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by ACCIÓ - Catalonia Trade & Investment
Issue 97 | June 26rd 2024
Sony AI has had the support of Catalonia Trade & Investment to set up in Barcelona. According to Sony AI president Michael Spranger, Catalonia is "home to many research universities with established AI programs, as well as key technology and science organizations".
Setting up your company
We advise foreign companies on the steps to open a business in Barcelona-Catalonia. Save time and money with a one-stop shop for your investment project in Barcelona-Catalonia.
Success case: Why Siegfried opened a new center in Barcelona-Catalonia
Swiss company Siegfried has strategically expanded its footprint in Catalonia, a premier life sciences hub in Europe.
Catalonia leads Spain's biotech sector, hosting 25% of total number of companies
Biotech companies in Catalonia also concentrate 35.21% of the total business revenue of the biotech sector in Spain.
IAG Group opens Artificial Intelligence Lab in Barcelona housing 150 jobs
International Airlines Group is a leader in innovation and development of Artificial Intelligence within the airline industry.
Tech and Digital Hub
Top international companies are setting up global tech hubs in Barcelona-Catalonia. Skilled talent, a booming startup economy and a great quality of life are some of the reasons why they decide to settle in Catalonia.
Discover Catalonia, a hotspot for tech in Europe.
“Porsche Digital chose Barcelona because it offers something unique. There is no doubt that this is a tech hub”
Scott Francis, Managing Director at Porsche Digital Barcelona
Barcelona, a city that has embraced technology like no other.
AkzoNobel to invest €14 million and create over 70 new jobs in Catalonia
Catalonia is home to over 300 EdTech companies, tripling pre-pandemic numbers
Galderma, Swiss dermatology multinational, opens headquarters in Barcelona and creates 150 jobs
MWC Barcelona 2024 generated a record-breaking €502 million economic impact in Barcelona
European video game pioneers invest €25 million to open Bespoke Pixel, a new AAA studio in Barcelona
French company Elis creates 50 jobs with new industrial laundry plant for cleanrooms in Barcelona
American technology company Dataxstream opens its first European headquarters in Barcelona
Catalonia participates at the first General Assembly of the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance in Germany
The digital talent market in Barcelona hit an all-time high in 2023
Barcelona ranks as one of the top five startup hubs in the EU in 2024
Nestlé invests €22 million in a second biomass boiler at Catalonia coffee factory
Siemens inaugurates an advanced AGVs and intralogistics center at DFactory Barcelona
Artificial Intelligence
Catalonia is the first region in Southern Europe in attracting foreign direct investment in AI.
