Life sciences and healthcare BARCELONA INDUSTRY FOCUS PAGE 1 ̸ Contents Life sciences and A strong network of healthcare research institutions Key economic sector Key contacts Spanish pharmaceutical Why Barcelona? hub A city that attracts Support services for global investment talent and business A talent pool for the industry Barcelona, July 2024 PROMOTED BY: IN COLLABORATION WITH: DESIGNED BY: Barcelona City Council - Department of Studies 6TEMS - Comunicació interactiva International Economic Promotion barcelona.cat/invest Barcelona City Council PRINTED BY: barcelona.cat/internationalwelcome Linguaserve Printmakers Life sciences and healthcare Barcelona’s life sciences and healthcare sector is growing rapidly at a steady pace making it a leading innovation and research hub in Europe. With over 1,400 companies and numerous research institutions, the city boasts extensive connectivity, a skilled talent pool and a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Its pharmaceutical and biotech clusters, world-class research facilities, and strong local support make Barcelona a key player in global healthcare and advances in the life sciences. The new city Strategic Plan for Science and Innovation, with flagship projects such as The Knowledge Citadel and the Barcelona Innovation Coast, is aimed to boost knowledge transfer and innovation as the backbone of the city’s sustainable growth, the diversification of the economy and the internationalization of the city. What do life sciences and healthcare include? Pharmaceuticals Digital health Biotechnology Medtech PAGE 3 ̸ Key economic sector The life sciences and healthcare industry has an important specific weight in the city’s economy. 91 264,000 Research institutions Employees 6.5% of the region 7.9% 1,400+ GDP of Catalonia Companies (BioRegion Report, 2023) 89% are SMEs 25+ 100.000+ medical conventions with over international delegates related to the 500 participants during 2024 sector visit Barcelona for professional (Barcelona Convention Bureau, 2024) meetings during 2024 (Barcelona Convention Bureau, 2024) PAGE 4 ̸ Spanish pharmaceutical hub Barcelona and Catalonia stand as Spain’s primary pharmaceutical hub, with a rich history of industry leadership. The region’s long-standing tradition of innovation and strong ecosystem of pioneering companies and research institutions cement its pivotal role in terms of pharmaceutical advances. 50% 5th of Spanish pharmaceutical city in Europe participating in activity is concentrated in the active clinical trials Barcelona region 3rd 8th in Europe in number of worldwide in participation in publications on advanced active clinical trials. therapies (ClinicalTrials.gov cited in BioRegion Report, 2023 ) PAGE 5 ̸ A city that attracts global investment Barcelona and Catalonia attract global investment, hosting major life sciences and medical industry companies, fuelling the local industry and playing a key role for the creation of high quality employment: €1.684bn 4,600 FDI in the period 2019-2023 Jobs €220m 20+ investment raised by startups and excellence and digital development scaleups during 2023 hubs created in 2019-2023 (ACCIO, 2023) Selection of main international companies investing in Barcelona: PAGE 6 ̸ A talent pool for the industry 300,000+ 500 University students in Catalonia Master’s degrees 70,000 8th Master’s and PhD students: Most attractive city for +38% are international global talent (BCG, 2024) Total annual number of university graduates in scientific fields (2022) Bachelor’s degrees Masters PhDs 15,404 7,856 1,661 50% 51% 47% (BioRegion Report, 2023) Research staff working in research centres related to +9,600 life and healthcare sciences 49% PAGE 7 ̸ A strong network of research institutions Barcelona hosts a comprehensive network of hospitals focused on research, and provides high-quality healthcare services. The city is also home to several state-of-the-art research institutions that contribute to significant scientific advancements. This collaborative environment is key to Barcelona’s prominence as a life sciences hub. 2,195 1.5 total publications and patent applications new companies in the sector in advanced therapies (2013-2022) per week 55.5 Sectors of new companies % created 17% 33% Increase in papers related to the sector (2013-2022) 3rd 20% 30% European region in Highly Cited Papers digital health biotechnology (HCP) per million habitants, behind only Switzerland and the Netherlands medical technology other (Science Citation Index and Eurostat, cited in BioReport, 2023) PAGE 8 ̸ Key contacts Barcelona City Council - Science and Universities barcelona.cat/barcelonaciencia Barcelona Activa barcelonactiva.cat ACCIO - Catalonia Trade and Investment accio.gencat.cat Barcelona Biomedical Research Park prbb.org Barcelona Health Hub beautycluster.es Barcelona Scientific Park pcb.ub.edu Beauty Cluster biocat.cat BIOCAT biocat.cat BioInformatics (BIB) bioinformaticsbarcelona.eu Catalonia Bio&HealthTech cataloniabioht.org Farmaindustria farmaindustria.es Mental Health Cluster of Catalonia wemindcluster.com Spanish Federation of Healthcare Technology Companies (Fenin) fenin.es PAGE 9 ̸ Why Barcelona? 1. A global city on a A place where knowledge human scale 6. becomes business 2. European gateway 7. A city that inspires to the world and never stops 3. Competitive and A mixed and compact diversified economy 8. urban model 4. A magnet for 9. The place for your entrepreneurs! lifetime project 5. A city with ambition: a new Skilled talent pool 10. urban and economic agenda Want to know more? Find out more here! 10 Reasons PAGE 10 ̸ Support services for talent and business Welcome Desk Barcelona Investment Office If you are coming to live in Choosing a new location and Barcelona, we would like to landing in a new city can be a make your arrival easier and challenging process for foreign offer you the information and companies. At Barcelona City advice you will need to settle Council we are committed to here. We want Barcelona to be making life easy for them. the city of your life projects. barcelona.cat/ barcelona.cat/invest internationalwelcome PAGE 11 ̸ PAGE 12 ̸