Beyond specific activities, Catalonia.health offers specific training programmes for associated companies and institutions. The aim of these initiatives is to condense knowledge and skills into short training programmes to improve competitiveness within the sector. The programmes are designed ad hoc by Catalonia.health, either exclusively or in collaboration with external agents.
Catalonia.health promoted the IVD Accelerator Programme, with the support of ACCIÓ (Government of Catalonia), to help accelerate projects from start-ups and companies in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD).
IVD Accelerator Programme lasts 4 months and is structured in three blocks focused on three areas of knowledge and key capacities in in vitro diagnostic projects:
The program will work on each of these three blocks through:
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14 May 2026
The Connection Day 2026, organized by Catalonia.health, has celebrated its fourth edition with a notable success in terms of participation and content. The event, held on May 6 at the World Trade Center in Barcelona, was consolidated as the reference B2B meeting point for the health sector in Catalonia, where more than 250 professionals from the entire value chain gathered: startups, companies, investors, hospitals, research centers and institutions.
21 April 2026
Catalan company INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, a member of Catalonia.health, has announced the completion of patient enrolment in its first-in-human study of graphene-based neural interfaces for brain decoding and mapping.
16 April 2026
Catalan biotech company Aniling, a member of Catalonia.health, has announced a strategic collaboration with Illumina to advance unified genomic and epigenetic assays in oncology.
Aimed at Catalonia.health member companies and start-ups that are part of the segment dedicated to the development of R&D products and services, the IVD Accelerator Programme ran for 4 months and was structured in three blocks focused on three key areas of knowledge and capabilities in in vitro diagnostic projects:
The program worked on each of these three blocks through:
Catalonia.health led three editions of the BIOMED ScaleUP programme, in collaboration with Lead To Change and with the support of ACCIÓ, to support the growth of biomedical and health companies in Catalonia. The programme brought together CEOs and business development directors from a total of 20 participating companies across the first two editions, who highly valued the quality and practical usefulness of the content. The editions took place in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
In 2025, Catalonia.health launched the first edition of the PROGRES. Shared Value for the Health Industry programme, in collaboration with Cliclab and with the support of ACCIÓ, to guide sector business leaders in implementing sustainability and shared value strategies within their organisations. Aimed at functional area leaders and members of executive committees, the programme was structured around 8 participatory training sessions complemented by individual business strategy development work, with personalised mentoring throughout.
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