AstraZeneca to open Barcelona hub for rare disease drug development
Pharmaceutical company will hire up to 100 people in Catalan capital
March 7, 2022 11:04 AM
Tech & Science
Spotify for visual arts, AI to foresee floods: Catalan start-ups gain exposure at MWC
4YFN event at mobile industry trade fair has helped emerging projects get in touch with investors throughout all week
March 4, 2022 11:40 AM
Mobile World Congress exceeds expectations as over 60,000 attend
Visitor numbers only half of last pre-pandemic edition while organizers believe economic impact will be €240m
March 3, 2022 05:07 PM
Study links improvement in insomnia to lower severity of ADHD symptoms
Researchers at Barcelona’s Vall d'Hebron hospital find that sleep difficulties improved or disappeared in 44% of cases
March 3, 2022 10:13 AM
Catalan companies part of 5G robots at MWC opening a new horizon
Estrella Damm and Codorniu wine cellar among businesses presenting bar service robots at Mobile World Congress
March 2, 2022 05:13 PM
Disinformation, Russia’s ‘other war’, experts and start-ups at MWC warn
In the first five days after the invasion of Ukraine, some 700 false photos and videos have been detected in circulation
March 2, 2022 09:51 AM
The metaverse, the new virtual world where the internet ‘happens’
“It’s a space where you can live, buy, and work,” says Catalan tech firm Linking Realities
March 1, 2022 06:12 PM
‘Dangers’ of AI highlighted by Catalan Data Protection Authority at MWC
Researcher warns of “ethical challenges” such as discrimination, unfair commerce, and phrenology
March 1, 2022 04:42 PM
Therapeutic protein developed by Barcelona hospital halts metastatic breast cancer
Vall d’Hebron study challenges notion that MYC gene inhibition could lead to tumor growth
February 21, 2022 12:04 PM
Mobile World Congress is ’starting point for normality’ for Barcelona’s tourism sector
Hotels, taxis, and restaurants believe this year’s MWC edition will be smaller than previous years
February 21, 2022 09:30 AM
Government wants Catalans to read out loud to improve voice assistant project
Reading short sentences will help enrich the database of Project AINA, which counts around 95 million short phrases
February 15, 2022 05:03 PM
Catalonia, third in Europe for most R+D centers receiving EU Green Deal funds
Companies and centers in the region received up to €27.4 million to develop sustainable projects
February 14, 2022 02:42 PM
MWC organizers expect up to 60,000 visitors and economic impact of €240m
Less than half of 2019 attendees anticipated but 95% of speeches to be done in person
February 10, 2022 06:28 PM
New dinosaur species discovered in Catalan Pyrenees
70.5 million-year-old Abditosaurus kuehnei is most complete titanosaur fossil in Europe
February 8, 2022 05:24 PM
Nanosatellite data to help winegrowers in rural Catalonia
Government will launch second nanosatellite in autumn focused on climate change
February 2, 2022 05:41 PM