The Catalonia.health barbecue celebrates its eleventh edition with 600 attendees and reaffirms itself as the networking space for Catalonia's health ecosystem

Catalonia.health's annual barbecue returned to Prat de Llobregat last July 16 to celebrate its eleventh edition with a sold-out capacity and an energy that even the July heat couldn't stop. Six hundred people from the health and life sciences sector gathered at the Versa Biomedical facilities to experience a night that has already become an unmissable date of the summer.

The president of Catalonia.health, Eva García Ramos, opened the event with a few words that highlighted the strength of a community that year after year demonstrates its desire to meet. "The 600 tickets were sold out weeks before the event. This is not a coincidence, it is a declaration of intent," said García Ramos, who highlighted the association's role as a meeting point and strategic interlocutor for the sector. The president took the opportunity to announce the start of a new strategic plan with which Catalonia.health wants to strengthen its role and bring even more value to its associates.

The night passed in the relaxed and relaxed atmosphere that characterizes the event: barbecue, music, sunset, conversations and reunions that mark the beginning of summer. A choral organization that worked perfectly and allowed the 600 attendees to enjoy a memorable night.

The support of the sponsors, key

Behind the success is a team and a Board that put all their effort into it, and also some partners who make it possible for everything to work. This year's edition was supported by three Gold Sponsors: Asabys Partners, which has experienced a turning point year with the integration of Alta, the launch of a new Tech Transfer fund and the IPO of Agomab; AstraZeneca and Alexion, which from their hub in the Estel building in Barcelona promote nearly 400 R&D projects and almost 200 clinical trials and have become an active part of the ecosystem; and Versa Biomedical, host of the event, which this year celebrates the development of Oncopigs, a new genetic line of transgenic pigs with which they have generated the first human colon, subcutaneous and bladder tumors, a new platform now available for science.

The Silver Sponsors of the edition were Criteria Bio Ventures, GP Pharm, Ikigai, Inveready, Invivo Partners, Reig Jofre, SID and SpliceBio.

Another year, a special thanks to Luis Ruiz-Ávila and his team, who year after year put their hearts on the grill and made the barbecue an unforgettable gastronomic and human experience. And, as always, for Jaume Amat and the entire Versa Biomedical team, who lend their facilities with a generosity that cannot be taken for granted.

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