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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26 May 2026
The report prepared by Catalonia.health and EY analyzes the state of investment, the global trends and the challenges of the Catalan health sector in an increasingly competitive geopolitical context
21 May 2026
Last May 9, on the occasion of Europe Day, Catalonia.health was present at the institutional event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the accession of Catalonia and Spain to the European Union. Representing the presidency of the association and its associates, the vice-president of Catalonia.health, Pau Turón, attended.
21 May 2026
Asabys Partners, a venture capital firm specialized in life sciences and a member of Catalonia.health, has been selected in the Innvierte Deep Start call, promoted by the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI) in collaboration with the European Investment Fund (FEI), within the framework of Spain's National Deep Tech Strategy 2026-2030.
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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