News and Trends 10 Oct 2025 Practical partnering at BIOSPAIN: on the ground with biotech innovators ready to take the next step The now-annual BIOSPAIN partnering conference took place in Barcelona this week. The event attracted the biggest players in the Iberian peninsula’s biotechnology industry and an increasing number of international attendees… October 10, 2025 - 8 minutesmins - By Dylan Kissane Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 27 Apr 2017 Spain: An Emerging Star in the European Biotech Community …The gothic quarter of Barcelona Very recently, the investment landscape has been invigorated by the emergence of Alta Life Sciences, based in Barcelona, a new VC firm linked to Alta… April 27, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Mar 2017 Researchers Develop New Virus to Selectively Attack Tumor Cells Researchers from Barcelona have developed a new genetically engineered oncolytic virus, which can selectively infect and kill tumor cells. Eneko Villanueva and colleagues from the IDIBAPS Biomedical Research Institute and… March 16, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 5 Jun 2019 How Spain is Building a Strong Biotech Ecosystem The biotech sector is rapidly gaining momentum in Spain. At Labiotech Refresh in Barcelona, Raúl Martín-Ruiz, Partner at the venture capital firm Ysios Capital, shared his experience investing in Spain’s… June 5, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Dec 2022 First CAR-T technology trial for patients with T-cell leukemia subtype authorized …of Hospital Clínic Barcelona, which is directed by Manel Juan. The trial will be conducted at Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, under the direction of… December 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Jan 2018 New Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatments? This Blood-Retina Chip Could Help! A new ‘organ-on-a-chip’ device for the blood-retina barrier could speed up the development of treatments for eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa. Researchers from Microelectronics Institute of Barcelona, Vall d’Hebron Research… January 24, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Oct 2019 RNA Therapies, Immunotherapies and Cancer Tests Showcased in Spain …interesting offerings from the European crop. Barcelona is the home of Gaudi and Barcelona Football Club. Over the last few days, it was also the home of the European Society… October 2, 2019 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Catalonia health startup investments in 2022 top €296M to overtake 2021 tally …is that the projects are interesting.” Biocat CEO Robert Fabregat added: “Having funds based in Barcelona has been one of the key factors for attracting international capital to Catalonia, along… July 26, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 14 Mar 2017 Spain’s Biotech Ecosystem is Starting to Rise! Meet the Revolution’s Leaders …so far. Ysios Capital, in Barcelona, is the biggest biotech VC in Spain, while PharmaMar, in Madrid, is currently the largest public biotech there. When I asked them about the… March 14, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Sep 2025 Kriya Therapeutics has raised over $1.2 billion, but for what? …de Barcelona (UAB) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The candidate KT-A112 was described as an investigational gene therapy injected into the muscles and designed to deliver genes… September 10, 2025 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 12 Jul 2019 This Biotech Uses ‘Omics’ to Develop Treatments for Drug-Resistant Cancer Next time you travel to Barcelona, Spain, check out Aromics, a biotech that is using genomics and proteomics to develop treatments for cancers such as malignant mesothelioma, which can be… July 12, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 9 May 2019 A 20-Year Journey to Nail Down an Undruggable Cancer Target …moved to Barcelona to study it in human tumors transplanted into mice at the Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology. There, 4 years ago, she founded Peptomyc. Laura Soucek (right) and… May 9, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email