Some 300 executives, entrepreneurs and investors from the health and biomedicine sector in Catalonia participated in the summer barbecue hosted by CataloniaBio & HealthTech on 18 July at the Specipig headquarters. This year the BBQ received support from investment funds Asabys Partners, Alta Life Sciences, Genesis Ventures, Invivo Ventures and Ysios Capital.

“In an innovation-based sector, like ours, people are the driving force and the BBQ, beyond the companies, is about the people,” highlighted Jaume Amat, president of CataloniaBioHT, when addressing the guests. Amat also made reference to the fact that “the cyclical activities CataloniaBioHT puts on are a foundation for building more and better. The indicators prove it and this is the commitment of the board and the team.”

The 2019 BBQ was held in a favourable context. “The sector continues to generate positive news, and throughout 2019 we’ll be reinforcing the sustained, balanced, solid growth seen in recent years,” added Amat.

That evening, CataloniaBioHT Secretary General Melqui Calzado encouraged members to be even more proactive in the day-to-day activities of the association and urged executives at the other companies to “join a project that brings value to the company and the sector.”

There were also moments of laughter and time to stop and chat with the barbecue chef, Luis Ruiz-Ávila, and his team Benjamín Santos and Montse Cano.

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