals attending sessions on quality, regulatory, platform, clinical, and safety. Experts from GSK, Roche, LEO Pharma, and more joined them and presented interesting sessions on how they are advancing the life sciences industry:
  • Accelerate the full product life-cycle and plan for the future
  • Speed up trials by modernizing the clinical ecosystem
  • Respond to industry trends by leveraging advanced technology to meet changing business priorities and scale for the future
  • Deliver significant regulatory transformation throughout the organization
  • Develop a foundation to transform pharmacovigilance to better scale and support a global operating model
  • Connect workflows across functional areas to drive better business execution
You can access the sessions here.
JUNE 30, 2022 BHH News
The latest edition of the BHHTalk gathered insurance companies at the BHH Headquarters
Yesterday Barcelona Health Hub organized the #BHHTalk about "Digital health trends in the insurance industry". Relevant insurance companies came LIVE to the Hub to talk about their success stories in the world of digital health. Furthermore, the panel was of great interest to members of the ecosystem, who seized the opportunity to learn how to contribute to the insurance industry, discussing important cases. The insurance industry is rapidly moving towards a vital transformation of healthcare by providing innovative solutions for its customers. One of the important factors is to work with solutions for improving people's health through predictive medicine. Finally, it should be noted that Allianz, Sanitas and DKV are investing resources to work with digital technologies through digital health startups and it has become clear that telemedicine is a must in the wake of the pandemic.   From left to right Iñaki Ferrando, Elena Torrente, Ainhoa Gorriz and Eva Rossell   Elena Torrente and Iñaki Ferrando during the #BHHTalk   Ainhoa Gorriz and Eva Rossell during the #BHHTalk    
JUNE 29, 2022 BHH News
I4KIDS call for projects - #BHHMembersInitiatives
i4KIDS aims to promote innovation in paediatric and maternal health in order to provide solutions designed, developed and tested with and for children and mothers. To achieve this goal, the i4KIDS network launches its Innovation Program 2022 and calls for participation to any eligible project that wants to make an impact on the future of children and mothers. Do you have a pediatric or maternal innovation project? Now you have the opportunity to make it happen! i4KIDS opens call for proposals to fund innovative paediatric and maternal projects. This year two programs have been designed: 1-i4KIDS Start and 2-i4KIDS Innovation Contest. In the one hand, for "i4KIDS Start", the award will go to the best project. Furthermore, the prize will be a 15,000€ voucher for consulting services and the possibility to access the Barcelona Preacceleration Program of Barcelona Activa and a session with KIDS BARCELONA. In the other hand, the five finalist projects of the i4KIDS Innovation Contest will receive a Pitch Training session and will participate in a competition during the Pediatric Innovation Day (September 21, 2022): The first prize will be 20.000€ + 10h of legal support given by DWF and the second prize will be 5.000€ + 5h of legal support provided by DWF. In addition, all participants will have the opportunity to participate in a "meet-the-expert" session with ABG Intellectual Property. Registration for the programs is open until July 15 at 12 PM, if you want more information about the programs check it out here.  
JUNE 29, 2022 BHH News
Digital Health Voices in Policy: The Spanish Fitness Check - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Allied for Startups organizes an online Zoom webinar on July 12 between 12:00hrs and 13:00hrs. Join them at their upcoming webinar as they welcome startups, healthcare stakeholders, and key policy makers to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the digital health sector in Spain. With the HealthTech Charter launched - Allied for Startups is zooming in at the Member State level and conducting a ‘Fitness Check’ of the Spanish digital health innovation ecosystem. What national initiatives and regulations empower DTx innovators? Where is there room for improvement? Great things happen when startup communities speak to policy makers - tune into this interactive debate and ask them all your burning questions! There will be a lot of speakers giving different approaches to the topics. The webinar will be moderated by Daniel Dalton, Former Member of the European Parliament and Senior Advisor at Allied for Startups. César Luena, Member of the European Parliament.Carmen Pauline Rios Benton, Member of the Board of Directors Tech Barcelona and Co-Founder & COO of Doctomatic. Cristian Pascual, President of Barcelona Health Hub and Co-Founder of Mediktor; Alberto E. Porciani, President and CEO of Top Doctors and Carla Zaldua, CEO and CoFounder of acceXible. Registrations can be made here.
JUNE 28, 2022 BHH News
Mobile World Capital (MWCapital) and Barcelona Health Hub will connect the ecosystem of Sant Pau with startups in the healthcare sector
This partnership is part of MWCapital's innovation program, The Collider, which aims to respond to the challenges of industry and society by innovating the state's deep-tech scientific environment. The Mobile Word Capital Foundation (MWCapital) and Barcelona Health Hub (BHH) have signed a collaboration agreement to support and accompany startups in the health sector created by The Collider and to accelerate their commercialization. The signing ceremony took place in the Operations Pavilion of the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau and was led by Oscar Sala, director of The Collider program at MWCapital, and Eva Rosell, general manager of BHH. The Collider, MWCapital's innovation area, aims to transform scientific knowledge into market solutions that respond to the challenges of industry and society. Its training and start-up programs offer support to projects that have already passed the laboratory validation phase but are not yet mature enough to attract market interest, and fosters collaboration between corporations, scientists and entrepreneurs. This collaboration will facilitate the clinical validation and acceleration process of the projects incubated by The Collider, and their connection with the Barcelona Health Hub ecosystem. Likewise, the BHH team is expected to participate in the technology, industry and investment committees convened by The Collider's start-up program. The general director of Barcelona Health Hub, Eva Rosell, said that "with the growth that is taking place in the digital health sector, the agreement we are signing will help to further accelerate innovation and the design of new technological solutions and their transfer to daily clinical practice. In this way, we will contribute to improving people's lives and making our healthcare system more sustainable". For his part, the director of The Collider program at MWCapital, Oscar Sala, highlighted that this agreement "will help the healthcare startups created at The Collider to improve their activity by forming part of a unique healthcare ecosystem that involves all the actors in the healthcare model. It also reinforces the will of the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation to promote collaboration with the state ecosystem, promoting a greater number of research-company collaborations".    
JUNE 23, 2022 BHH News
Event by Acció gathered many experts at the BHH Headquarters
Yesterday Acció organized an event at the BHH Headquarters. Many experts of Acció gave different speeches, in order to inform startups and corporates about the benefits of public grants and Next Generation funds in the health field. Furthermore, as the speeches were made, the experts gave the opportunity to the attendees to solve their doubts individually, giving a professional approach to all their concerns and goals. Many BHH members such as WiseAngle, INECO, Timblo, Roda Cosmetics, Mediktor, Bitac and DigimEvo attended the event. They could solve their questions thanks to Anna Borrell Calvó Senior Consultant at the Next Generation EU Office, Laia Pes Coordinator of entrepreneurship projects at Acció and Albert Torruella Corporate Venturing Manager at Acció.   BHH members and Acció experts during the event.   Some examples of the BHH members that had the opportunity to participate in the one to one session Anna Borrell Calvó during the one to one session with Bitac. Anna Borrell Calvó with Roda Cosmetics. Anna Borrell Calvó during the personalized session with DigimEvo.
