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BIOCAT

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OPPORTUNITIESDETECTION

BIOCAT IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT COORDINATES AND PROMOTES LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHCARE IN CATALONIA, THE MOST DYNAMIC BIOREGION IN SPAIN

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BIOCAT’S BOARD OF TRUSTEESBIOCAT BRINGS TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL AREAS OF THE BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOMEDICINE AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES: ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH CENTERS, HOSPITALS, COMPANIES AND SUPPORT BODIES

PUBLICADMINISTRATIONGovernment of Catalonia

• Presidency• Health Department• Economy and Knowledge

Department• Enterprise & Labor

Department• Agriculture Department

Barcelona City Council• Economy & Promotion Area

PUBLICINSTITUTIONS

PRIVATESECTOR

ACUPCatalan Association of Universities

ACERCatalan Association of Research Centers

HOSPCatalan Hospitals Network

XPCATCatalan Science Park Network

(5) FARMAINDUSTRIASpanish Association of Pharma companies

(3) CATALONIABIOCatalan Association of Biotechs

(2) FENINSpanish Platform for Innovation

in Technology Healthcare

(1) COMBOfficial Medical College of Barcelona

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THE BIOREGION OF CATALONIA, A WIDE ECOSYSTEM WHERE SCIENCE AND BUSINESS MEET

734COMPANIES

89RESEARCHORGANIZATIONS

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SINCE 2000, CATALONIA HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM

2000

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:• Sustained funding from

Catalan Government• Research centers autonomy• Independent evaluation• Funding based on results• High performance in

attracting EU funds• Open talent recruitment

program (ICREA)

2016

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EMPLOYMENT AND RESOURCES

COMPANIES RESEARCH CENTERS HOSPITALS

42,133WORKERS

BIOTECH14,278

PHARMA 9,989

OTHERS6,622

MEDTECH11,244

COMPANIES HAD REVENUES OF 14,369 M€ AND

CONTRIBUTEDWITH 7% TO THE GDP

IN CATALONIA

IN 10 YEARS, WORKERS IN R&D HAVE INCREASED 50% AND RESEARCHERS 60%

Sources: Biocat Directory (Dec. 2014), Catalan Union of Hospitals, Government of Catalonia and SAVI

8.700WORKERS

+89.000WORKERS(195 ESTABLISHMENTS)

+5,000RESEARCHERS(EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES)

5.499RESEARCHERS

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WIDE RANGE OF INFRASTRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT THE R&D SYSTEM

CENTER FOR GENOMIC REGULATION (CRG)

BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER (BSC - CNS)

ALBA SYNCHROTRON-CELLS

BARCELONA BIOMEDICALRESEARCH PARK (PRBB)

BARCELONA SCIENCE PARK (PCB)

AND BRING TOGETHER THE PLAYERS OF THE VALUE CHAIN: UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH CENTERS AND COMPANIES

MORE THAN 100 PLATFORMS 2 LARGE INFRASTRUCTURES OF RESEARCH

13 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS

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Source: Biotechegate. Biocat Directory, March 2016. The rest of the slides are based on company figures published at Biocat Report 2015 (September 2015)

A CLUSTER IN EXPANSIONBETWEEN 2013-2015, ON AVERAGE, 3 NEW COMPANIES WERE FOUNDED PER MONTH (THAT IS 1 NEW VENTURE BORN IN HEALTHCARE EVERY 10 DAYS)

2005 2006 2007

New companies

2008 2009

Inactive

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

825

623

828

324

225

338 3

35

141

40

37

31

3

+100 NEW ESTABLISHED COMPANIES FROM 2013 TO 2015

94 SPIN-OFF EMERGED FROM UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND HOSPITALS (ACTIVE AT 2015)

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BUILDING THE BIOCLUSTER THROUGH A GLOBAL STRATEGY

Sharing knowledge

and promotingthe cluster

Fostering knowledge and

technology transfer

Providinginnovative

training and developing

talent

Accelerating entrepreneurship

and company growth

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1 - SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTING THE INDUSTRY

Biocat Report• State of the sector of the BioRegion

• Published every twoyears since 2009

BioRegion Directory• With more than 1.200 entries to enableconnections with potential partners

Website and Newsletter+20.000 visits & +13.000 unique users/month+240.000 visits/year from +130.000 users

Social Media• Actives in Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook…• More than 11.400 followers

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Top-notch international scientific debateto foster dialogue and exchange of ideas

• 55 scientific debates• 1.400 speakers (68% international)

• +8.000 attendees• +100 partners

International Networks and Alliances Events, forums, international fairs…

1 - SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTING THE INDUSTRY

Networking meetings for life sciencesprofessionals and companies to share experiences in strategic areas

• 9 sessions• 481 attendees• 5 sessions (3rd ed.)

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2 - FOSTERING TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Barcelona Clinical TrialsPlatform• BCTP is a strategic tool promoted by theMinistry of Health of Catalonia with the aim to support and build strong partnership amongclinical research institutes of the BioRegion

RIS3CAT Communities• Implementing

the SmartSpecializationStrategy onhealth innovationin the BioRegion

Health and Bio Team Dating

• Speed dating program for researchers and CEOs/Business Developers

• 80 attendees / 200 meetings / 6 agreements

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d·HEALTH Barcelona:A master course todevelop entrepreneurs andfuture leaders in healthcareinnovation

3rd edition Based on Stanford Biodesign Fellowship program +50 international teachers 3 hospitals involved +1400 unmet clinical needs 6 ongoing projects 2 new companies created

MOEBIOShort ProgramsEducational programs of maximum 20 hourscovering key aspects in healthcare, innovation, management and entrepreneurship

Summer School onMedicinesOne-week program to go in deepwith the medicines discover anddevelopment phases

• 8th edition• 40 lecture hours• 50 students from

four countries

• Networking amongstudents andpharma sectorprofessionals

• 5 programs

3 - PROVIDING INNOVATIVE TRAINING AND DEVELOPING TALENT

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4 - ACCELERATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMPANIES GROWTH

Accelerator program

EIT Health• Regional coordinator of the

Accelerator programs:• Proof of Concept / Head Start• Business Plan Aggregator• Launchlab• GoGlobal• Investors Network• Market Coach Network• Local Training

Internationalization

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Local EIT training programs

Lessons Learned

Open Thinking Escola Gimbernat

Caixa Impulse

Pot d’idees XBR

Projecte diabetisSanofi

Health USanofi

Generació idees / Food and Health

UAB

Concurs Innovació VHIR

ClausBiooemprendre

Ideas generation TT and Entrepreneurship Acceleration Funding

Acceleration program

Fòrum Healthcare

3DSLa Salle

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Grants4AppsBayer

Launchlab

GoGlobal

Business Plan Agreggator

Investor’s Network

PoC/HS fund programs

Health & Bio Team Dating

BioEquity

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(*) CataloniaBIO

(**) COMB

(***) In conversations

Existing programs

Coordinated by Biocat New programs under construction

Existing programs in EIT Health

Market Coach Network

Living Labs & Test beds Network

MOEBIO Short Programs

MOEBIO d·Health Barcelona

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MAP OF ACCELERATING PROGRAMS - BIOCAT

Jury

Dissemination

Mentoring

Training

Tools

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