Barcelona Activa launches new CONNECTIO challenges, the platform to connect companies through open innovation and boost the city's innovative community. This platform is aimed at small, medium-sized and large companies in the local ecosystem that offer differential solutions.

In this new call, CELSA Group, Mercabarna and Familia Torres have launched four strategic challenges: 

• Familia Torres seeks to reduce water consumption during cleaning processes in bottling. 

• CELSA poses two challenges: speeding up access to information for troubleshooting in production plants, and improving biogas generation with recycled iron oxide particles. 

• Mercabarna seeks an innovative solution to digitize the collection of data on product prices, with the aim of offering reliable, useful and real-time information. 

These challenges will remain open until June and will be announced in detail at an information and preparation session to present the solutions on 6th May.

During the session, representatives of start-ups and companies will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the challenges, as well as ask questions and resolve doubts live. In addition, the day will include a CONNECTIO Training, a practical workshop aimed at adapting the proposals to the requirements of each challenge. 

As a new feature of the service, two new types of activity have been incorporated this year. On the one hand, the CONNECTIO conversations, networking sessions to explore possible collaborations and launch synergies with leading companies. On 29th April, for example, one is being organised with Grandvalira Resorts Andorra, which seeks to transform cable cars into immersive experiences. 
 
On the other hand, a type of activity has been presented with the possibility for the participants of the initiative to carry out a tailor-made scouting to identify possible start-up solutions from the Barcelona Activa ecosystem.

These initiatives are added to the already consolidated CONNECTIO Meetings and CONNECTIO Pitch, meeting and networking spaces that encourage interaction between professionals, companies and start-ups. 

You can consult all the information on the website.