JUNE 20, 2022 BHH News
Metagenomics data analysis by Sequentia Biotech - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Sequentia Biotech is presenting, for the first time, an introductory course to metagenomics data analysis. This summer training is directed to professionals from different backgrounds that work in basic research or applied R&D that wish to broaden their knowledge on metagenomics data analysis. This summer training will be taught by Andreu Paytuví, Sequentia’s Chief Bioinformatician and expert on the field. The program includes a review of the most important sequencing platforms, a summary of the different types of metagenomics analysis and the different bioinformatics approaches. The practical sessions will also include an analysis with QIIME2, taxonomy and function and metatranscriptomics. In order to deliver a personalized learning experience, groups will be of maximum 7 trainees and an attendance certificate will be provided at the end of the course. The course will take place over the course of one week and will last a total of 17 hours (dates are yet to be confirmed). For the full program and more information on how to sign up and prices, please see here.
JUNE 17, 2022 BHH News
AstraZeneca visits the Barcelona Health Hub Headquarters to meet the BHH members
Barcelona Health Hub remains committed to promoting innovation in digital health and its transfer to the sector. Therefore it was a delight to receive AstraZeneca, member of the Barcelona Health Hub ecosystem. BHH’s President Cristian Pascual showed the team of AstraZeneca the pavilions of the BHH premises at the Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau. They talked about the work of Barcelona Health Hub in the field of digital health, discussing further collaboration. Mr. Salvatore Russo, Mrs. Jackie Crockford, Mr. Gonzalo de Miquel, Mrs. Leticia Beleta also met with several of the resident companies that have offices inside the Hub premises. The tour kicked off at the Digital Garden of Almirall, located at the BHH Headquarters, and continued to the great Sala Barcelona to exchange points of view. Cristian Pascual and the AstraZeneca team walk around the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau AtraZeneca Team at the BHH Headquarters Cristian Pascual showing BHH Headquarters to the AstraZeneca Team
JUNE 17, 2022 BHH News
Successful e-Health Investment Forum was held on June 15th
The third edition of the e-Health Investment Forum, focused on disruptive digital solutions for chronic diseases, has been a great success. Selected companies were able to pitch their solutions. Around 200 people attended the live event at the Esade premises, and 70 people were connected online. Furthermore, investors from all over Europe were present to watch the pitches at the stage, which were also available online. On the one hand, TRAK, Biel Glasses, BeneTalk, Scase and Ephion Health participated in the #seed category. On the other hand, in the category #growth, Cardiokol, Virtuleap, Braingaze and nen represented this division. Both of them on the pitch competition provided interesting speeches. Since 2020, Barcelona Health Hub, Medical Association of Barcelona (CoMB), Esade BAN and Barcelona Activa, in collaboration with EIT Health, have been organizing the e-Health Investment Forum Barcelona: a unique and specific space for investment in digital health. Every year, calls are launched to target entrepreneurs leading disruptive projects. After receiving startup applications, an evaluation panel composed of different experts from the health and investment sector shortlist the most promising startups. The selection process, based on the startup technology readiness level, its market opportunity and the team experience, offers investors a great quality deal flow opportunity.  
JUNE 14, 2022 BHH News
L'Ajuntament de Barcelona and Barcelona Health Hub will promote entrepreneurship and innovation in digital health as a strategic sector of the economy
It is a city commitment to attract talent and investment and, at the same time, position Barcelona as a world reference in digital health L'Ajuntament de Barcelona, through Barcelona Activa, and Barcelona Health Hub (BHH), have signed a collaboration agreement to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the digital health sector. The signing ceremony was led by Jaume Collboni, first deputy mayor for Economy, Employment, Competitiveness and Finance, and president of Barcelona Activa, and the president of BHH, Cristian Pascual. Digital health, a strategic commitment of the city The agreement refers to Barcelona's commitment to digital health as a strategic sector of the economy. This collaboration agreement aims to promote initiatives at supporting entrepreneurship, business innovation and competitiveness, talent attraction and promotion, and public-private partnerships in the digital health sector. The scope of action will focus on accompanying the creation and growth of new companies, on promoting technology transfer to the sector and enhancing the creation and growth of scientific, technological and business talent to gain competitiveness. It should also be noted that BHH is a world reference in digital health and is considered one of the 10 best hubs in the world in this field. The first deputy mayor for Economy, Employment, Competitiveness and Finance and president of Barcelona Activa, Jaume Collboni, emphasized that "Barcelona is a benchmark city in the field of science and technology, with first-rate scientific equipment. This positioning responds to a strategy to diversify our production model, the BCN Green Deal, based on the structural commitment to talent, innovation and strategic sectors such as Health and Bio. It is in this framework that the alliance with the BHH is registered, which will surely generate new business initiatives with social return and capacity to improve people's lives". The president of Barcelona Health Hub, Cristian Pascual, stated that "the latest technological advances have emerged as solutions to many of the challenges facing the healthcare system. This has led to the emergence of Digital Health as a sector. In this revolution on a global scale, Barcelona has all the necessary ingredients to become a reference for innovation in Digital Health. This alliance that we sign today encourages us to continue working to make Barcelona a pole of attraction of talent to build the health of the future". The challenge of turning the city into a world center for digital healthcare The agreement also foresees to activate the international promotion of Barcelona as a world reference ecosystem in the digital health sector as well as to generate new alliances with international actors and new links with other cities or territories of excellence in this field. Including the BHH in the BCN Green Deal, the economic agenda of the city of Barcelona 2030, is another of the agreements signed. The growth of the BHH will require more space, and in this sense, the Barcelona City Council will study the possibility of expanding the BHH's physical space, preferably in the same modernist site. Currently, BHH occupies 5,000 square meters of the Sant Manuel, Sant Leopold and the Operations Pavilions of the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, where 33 startups are housed with a total of 184 employees and also functions as a center of interaction between more than 350 members (startups, corporations, health institutions, universities and investors), with a presence on five continents. The signing ceremony was also attended by the CEO of BHH, Eva Rosell and the medical director, Oscar Garcia-Esquirol; and the general director of Barcelona Activa, Fèlix Ortega, and the executive director of Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Innovation, Lorenzo di Pietro.
JUNE 10, 2022 BHH News
¿Buscas subvención para tus proyectos de innovación? Acció te cuenta donde hay fondos para ti!

