Catalonia’s biotech sector has continued to boom despite the political storms that struck the region and the rest of Spain just over a year ago and foreign and domestic investment is on the rise.
Catalan Biotechs Boosted By International Backers
The number of foreign investors participating in Catalan biotech companies has gone from 0 to 50, and over the past five years alone, the figure has increased tenfold, according to the latest Biocat report.
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