PCB hosts a ‘Lessons Learned’ session on investment in R & D and tax administration Blog Post

Thursday, the 22 of October, Barcelona Science Park (PCB) hosted the 8th session of ‘Lessons Learned’ series: ‘Biofiscalitat: els incentius per a la ciència‘, an initiative of CataloniaBio and Biocat to foster knowledge and networking among professionals in the field of life sciences. On this occasion, the aim of the event was to gain further insight and analyze the tools to overcome the regulations and red tape governing the taxation regimen of biotechnological and biomedical companies which hamper R & D.

 

Atrian Bakers’s bread Tritordeum, made with the new cereal Agrasys, nominated to the Carrefour Innovation Awards Blog Post

A new type of bread  produced by Atrian Bakers  and made with Tritordeum,  has been nominated for the 2015 Carrefour Innovation Awards. The new type of bread will be subjected to population vote until the 21st of June. Tritordeum cereal is the first man-made cereal without genetic modification suitable for human consumption. Developed in the late 70s by a group of scientists from the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS) of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)), and after 30 years of research, Agrasys -a spin-off company based at the Barcelona Science Park, founded by researchers from the IAS and the industry, launched the new bread to the market in April 2013.

SOM Biotech wins the EmprendedorXXI Award in life sciences Blog Post

SOM Biotech, based in the Parc Científic de Barcelona, is one of the winners of the EmprendedorXXI 2013 Awards, the initiative for innovation projects organized by “la Caixa” in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, through ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovación). The EmprendedorXXI Awards, which this year reaches its 7th edition, are recognized as one of the best established initiatives to support entrepreneurship in Spain.