¿Buscas fondos para tu proyecto? ¿Sabías que hay ayudas públicas interesantes a tu alcance? Se ha hablado mucho de los fondos Next Generation. Ahora están aquí y hay claras oportunidades de subvención para proyectos tecnológicos en el ámbito de la salud, tanto para startups como para corporates. ¡No los dejes pasar!

¿Quieres reunirte con expertos de Acció en estas líneas? Apúntate al acto sobre cómo acceder a los fondos europeos para la transformación digital y tecnológica el 22 de junio a las 10 hrs CET, una sesión única organizada por Barcelona Health Hub y Acció para el ecosistema de salud. Programa de la sesión:
  • Presentación NGEU y PERTE Salud de Vanguardia
  • Caso concreto: Programa Activa Startup
  • Otros servicios de financiación para startups desde Startup Catalonia ACCIÓ
  • Soporte para startups, pymes y corporaciones que quieren invertir en tecnología
Resolveremos todas tus dudas en reuniones individuales face to face después de la sesión. El acto tendrá lugar en la sede del Barcelona Health Hub. ¡Asiste al evento rellenando el formulario AQUÍ!  
Are you looking for funding for your project? Did you know that there are interesting public grants available to you? There has been a lot of talk about the Next Generation funds. Now they are here and there are clear grant opportunities for technological projects in the field of health, both for startups and corporates. Don't let them pass by! Do you want to meet with Acció experts along these lines? Sign up for the event on how to access European funding for digital and technological transformation on 22 June, a unique session organised by Barcelona Health Hub and Acció for the healthcare ecosystem. Session programme:
  • NGEU and PERTE Vanguard Health presentation.
  • Case study: Activa Startup Programme
  • Other funding services for start-ups from Startup Catalonia ACCIÓ
  • Support for startups, SMEs and corporations that want to invest in technology.
We will solve all your doubts in individual face-to-face meetings after the session. The event will take place at the Barcelona Health Hub Headquarters and will be held in Spanish. Attend the event by filling out the form HERE!
JUNE 10, 2022 BHH News
Havas Media organizes event "Nextpharma, digitisation can't wait" at the BHH Headquarters on July 1st
Get ready for a great event by Havas Media at the BHH Headquarters on July 1st about "Nextpharma, digitisation can't wait"! Nextpharma is the department of Havas Media that is specialized in the pharma sector. The collaboration between Barcelona Health Hub and Havas Health&You led to this interesting event where you can discover more about the key factors to impuls the digital transformation of the health sector. The day kicks off at 09:30 hrs CET at the BHH Headquarters in Barcelona when Gabriela Dominguez Parra will talk about "Meaningful Experiences: the importance of a transmedia strategy to connect with you audience in a digital world". Then Rocio García and Juan Antonio Rodríguez will continue to talk about how to increment your sales thanks to e-commerce. Last but not least it's up to Fernando Cano to talk about the future: "Metaverso y Pharma". Please note that the event, held at 9:30-13:15 hrs, will be held in Spanish. Come to the BHH Headquarters on July 1st and be sure to sign up now here!
JUNE 10, 2022 BHH News
Event "Personalised Medicine: Biomedical innovation in the 21st century" by Foment del Treball
On Wednesday June 22, BHH partner Foment del Treball organizes a full day event about "Personalised Medicine: Biomedical innovation in the 21st century" from 10:00 to 17:30 hrs CET in Barcelona. BHH is proud to be a partner to this event. The business world must be able to make an analysis to correctly identify investments with the capacity for return and the ethical limits of the resulting research and applications. This event will enable the business and investment world and the scientific world to communicate and establish a relationship of trust and confidence. More information about the full programme and to regsiter for this event you can find here.
JUNE 9, 2022 BHH News
Next #BHHTalk about "Digital health trends in the insurance industry" on Wednesday June 29
Barcelona Health Hub organizes a fresh new edition of the #BHHTalk on Wednesday June 29th at 17:00 hrs CET! In this month's live event at the BHH Headquarters you can discover more about "Digital health trends in the insurance industry". Relevant insurance companies will come LIVE to the Hub to talk about their success stories in the world of digital health. They are keen to share their experience with their collaborations with startups, and will talk about used cases from the industry. Learn more about the digital health trends in the insurance industry in this live event. The discussion will be held in Spanish. Since it’s a live event, space is limited. Deadline to sign up is on Monday June 27. For registration, please see HERE!
JUNE 9, 2022 BHH News
Introduction to RNAseq data analysis by Sequentia Biotech - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Sequentia Biotech is presenting a brand new RNAseq training program for this summer 2022. The bioinformatics course is an introduction to RNAseq data analysis directed to biologists, biochemists, biotechnologists, and professionals from different backgrounds that work in basic research or applied R&D. Taught by Sequentia’s Chief Scientific Officer Riccardo Aiese Cigliano, the course will feature a comprehensive program with a strong focus on the practical side. In order to deliver a personalized learning experience, groups will be of maximum 7 trainees and an attendance certificate will be provided at the end of the course. The course will take place over the course of one week with a total of 17h (dates are yet to be confirmed). For the full program and more information on how to sign up and prices, please see here.
JUNE 8, 2022 BHH News
Wefight launches Vik Dermatitis Atópica -#BHHMembersInitiatives
Do you know that almost 20% of children and 7% of adults in Spain suffer from Atopic Dermatitis? BHH member Wefight has just launched the App Vik Dermatitis Atópica, the virtual companion for patients suffering from this chronic disease. Vik DA has been developped with the engagement of Asociación de Afectados de Dermatitis Atópica (AADA). This app is free of download on the App Store or Google Play. Wefight is proud of this 2nd project launched in Spain and hopes to be able to give support to more patients in the future. Interested? Check out their website to find out more!
JUNE 8, 2022 BHH News
DKV Innolab launches the 1st edition of the Desafíos DKV - #BHHMembersInitiatives
DKV has been committed to mental health as an area of focus for many years, and numerous initiatives and projects have been launched to address the different challenges present in this field. Following this work, DKV Innolab has partnered with the TECSAM Network to launch its first call for innovation within the I TECSAM Network Mental Health Innovation Contest, in which DKV Innolab participates as a partner, acting as co-designer and co-founder of its Desafío DKV, and as jury and host of the awards ceremony. The Contest also has the Mental Health Cluster of Catalonia as a partner. The 1st TECSAM Network Mental Health Innovation Contest aims to find solutions to challenges such as early detection and prevention in mental health, quality of life, stigma and exclusion of people with mental health problems, vulnerable groups, women mental health, mental health at the workplace, aging and loneliness, and suicide. The competition is divided into two categories, depending on the maturity of the project. The first category, funded by the TECSAM Network, is intended for early-stage ideas and solutions. Here, the TECSAM Network provides two mentoring programs as prizes for two winners. The second category corresponds to the Desafío DKV, in which more mature solutions, which have passed some form of validation, are sought. The prizes in this category are offered by DKV, including a pilot project collaboration agreement with DKV as the first prize, and a second prize consisting of a mentoring program provided by the Innolab team. All finalists will receive the DKV Smart Positive Health (S+h) certificate. Projects can apply here until July 15, 2022. 20 finalists will be selected and will present their pitch at the Awards Ceremony to be held at the DKV Innolab facilities (inside the BHH) on September 15. During this day a jury will evaluate the proposals and select two winners per category. The 4 winners will be able to present their solution at the Mental Health Innovation Day in October, when the execution of the awards will also begin. TECSAM Network The TECSAM Network brings together the main research groups in mental health and technology in Catalonia. Its aim is to generate internal and external synergies to accelerate the arrival to society of their research results and contribute to improving people's quality of life. TECSAM Network’s project has been co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Open Innovation at DKV Innolab This is the first of many calls that DKV Innolab will launch as part of its Open Innovation strategy. With these calls, DKV Innolab aims to capture innovation from the market that offers value to the DKV ecosystem.  DKV Innolab's adoption methodology consists of launching annual challenges where the best and most innovative solutions that respond to the challenge will be collected and selected. The first prize awarded by DKV within these challenges, consists of a collaboration agreement to carry out a pilot with DKV. The other winners receive Innolab support and mentoring programs adapted to their needs, and all finalists receive the DKV Smart Positive Health (S+h) certificate.
JUNE 2, 2022 BHH News
New webinar of humanITcare on June 14th - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The next edition of BHH member humanITcare webinar series takes place on June 14th, 2022. HumanITcare is a Remote Patient Monitoring platform that helps doctors have a remote follow-up of patients using medical devices and telemedicine. This webinar will have a panel of experts to share their personal experiences and results from their use of telemedicine and remote health in their respective careers.  If you are interested in learning more about the effects of the use of telemedicine in increasing access to healthcare for users of humanITcare, this is the webinar for you.  The panelists are as follows: 
  • Dr. Jaime del Barrio (President of the Association of Digital Health, Senior Advisor in Healthcare & Life Sciences at EY)
  • Dr. Maria Boldó (Medical Specialist in Cardiac Rehabilitation at Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol)
  • Dr. Alfonso Valle (Medical Specialist in Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology Service at Cardiology Hospital of Denia)
Register today and prepare to learn more about humanITcare and telemedicine!    
JUNE 1, 2022 BHH News
Kunsen launches the call for the next edition of its digital health program - #BHHMembersInitiatives

