Last Friday, March 11, the 4th edition of the Garraf 2022 Symposium ended in Neàpolis, a conference where the concept of business district has been prioritized as a central theme.
The Minister of Business and Labor, Roger Torrent , visited Neàpolis on Friday 12 November to learn about the projects that are committed to innovation in Vilanova i la Geltrú, a step prior to the official opening of the 30th November Fair .d
This year VNG is strongly committed to innovation at the Fira de Novembre 2021, turning Plaça de la Vila into a showcase for the experiences and innovative projects of local companies and organizations in the fields of health, creativity and sustainability.
None of us would have thought that we would ever experience a situation like the one caused by COVID-19. In a matter of days, the global health system has been subjected to a stress test of global magnitude, which has had consequences on the global system economically and socially. Little by little, we begin to realize the impact the pandemic has left on us. The health system has been able to weather the storm even though it has come to glimpse its limits.
Last weekend, from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November, the Select Talent Weekend was held, an entrepreneurial talent selection event organized by Neàpolis and Tandenn, attended by 20 people, previously selected from 56 candidates. It was three intensive days of creativity, learning, collaboration, innovation and involvement to solve health and wellness challenges.
Neapolis and Tandenn are looking for entrepreneurs who want to create their own business project in the field of health and well-being at the Select Weekend Talent to be held in Vilanova i la Geltrú on 6, 7 and 8 November.
On December 4, a telematic meeting was held to find out the status of the county project “Active and healthy aging, and dependence” with the participation of representatives of the Consell Comarcal del Garraf , coordinator of the project, the six town councils of the region, and the participating entities: Alt Penedès Garraf Health Consortium , Ave Maria Foundation of Sitges , Institute of Robotics for Addiction , the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Neàpolis.
Vilanova i la Geltrú has participated this morning in the presentation of the 5G Penedès Area, promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya, through the Department of Digital Policies and Public Administration, and framed within the 5G Strategy of Catalonia . It is a project that has the involvement of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, the i2CAT Foundation, the Barcelona Provincial Council, Igualada City Council, Vilanova i la Geltrú City Council, TICAnoia, Neàpolis and Telefónica.
On March 8, we inaugurated the second phase of the entrepreneurial support bootcamp, this time focused on accelerating business ideas. In this phase we continue to have the collaboration of Tandenn who will be responsible for accompanying the entrepreneurial teams through specific training sessions, coaching sessions and mentoring.
“Soroll”, the news program of Cadena SER Penedès-Garraf, interviewed last Friday, February 26, Jordi Romero-Lengua, innovation technician of Neàpolis, to talk about the spaces offered to entrepreneurs and companies, and projects that are developed within the context of innovation, technology and health.
Neapolis is a Public Innovation Agency for ICT, the multimedia sector, creativity and entrepreneurship . We offer a space for experimentation, incubation and growth for the city’s entrepreneurial community, while promoting innovation and collaboration.
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