Part of the port\u2019s Innovation Plan, approved in 2021, BlueTechPort is a collaboration between the port authority and Tech Barcelona.<\/p>\n
It will be located at Pier 01 at the Palau de Mar, playing host to companies and projects linked to the port, logistics and tourism sectors as well as emerging technologies such as underwater robotics and AI.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of these sectors spell new opportunities for the maritime and port ecosystem, and at the Port of Barcelona we want to support these initiatives, becoming a benchmark for the blue economy in Europe,\u201d said Port of Barcelona president Llu\u00eds Salvad\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Since 2016, Pier01 has been the headquarters of Tech Barcelona which represents more than 1,300 companies, from start-ups to large corporations, focused on innovation and technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we set up Tech Barcelona in 2013, we were pioneers in grouping together and strengthening the technological and digital ecosystem of Barcelona hand in hand with the city\u2019s best entrepreneurs,\u201d said Tech Barcelona chief executive Miquel Mart\u00ed.<\/p>\n
The building, considered by Forbes magazine in 2017 as one of the five most important innovation centres in the world, hosts dozens of projects run by companies such as CaixaBank, Naturgy and Damm, as well as venture builders like Antai or Napptilus. The wider city of Barcelona has more than 2,000 start-ups and 100 multinational tech hubs.<\/p>\n
The hub will be used by start-ups and established companies alike to hone pilots and test prototypes, using the port as a sandbox for new ideas. The collaboration will also provide access to funds and grants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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