After the success of its first edition, in which 3 healthcare projects were accelerated and invested in (Legit Health, Trak and Exheus), Kunsen brings new partners on board and all the lessons learned from Kunsen.

The goal remains unchanged. To drive the transformation of the healthcare system by helping digital health startups to enter the market, as quickly and efficiently as possible.

In this new edition, they will select 3 projects to keep the work personalised and manage the specific needs of each startup.

What will this new edition be like?

The program will have an approximate duration of 6 months divided in 4 blocks:

  • 1-to-1 personalised mentoring

Once their needs and areas of work have been identified, the projects will begin a 3-month stage of will begin a 3-month stage of individualised mentoring with experts in the sector.

The aim is to work over several sessions with each of the mentors, in a practical way and with ready to use knowledge.

These are some of the mentors confirmed for this new edition: José Antonio Hernández (Crowe), Marta de Vicente (Antares Consulting), Alejandro Castillejo (Sanitas), Luis García (Accenture), Aline Noizet (Digital Health Connector), Ignasi Heras (SeedLink), Fernando Atienza (PS Consulting), Beatriz Volckaert (Philips), Mariano Barbero (Dinamiza) and many more.

  • Clinical-commercial validation

After the mentoring phase, startups will work on the preparation of the clinical validation in Kunsen's network of hospitals/clinics. Once the protocol is aligned with the interests and needs of the startup, Kunsen will manage the implementation and follow-up, as well as support in the elaboration of a report with the results of the study.

  • Market Access

In this 2nd Edition, Kunsen focuses on helping startups to access the market.

  • Make your solution reach more than the +250 centers adhered to the ASPE network.
  • 1-to-1 meetings with the main healthcare groups in Spain.
  • Present your project to the ASPE board of directors.

In addition to the partners of 1st edition, ASPE's support expands Kunsen’s network to more than 200 healthcare industry partners. At the same time, they are working with public agents to facilitate the access of startups to public hospitals.

Jose Luis Fernández, Partner and Program Manager at Kunsen, points out that "Our network of clinics and hospitals is undoubtedly one of the most valuable resources we have. 

Because they make product testing possible in a real environment, which we consider to be adding enormous value to startups. For hospitals it is a way to access to innovative solutions and implement tech solutions in their centers.

It also allows them to get in touch with the startup ecosystem, from which they are often very far away. In this sense, we seek to transform the relationship that the healthcare sector has with startups.”

  • Investment Support

Last but not least, Kunsen will help startups structure financial needs and conditions of the capital round, as well as help raise capital from its healthcare network and VC partners.

Kunsen targets startups that develop technological innovations linked to the healthcare sector. These are some of the characteristics they look for in projects:

  • Innovative/disruptive value propositions in the digital health and medical devices (SaMD) markets.
  • Products with high healthcare value.
  • Well-balanced teams with professional processes.
  • Scalable business models.
  • Projects that solve a REAL need.

Adrian Gorritxo, Partner and Accelerator Developer at Kunsen, says: "We are mainly looking for software projects with an innovative or disruptive component in the digital health and medical devices (SaMD), that seek to solve problems that many people have and always with a focus on clinical evidence. We seek people who are committed to their project and who are experts in the problem they are trying to solve. We really like people who think big and globally from the beginning." 

"About the maturity of the projects, we need projects that have at least an MPV (Minimum Viable Product). In principle, an idea or a PowerPoint is not for us, we care about the execution and how the problem is solved," he adds.

Call for applications

The registration period for the program is now open and applications can be submitted until June 17, 2022 through the form on its new website.

The pre-selected startups will have the opportunity to present their proposals to the industry-experts-committee at the Welcome Day (online/face-to-face) that will be held in early July 2022. From this event will come the 3 finalist projects that will enter the program.

 
MAY 31, 2022 BHH News
Meet Barcelona Health Hub at the BBVA Open Summit this week!

This week the BBVA Open Summit Madrid 2022 takes place this Thursday June 2nd, connecting startups, innovators and other players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to create the future together. 

MAY 30, 2022 BHH News
How to improve customer experience through digital engagement? - #BHHMembersInitiatives

The rules of HCP engagement have changed. Personal experiences with mobile, social, and digital technologies have driven a consumerization effect where HCPs expect a personalized, relevant, and frictionless experience.

MAY 27, 2022 BHH News
BHH joined Fundación Kalida in charity dinner to raise funds for cancer

Barcelona Health Hub aims to make a difference. It is therefore proud to have contributed to the Kālida Sant Pau Dinner Concert this week.

MAY 27, 2022 BHH News
BHH event "From to Startup to Hospital" gathered interesting experts at the BHH Headquarters

Yesterday Barcelona Health Hub organized the #BHH Rooftop Talk about “From to startup to hospital: used cases”. The event gathered experts from several hospitals to talk about successful used cases from their collaborations with startups.

MAY 26, 2022 BHH News
Perdigó is recruiting a digital medical device team - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Perdigó is growing fast. This engineering consultancy is focussed on the development of medical devices, biotechnology platforms, pharma manufacturing systems and similar products and technologies

MAY 26, 2022 BHH News
Sign up for the 5th edition of CRAASH Barcelona - #BHHMembersInitiatives

Validate your emerging technology in the top healthcare ecosystems in the United States and Europe. Sign up for the 5th edition of CRAASH Barcelona, the acceleration program by BHH member Biocat that helps you transform your research into solutions for patients.

