Ready, set, go!
Engeguem motors, com el superordinador MareNostrum 5 del Barcelona Supercomputing Center, per continuar al capdavant de la innovació tecnològica a Europa.
In fact, as stated in the latest report by Mind the Bridge and Tech Barcelona, Barcelona is the premier tech and digital hotspot in Southern Europe, ranking 30th in the global Innovation Ecosystem Life Cycle!
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Some key figures supporting Barcelona’s position in this ranking:
- 1750+ startups, 15% of which operate within deep tech-related fields.
- 400+ scaleups that raised $8.7 billion in funding (46% of Spanish total).
- 100+ corporate global tech hubs (Boehringer, HP, Nestlé, Oracle, Pepsico, Sanofi, etc.).
- 2nd preferred hub in the EU to create a startup.
- And is expected to reach the ‘Late Scaleup Stage’ within the next 2-3 years, closing the gap to cities such as Sao Paulo, Sydney and Berlin.
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