Albert Barberá, director general of research and innovation in health for the Government of Catalonia, highlights his top priorities to facilitate the growth of the Catalan innovation scene and how he plans to transfer this to the healthcare system. Furthermore, he explains the importance of providing smaller companies with the tools required for success, which in turn will increase the chances of commercial success stories in the region.
Our ecosystem has moved very quickly in the last ten to 15 years. We have to be smart and strategic about how we handle the funds allocated towards research as we must understand how best to divide it within the different institutions