 

MAY 23, 2022 BHH News
ERNI visits the Barcelona Health Hub Headquarters to show its support for medical diagnostics startups - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member and technology firm ERNI, leader in the development of technological solutions in medical diagnostic devices, has visited the Barcelona Health Hub Headquarters to show its willingness to bring its extensive national and international experience in the field of "Medical Devices" to all startups, as well as to other sectors that also intend to invest in this area. Gerard Esparducer, Managing Director of ERNI, visited BHH's facilities in the company of Albert Alsina, ERNI's Health Business Director, where they met with Luis Badrinas, CEO of BHH, and BHH's General Manager, Eva Rosell. During his visit, Esparducer explained the potential of a city like Barcelona, which he believes can become “a world leader in innovative MedTech technologies" "At ERNI Spain we are leaders in the development of software/firmware, connectivity and 'Business to Patient' solutions for medical diagnostic devices for large companies in the sector. Our goal with this partnership with Barcelona Health Hub is to help startups in this field to accelerate the development of their technology projects and give them visibility of the regulatory processes that health technologies require," he added. Barcelona Health Hub, as explained by its General Manager, Eva Rosell, currently has over 350 members, of which 200 are startups, connecting them with key actors in the health, pharmaceutical and insurance sectors.
MAY 20, 2022 BHH News
Wayra Barcelona signs agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to boost its innovation projects
Barcelona Health Hub is proud to announce that Wayra Barcelona joined this week the BHH digital health ecosystem. Director Marta Antunez and Javier Alcalá, Head Of Scouting & Dealflow, visited the BHH Headquarters to sign a collaboration agreement with BHH. With this agreement, Wayra Barcelona seeks to immerse itself in the world of digital health, while reinforcing its knowledge of the innovation taking place in the sector. Barcelona Health Hub is sure that Wayra will be a valuable contribution to its digital health ecosystem. 
MAY 20, 2022 BHH News
Breast cancer app Xemio is now available for all smartphones for free - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member Fundación iSYS, a pioneering and recognized non-profit organization with the aim to find the best practices in digital health, has developed Xemio, an app to accompany patients diagnosed with breast cancer when they are out of the hospital environment, dealing with the effects of the disease and the treatment. The objective of this tool is to help the patient to lower their anxiety levels when they are at home during cancer treatment with tailored, rigorous, and up-to-date information. Xemio is born from the personal experience of Imma Grau, president of the Fundación iSYS, engineer and social researcher, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. Aware of the importance of having rigorous information, just when it is needed to reduce anxiety levels, she decided to develop Xemio and thus help other people who were in the same situation as her. Now, Xemio has a multidisciplinary team in which Dr. Montserrat Muñoz, oncologist editor of Xemio, has supervised all the scientific content. What does Xemio offer? The app makes it easier for patients to carry out their own follow-up, offers information on dozens of side effects, allows their intensity to be determined (mild, moderate, or severe according to CTCA standards), provides hygienic-dietary advice and facilitates their registration. The information is complementary to the care and in no case replaces that provided by health professionals. Also, Xemio promotes the empowerment of the patient since it facilitates the relationship between doctor and patient sharing information about side effects via pdf or through interconnectivity with the assistance center (FHIR or ISO13606). In addition, it enables the sending of validated questionnaires (PROMs) and the development of studies and Artificial Intelligence. In fact, currently, it is a part of an ongoing European project 2020 named ASCAPE, whose objective is to take advantage of the recent ICT advances in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support cancer patients’ quality of life and health status. Exercise has been shown to be beneficial in improving the side effects of breast cancer treatments. For this reason, the app makes a record of the daily steps to promote physical activity. Patients will obtain information about the average steps of other users of the App, thus comparing themselves with people in the same situation and will be able to read advice on the matter from health professionals and the WHO. You can download the Xemio app for free on Google Play and on the App Store.
MAY 20, 2022 BHH News
#BHHTeamTalks – Meet Gala González!
Barcelona Health Hub keeps growing and BHH is pleased to introduce to you Gala González, BHH's brand new Events Officer. Gala, welcome to the Barcelona Health Hub team! It’s a pleasure to have you with us. Can you please introduce yourself? ¡Sure! My name is Gala and I'm 21 years old. I started working at BHH in March, in charge of the organization of the #BHHSummit Iberoamérica. If my name sounds familiar, that's probably why. To all those who know me by email.... Hello again! As for studies, I'm one month away from finishing my degree in Public Relations and advertising. It's almost finished! I love my job, and how great the office and the coworkers are... they make it even better. Can you tell us a little about what you are doing at BHH? As I was telling you earlier, since I joined BHH I have been in charge of the #BHHSummit Iberoamérica. Now that it has already taken place (I hope you enjoyed it), the challenge of planning the #BHHSummit, which will be celebrated in October, begins. I’m so excited! Why are you passionate about organizing events? I started working at 16 years old in communication and events, and I fell in love with it so hard that I knew immediately I wanted to work in it. Being in contact with people, the environment, the innovative projects, getting to know new places.... All these things are what make the field of events my favorite area to work in. What made you join Barcelona Health Hub? To be honest, I fell in love with the location of the offices from the very first moment. The Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau is an incredible place to hold events and to work. The fact that they gave me the opportunity to work specifically on my passion, events, and that they put me in charge of an event as exciting as the #BHHSummit Iberoamérica was also decisive in my decision to join the team. The truth is that once I started working at BHH, I saw that it had been a very good decision. Did you have any prior experience of digital health? Not exactly. I was working in the health sector as a community manager, handling branding and social media. Digital communication, in broad terms. This gave me the opportunity to see how networking works in the healthcare world and to learn a lot about this field before joining BHH.
MAY 19, 2022 BHH News
Madrid's doctors can use Docline Telemedicine and E-Prescription Platform thanks to the Illustrious Official College of Physicians of Madrid - #BHHMembersInitiatives
The Illustrious Official College of Physicians of Madrid (ICOMEM) has reached an agreement with BHH member Docline so that all its members will have free access to the telemedicine platform to carry out their online consultations with their patients. Registered doctors will have the most complete telemedicine platform on the market, offering the patient:
  • Private consultation service by video consultation
  • Free approved electronic prescriptions that can be picked up at the more than 22,000 pharmacies throughout Spain that have a real-time connection with Docline
  • Digital prescription of analytical tests
  • Clinical history that can be shared with other health professionals.
  • Chat and direct messaging services, complying with the RGPD protocol for health data security and confidentiality
  • Payment gateway for the instant collection of fees and more than 15 functionalities aimed at helping the doctor to digitize their consultation and attend to their patients online.
For Docline, the patient is at the centre of their health with access to their own clinical history, where all the information regarding their health is stored and can be shared with other doctors, pharmacists, specialists, clinics or hospitals, similar to the interoperable digital clinic of the IDIS Foundation. This agreement is a change in the corporate paradigm which has great importance for ICOMEM due to the size and scope of the project at a national level, and in its commitment to helping doctors in the innovation and digital transformation of their private practice, which will allow the members of Madrid open their agendas online and help patients from any province in Spain, without having to travel. Never before have 50,000 doctors been able to access a telemedicine platform and commence their non-face-to-face consultations in less than 24 hours, without the need to open an office with all the legal, administrative and health requirements that this entails. Docline is the most complete telemedicine platform in the health sector. Its trajectory and experience since its inception in 2015 has allowed it to position itself as a benchmark in both the private and public health sectors. To date, Docline has enabled more than 100,000 video consultations and 150,000 monthly medical chats, which has contributed to reducing waiting times by up to 90% and visits to the emergency room by 50%.
MAY 18, 2022 BHH News
Institut de Formació Continua of the Universitat de Barcelona launches new Postgraduate in Digital Health - #BHHMembersInitiatives
In recent years, the health sector has undergone significant changes with respect to its digitization. Covid-19 came to accelerate these changes and to make notorious the need, not only to have resources capable of providing care and health care in changing scenarios, but also to have accurate, complete and reliable information, immediately, to adopt decisions of enormous importance on the lives of people and the functioning of society as a whole. This has made the health sector increasingly require a new professional role with digital skills, professional skills, adaptability to changing environments, among others. With the aim of training professionals in the health field to adapt and increase their professional development in the digital context that surrounds us and face new challenges, the Institut de Formació Continua of the Universitat de Barcelona launched the new Postgraduate in Digital Health! This new Postgraduate is a part-time and remote course beginning November 2nd of 2022. The students obtain all the knowledge and keys to develop digital solutions aiming at the patient, giving answers to the actual social needs. Moreover, the Postgraduate has been designed and it will be taught by active professionals with outstanding experience in the Digital Healthcare field.  Also, the Institut de Formació Continua of the Universitat de Barcelona offers a 10% discount of the enrollment for all the members of Barcelona Health Hub. More information about this Postgraduate eduction you can find here.
MAY 17, 2022 BHH News
Join the next #BHH Rooftop Talk about "From startup to hospital - used cases" on Thursday May 26!
Barcelona Health Hub organizes the next edition of the #BHH Rooftop Talk about "From to startup to hospital: used cases" on Thursday May 26th at 17:00 hrs CET! Join the discussion LIVE on the rooftop of the BHH Headquarters and listen to the experts of Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Moderator Lluís Blanch Torra, Deputy Director of the Fundación Parc Taulí, will talk with the professionals about successful used cases from their collaborations with several startups. Learn more about the road from startup to hospital in this live event next week. The discussion will be held in Spanish. Since it's a live event, space is limited. Deadline to sign up is on Thursday May 24. For registration, please see HERE!
MAY 17, 2022 BHH News
Join #THAIS2022 on June 20-21 of Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari - #BHHMembersInitiatives

