Mobile Monday Barcelona

is the new productive heart of Barcelona. Microsoft, Yahoo, General Electric, Sara Lee, American Express, T-Systems and Telefónica are just a few of the 300 or so companies setting up shop in the Innovation District, the most innovative area of Spain and Southern Europe.

Notwithstanding Barcelona’s reputation as a business-friendly city, the 22@Barcelona area also brings together elements that go a long way to explain its success in attracting innovative companies. Its location, in the center of Barcelona, means more than 4.4 million people can travel to it in less than an hour on public transport, while the infrastructure, which has an established fiber optic network, allows for healthy competition between telecommunications service providers. 22@Barcelona also offers public facilities custom designed for businesses, with elements of added value consisting of technology transfer centers, universities or incubation units.

The 22@Barcelona Project goal is to promote an international platform of reference in the creation and development of innovative companies that will serve as magnet to young entrepreneurs of all over the world and making of Barcelona an entrepreneur capital.

There is also a focus on the audiovisual sector, on information and communication technologies and biomedical and energy engineering. Opportunities exist for companies to communicate, through channels such as the ‘Asociacion de Empresas 22@Network’ (the 22@Network Business Partnership) which hosts regular networking events. The floor usage of 22@Barcelona is diverse, with areas set aside for residences, catering, hotels and public spaces.

Some projects of reference are the spaces of sector location the Media building will offer to innovative companies; 22@Barcelona contribution to Accel programme, that develops expansion plans for technology– based companies; the programmes giving support to the growth of companies and help to internationalization such as the creation of the international incubator in the Landing programme framework for the arrival of business initiatives; the 22@Interface Building, aimed to fulfil the needs of ICT small and medium– sized companies; future spaces of incubation and expansion of biocorporations; services aimed at facilitating the financing of innovative business initiatives.

MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 is proud to welcome 22@Barcelona as a Premium Sponsor to our event.

You can download a pdf brochure with more information on the project here, please take the time to download and read about the opportunities 22@Barcelona offers to become part of the most innovative area of Spain and Southern Europe.