Italian company of healthcare technology solutions and clinical diagnostics Daedalus have finally decided to find out their new hub R&D in digital health in the facilities of the Barcelona Health Hub, the historic modernist site of the Hospital de Sant Pau, The company aims to establish a high-performance center that will allow it to accelerate the development of components for its digitalization platform for health and medical records, analytics and artificial intelligence. hub It will not only develop disruptive and innovative projects for clients in Catalonia, but will also serve the entire Iberia region, Europe and the rest of the world.
In a statement, Daedalus has confirmed this Monday a project that it had already announced last July, when it expressed its interest in setting up a global development center in Barcelona, because it is “a city that which has made progress in digital health. The source of development of its local economy and it has become a European benchmark in this sector”, explained the general director of Daedalus Iberia, Marisa Felipe The New Barcelona Post,
According to Daedalus, the hub Barcelona is part of its development strategy in Iberia and its Desire to play a “more active role in the Catalan innovation ecosystem” to support health organizations and life science in its digital and technological transformation process to improve the experience of patients and professionals”. In this sense, the company finds it ideal to form an “alliance” with the Barcelona Health Hub, as it is an association that promotes innovation in digital health and connects transfers in its sector. startupHealthcare organizations, corporations and investors.
“Barcelona is a city that has digital health as a development focus for its local economy, which positions it as a great source of specialized talent, our most valuable asset. We are very pleased and proud to establish our first headquarters in Catalonia in a European and global digital health hub such as the Barcelona Health Hub, which is closely aligned to our objective of adding value to the healthcare ecosystem. A lot Open technology and develop projects with a global impact together with our clients in Catalonia”, explains Marisa Felipe.
The multinational has been operating in the Catalan market for more than 20 years and its clients are Roche Diagnostics, Parc Taulí, Mutua Terrasa, Sant Joan de Deu and Fundació Puigvert hospitals as well as the insurer MC Mutual. “Thanks to the new office located in the Saint Pau Art Nouveau site, Daedalus deploys a co-creation space to foster innovation and promote the exchange of clinical and technical knowledge between teams, customers, partners will fulfill its purpose of doing; Furthermore, it focuses on attracting talent based on a collaborative and flexible environment, which responds to the hybrid work model implemented by the company”, explains the group.
“It is a great opportunity for the Barcelona Health Hub ecosystem to be able to rely on a benchmark company that has experience collaborating with large health systems in the development of digital solutions with our community”, General of Barcelona Health Director Eva Rosell said. hub.
Daedalus has 450 professionals in SpainWith an innovation development center for its platforms in Malaga, Seville, Madrid and Leon. Multinational turnover is set to reach 770 million in 2021, of which some 25 million will correspond to Spain.