BHH member Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari will host the celebration of the 1st Taulí Health Artificial Intelligence Symposium on June 20 and 21. It's an event in which the most prominent experts in Artificial Intelligence ​​will explain how it’s currently used in medicine and what its future holds, while they present cases that are already being worked on.

Main topics to be discussed are:
  • Do you know what knowledge need to have to integrate it into the health system?
  •  How can digitization be financed?
  •  How to manage the amount of data generated every day?
  •  What data protection laws must be complied with?
  •  What are the ethical rules?
  •  What is project management with AI?
These and many other questions will be discussed at Taulí Health Artificial Intelligence Symposium. Don't miss the opportunity and reserve your place here!
MAY 16, 2022 BHH News
Focusing on digital strategies: How can pharma companies engage healthcare professionals through a digital approach? - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Pharmaceutical companies have been facing real challenges with medical visits for some time now. More and more often, doctors are refusing to receive medical representatives, while those who do accept visits have significantly reduced the time they spend with them. Health professionals were on the front line in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the consequence of this has been a considerable increase in the number of consultations. This has forced pharmaceutical companies to review their approach and communication strategies. For instance, the pharmaceutical industry was confronted with overloaded agendas and, as a result, the digital channel quickly emerged as a great ally in stakeholder exchanges. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic has proved to be an accelerator for the digitalization of the healthcare sector, both for patients (via teleconsultation) and laboratories (via remote medical visits). But how can pharma companies engage healthcare professionals through a digital approach? A shift to digital initiated by the crisis The health sector faces a dilemma between face-to-face and remote visits from pharma medical visits. In fact, although Spain has adapted to the hybrid model between physical and digital visits, due to the epidemic outbreak, pharma companies had to adapt their approach and find a way to contact doctors without having to resort to "field" actions. Therefore, they deployed digital tools and opted for direct marketing actions by implementing push marketing strategies. However, will these new habits and expectations, established during the confinement period, survive in a post-Covid era, to the point of permanently changing the contact methods of medical visitors? A digital strategy should not be just a short-term fix in the context of a pandemic, and the engagement of digital tactics with medical sales representatives will be a key indicator of innovation in marketing strategies. Nowadays, healthcare professionals approve of the remote medical visiting channels that predominate in their exchanges with pharma companies. Indeed, doctors are leaning towards digital forms of contact. A model of "hybrid visits" is developing, at least for so-called "follow-up" medical visits. Adapted and attractive content: the key to remote medical visits The digitization of the medical visit is based on three essential pillars:
  • the medical visitors who hold the meetings remotely,
  • the technology that makes it possible to support digital formats,the content that forms the basis of the exchange between healthcare professionals and medical sales representatives.
Currently, the main deficiency lies in the lack of diversification of content, which is simply a "copy and paste" from paper documents. According to a study conducted by the Euris Group (1), health professionals prefer theoretical information (clinical data, pathology training, etc.), while medical sales representatives provide practical information. Therefore, without a redesign, the gap between the content offered by medical sales representatives and the content preferred by doctors tends to widen considerably. According to several studies (2), the solution is within reach. Content should be presented in a way that has real added value for the doctor and it is close to their expectations. This would be an effective incentive for the doctor to go digital and engage in the long term. As videoconferencing requires more concentration than a face-to-face visit, it is essential to adapt the content to make it more attractive. Opportunities offered by a digital approach With the growing enthusiasm of doctors for the digital channel, a trend is emerging: the development of a pull marketing strategy. To put it more simply, with doctors overloaded with appointments and with very little time to devote to medical sales, the aim of this strategy is to position oneself as a receiver of information rather than a sender. We must make ourselves available to the doctor when they feel the need for information and stop providing it without their request. From a commercial point of view, pharma companies must adopt a doctor-centric approach in order to engage and motivate them in the long term. This means (3), segmenting the target group of doctors using a qualitative database to establish specific action plans according to the profile of each doctor (digital engager (4) - digital learner (5) - traditionalist (6)) in order to be able to develop clusters. In fact, this process would make it possible to offer almost tailor-made messages for each subgroup and improve the experience of doctors with the aim of building loyalty. Leveraging the digital channel by organizing virtual events, for example, means gaining in-depth knowledge of individual preferences, tracking information delivered, analyzing attendance trends, and obtaining valuable feedback to inform future strategic planning. Finally, it would mean using the digital channel to develop digitalization by promoting the concept of the hybrid visit: offering the remote visit as a complement to the face-to-face visit. In addition, the use of this channel offers advantages such as greater flexibility, ease of data collection or the possibility of obtaining up-to-date scientific data. Some companies have already seized this opportunity by offering new digital solutions such as webinars, remote workshop sessions or even a chatbot by creating a social network exclusively for healthcare professionals. The use of different digital channels favors the omnichannel engagement strategy for the pharma industry. As a results, sales reps can better communicate with their target audience, and reach healthcare professionals beyond their office. Understanding healthcare professionals' engagement preferences will help the stakeholders make better and faster decisions that will benefit sales. In conclusion, the digitalization of healthcare professionals is already underway. However, the adoption of digital tools is not yet unanimous, which suggests a real opportunity to be seized. To engage doctors effectively and sustainably in this practice, it is essential to propose content that is partially modified and adapted to the digital tool, in the form of appealing and relevant content. Thus, the most appropriate solution for pharma companies would be the hybrid visit - a concept associated with agility and adaptability to the world of tomorrow - which offers the remote visit as a complementary element to the face-to-face visit.
