BCN Health Booster

BCN Health Booster is a three-year programme for companies in the health sector to be accelerated through access to a laboratory at the Barcelona Science Park and a specialised acceleration programme by Biocat.

BCN Health Booster is an initiative of the Barcelona City Council, Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona Activa and Biocat.

What does it offer?

Use of a dedicated or co-working laboratory at the Barcelona Science Park

Discount on rent and general services:

2022

65%

2023

40%

2024

20%


Free acceleration programme, based on your needs imparted by Biocat:

Guidance

20 hours per year of mentoring or specialised consultancy services

Training

9 hours a year of sessions on reimbursement, customer discovery, IP, market access or regulatory issues

Investment

Pitch training, H&BIO Team dating, One-pager and brochure, Introduction to investors (TIRS)

 

Who is it for and selection criteria

Companies in the health sector that carry out an activity in the subsector of biotechnology, pharmacy, medical device or service company in the health sector. The candidate companies must be less than 5 years old since their incorporation or registration of activity, must be domiciled in Catalonia and must require the use of a laboratory to carry out their activity. Special value is given to those projects that present good prospects for technical and economic viability, a good team of promoters and that have a social impact with priority given to spin-offs of research centers, hospitals and universities.

Selected companies

Aptadel

Artificial
Nature

Bioliquid

DeepUll Diagnostics

GAT
Biosciences

GAT
Therapeutics

MiMark

Nuage

Nuage Therapeutics

Ona
Therapeutics

ZYMVOL

Zymvol

OneChain

Funding raised during 2022

51.2
total investment
15.8
investment rounds
35.3
public financing

Growth in different areas

+48
Workforce growth with 32 new professionals
+29
Addition of 2 new international professionals to the management teams, totaling 9
+6
Inclusion of 6 new women in the founding or executive team, totaling 20
+12
19 patents and 30 pending

Collaborating companies of the program

Several companies participate in Biocat’s free business support program offering training, consulting or investment support

Guidance

Training

Investment

Committee of experts

Anna Bröll

Head of the Department of Science and Universities
Ajuntament de Barcelona

Anna Serra

Director of Communication and Marketing
Barcelona Science Park

Itziar Blasco

Head of StartUp Programmes
Barcelona Activa

Núria Martí

Director of Innovation
Biocat

Press Release


BCN Health Booster accelerator is launched

(Press release: 06/02/2021)

This programme is funded by the Barcelona City Council and Barcelona Activa.