(1) Euris Group, How Covid-19 crisis triggered digital innovation in pharma industry? 2020. (2) Etude benchmark rélaisée par Veeva Pulse (2021) | Etude visite médicale, impact du Covid-19 sur les relations avec les PDS, Leem et Actis, septembre 2020. (3) Etude VEEVA réalisée en 2021. (4) Digital engager: health professional who is already engaged in a digital process. (5) Digital learner: healthcare professional who is willing to go digital. (6) Traditionalist: healthcare professional who remains attached to traditional face-to-face visit formats.
This article is written by BHH member Webhelp Medica Webhelp Medica offers BPO solutions to healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies by designing and running value-based operating models that accelerate growth and provide outstanding experiences for customers, patients, and clinical teamsWebhelp is an end-to-end partner across all B2B and B2C customer journeys.  
MAY 13, 2022 BHH News
President of the Port of Barcelona Damià Calvet visits the BHH Headquarters
Barcelona Health Hub partners with key players in the sector to keep working towards promoting innovation in digital health. Therefore it was a pleasure to receive Damià Calvet, the President of the Port of Barcelona, and Núria López i Giralt, Head of Public Relations and Protocol, at the BHH Headquarters today. BHH’s CEO Luis Badrinas, General Manager Eva Rosell and President Cristian Pascual explored with Mr. Calvet marine medicine as a strategic sector in digital health. The Port of Barcelona and BHH are looking forward to explore new ways of collaboration together. Mr. Damià Calvet also met with several of the resident companies that have offices inside the Hub premises. Representatives of Made of Genes, Almirall, WiseAngel and Nammu presented their projects to Mr. Calvet at the Hub. Chris Brucker of Namme explains his product to Mr. Calvet  Mr. Calvet visits the Digital Garden of Almirall Representatives of Gebro meet with Mr. Calvet The team of WiseAngel, BHH's newest residents, talk with Mr. Calvet Mr. Calvet listens to the pitch of Made of Genes  
MAY 13, 2022 BHH News
Event of INECO: open discussion with Facundo Manes
Next May 19th at 10:30 am CET, Facundo Manes, an Argentine neuroscientist, will be visiting Barcelona Health Hub to participate in an open discussion on technology and innovation regarding neuroscience. Facundo Manes is a neurologist, neuroscientist and has a postgraduate in the Buenos Aires University and Cambridge University, England, where he obtained his PhD in Science. He is an investigator in CONICET and has published over 230 investigations in prestigious international scientific journals. Apart form that, he was the first Spanish speaking President of the International Frontotemporal Dementia Society and a consultant of the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit of the Medical Research Council belonging to the Universidad of Cambridge (Inglaterra). In 2005 Facundo created INECO (Cognitive Neuroscience Institute). This institution has just been established in Spain and is a BHH member. They are happy to invite investigators, entrepreneurs and those interested in topics regarding neuroscience. Interested to join the open discussion LIVE at the BHH Headquarters this Thursday May 19th? Guarantee your place and sign up here!
MAY 12, 2022 BHH News
Spanish press praises Barcelona Health Hub as the world's leading center for digital health
This week Barcelona Health Hub hosted a successful visit for several members of the Spanish press. Among others, journalists from La Vanguardia, Crónica Global, El Nacional and ABC visited the BHH Headquarters, located at the impressive architectural Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site.  Barcelona Health Hub started in 2018, when just six startups set up offices in the San Manuel pavilion. Today, the hub has 350+ members and it occupies three locations on the Art Nouveau Site. It houses 33 startups in its more than 5,000 square meters of space. Nowadays, BHH has positioned itself as one of the top ten digital health hubs in the world. The press got a great sneak preview into this BHH ecosystem, where the digital medicine of the 21st century is realized. They met with Roda Cosmetics, Capital Cell, Doctomatic, Adntro Genetics, Zenement and Edryx Healthcare, who explained about their different companies. x The press then continued with a lunch with HumanITcare, Mediktor, Iomed and Amelia Virtual Care, who had the chance to talk about their products and services.   
MAY 11, 2022 BHH News
Barcelona Health Hub receives Josep M. Campistol, General Director at Hospital Clinic, at the BHH Headquarters
Barcelona Health Hub is continuously working towards promoting innovation in digital health. Excellent collaboration with hospitals is key to accomplish its transfer to the sector. Therefore Barcelona Health Hub was delighted to receive Dr. Josep M. Campistol, General Director at Hospital Clinic and Dr. Lluís Donoso Bach, Director of the Diagnostic Imaging Centre of the Hospital Clínic at the BHH Headquarters today. BHH’s CEO Luis Badrinas, General Manager Eva Rosell, President Cristian Pascual and Chief Medical Officer, Óscar García-Esquirol, showed Dr. Campistol and Dr. Donoso the pavilions of the BHH premises at the Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau. They talked about the work of Barcelona Health Hub in the field of digital health, discussing further collaboration. Dr. Josep M. Campistol and Dr. Lluís Donoso also met with several of the resident companies that have offices inside the Hub premises. They met first with the team of HumanITcare, who just opened their new office at the headquarters just a week ago. Then they moved on to DKV, where they looked around the Innolab. Last but not least, it was up to Mediktor in the last pavilion to bring the tour to an end. Dr. Josep M. Campistol, Dr. Lluís Donoso and the BHH team at the Mediktor office Elena Torrecto explains to Dr. Josep M. Campistol and Dr. Lluís Donoso about the DKV Innolab Oscar García-Esquirol (BHH's Chief Medical Officer), Dr. Lluís Donoso (Director of the Diagnostic Imaging Centre of the Hospital Clínic), Dr. Josep M. Campistol (General Director at Hospital Clinic), Eva Rosell (BHH's Generla Manager), Luis Badrinas (BHH's CEO) and Cristian Pascual (BHH's President)
MAY 10, 2022 BHH News
Webinar organized by i2Cat Foundation: Revitalizing the health sector: strategies, challenges, and case studies - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member i2Cat Foundation is organizing a webinar in Catalan about "Revitalizing the health sector: strategies, challenges, and case studies". The webinar focuses on the potential of innovation in the health sector, emphasizing digital transformation opportunities. Therefore, the webinar is addresses to healthcare institutions and professionals working in the health industry, especially those related to innovation areas. The webinar will take place virtually on the 26th of May from 16 h to 17 h, and it will be conducted in Catalan. You can check the speakers and register to attend the webinar for free here. The webinar is organized by Digital Catalonia Alliance, an initiative promoted by Departament de la Vicepresidència i de Polítiques Digitals i Territori and i2Cat Foundation. This initiative gathers Catalonia's main emerging technological sectors into an innovative, visionary, disruptive, and collaborative alliance of technological communities. This webinar is also supported by TIC Salut Social. For more information, please see here.
MAY 10, 2022 BHH News
Closing ceremony Digitalización FPDUAL Community of Insurance, ZZurich Foundation and Fundación Mapfre - #BHHMembersInitiatives
Last Friday 6th May, the closing session of the 5th edition of the Digital Transformation in Insurance module of FP Dual taught by Community of Insurance (COI) took place at the BHH Headquarters. After several sessions in which the students learn about the latest trends in digital transformation in the insurance sector, they are now creating their own startup in which they put into practice the knowledge they have acquired. The 6 groups belonging to Escola del Treball, Institut Poblenou and Institut Badalonès presented their Insurtech projects in front of a jury of experts formed by Vicente Cancio Garcia (CEO of Zurich), Stefano de Liguoro (Head of Digital at Zurich Spain), Gregory Renand (Director of the ZZurich Foundation), Ricardo Garzó (Territorial Director of MAPFRE Catalonia and Balearic Islands) and Jordi Sanz García (Head of Digital Business Development at the Territorial Directorate General of MAPFRE Catalonia and Balearic Islands). The 3 insurtech finalists presented innovative proposals:
  • Insurverse, launched with the idea of creating the first Metaverse Insurer with which to insure your virtual world assets.
  • Insuprem, showed us how Artificial Intelligence can help us with the management of our insurance with a simple "Hey Iris..." simulating human conversational ability.
  • DreamzZzurance was committed to incorporating a service associated with health insurance that specialises in providing solutions to the problem of sleep disorders such as insomnia, lack of rest, etc.
The winning Insurtech was DreamzZurance, with the jury valuing the staging, the market data, the viability of the project and its rapid start-up.
MAY 6, 2022 BHH News
gMendel® announces CE marking for its Phivea® v1.0.0 platform - #BHHMembersInitiatives
BHH member gMendel®, a Danish medical technology startup aiming to transform the diagnosis of genetic disorders for better disease management, announced today it has achieved CE marking for its Phivea® v1.0.0 platform, a novel screening technology for the detection of Klinefelter Syndrome. Following the successful validation and a comprehensive performance evaluation, documenting the clinical applicability of its technology, gMendel® is now entitled to sell the Phivea® v1.0.0 platform in the EU, starting with a registration in Denmark. The Phivea® v1.0.0 platform will be marketed as an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) medical device product under the Directive 98/79/EC for In Vitro Diagnostic medical devices. “The CE marking of the Phivea® v1.0.0 platform is a major milestone for gMendel®”, said Zoran Velkoski, co-founder of gMendel®. “In parallel with our strong patent portfolio strategy, our recently-obtained ISO 13485 certification and the CE marking pave the way for the commercial launch of more advanced products in the highly competitive IVD market, as defined in our product roadmap”, explained Zoran Velkoski.  About the Phivea® v1.0.0 platform Phivea® v1.0.0 is an in vitro screening software tool for the diagnosis of Klinefelter syndrome based on DNA sequencing process. It offers screening tests capabilities, based on the data coming from third-party genome sequencers. Phivea® employs advanced Artificial Intelligence and customized Deep Learning architectures at all levels of the learning process, from feature extraction to assessment and follow-up care. Following a multi model fusion strategy, the Platform combines outcomes of individual models into a single, accurate medical interpretation. More about Phivea® v1.0.0 here. About CE marking for medical devices Many products require CE marking before they can be sold in the EU. CE marking indicates that a product has been assessed by the manufacturer and deemed to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. The CE marking affixed to a medical device demonstrates compliance with the EU legislation in force and therefore can be made available for distribution or use, e.g. to a distributor, healthcare professional or patient. More about CE marking in medical devices here.  
MAY 5, 2022 BHH News
Fundación Mapfre awards three major international social transformation projects - #BHHMembersInitiatives
KUVU (Spain), a shared accommodation platform that promotes coexistence between young people and the over 55s; Lysa (Brazil), the first GPS robot guide dog, designed to provide autonomy, safety and quality of life for people with visual disabilities; and ANA-Paz Mental (Mexico), an online service that supports caregivers and relatives of people with chronic and degenerative diseases. These are the winners of the fifth edition of the Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards, an initiative whose aim is to improve people's lives through entrepreneurial projects and teams that are transformed into proposals of high social value, and which is promoted by IE University, an academic partner of the awards. The three selected winners have received an individual prize of 40,000 euros to develop their projects, as well as free consultancy from EY, offered through its Foundation to help them grow and become more efficient. They will also become part of Red Innova, which promotes the exchange of expert knowledge and contributes to the social innovation ecosystem. The event, held today at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, was attended by the Secretary General for Innovation, Teresa Riesgo, who stressed that "to achieve appropriate solutions to complex problems we must be able to base them on knowledge and innovation, and for them to be good, they must be sustainable, not only environmentally, but also socially and humanly". With this in mind, she pointed out, "these prestigious awards are being launched, which make visible solutions to situations that affect or will affect many of us and which provide training, mentoring and networking, aspects of incalculable value". The Secretary General for Innovation also congratulated all the entrepreneurs who took part, and especially the winners, whom she recommended not to stop "pedalling in this world of innovation". Social and inclusive projects "The road to innovation is always long, uncertain and complex, but with effort, talent, methodologies and the help of institutions such as Fundación MAPFRE, reaching the end is easier. Innovation with a surname, with a focus on social issues, after a long economic crisis, a global pandemic and a war, is more necessary than ever". This was emphasised by Antonio Huertas, Chairman of MAPFRE and Fundación MAPFRE, who also congratulated all the participants in this edition, "innovators who add social commitment to their work and who make people's lives easier". "These awards for social innovation are a reflection of IE University's commitment to sustainability, an essential factor in promoting positive change through education, research and innovation," said Santiago Íñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, who also participated in the event, presenting the award to Neide Sellin, CEO of Lysa. He also stressed the importance of education in training people who are capable of "making a positive impact on the world". The three award winners: Spain, Brazil and Mexico Eduardo Fierro, CEO of Kuvu: "The award represen