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On April 21, the 3rd General Council of the Barcelona Innovation Valley Alliance (BIVA) was held in Sant Cugat del Vall\u00e8s, at Banco Sabadell\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The session opened with a welcome address by Sonia Quibus, Chief People and Sustainability Officer of the institution, and featured a presentation by Roger Olivet, Director of New Technologies and Solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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During the meeting, Albert Salarich, Councillor for Business, Innovation and Internationalisation at Sant Cugat del Vall\u00e8s City Council, presented the progress achieved since the launch of BIVA, as well as the main ongoing and upcoming actions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

These include initiatives such as the Business Recognition Awards, the European project Health Cities (Interreg Europe), BIVA Talent Day, and participation in leading events such as the Mobile World Congress (MWC), 4YFN, Talent Arena, and B\u00b7Health Week, promoted by Biocat.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Within the framework of the Council, the new Sant Cugat Urban Sandbox was also presented\u2014an initiative aimed at enabling real-life testing environments for the development and validation of innovative projects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In addition, the HP Large Format Sandbox case was shared, presented by Bruna Silver of HP, as an example of a corporate sandbox focused on testing and validating solutions prior to market launch.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Finally, the session served to promote the activation of new dedicated working groups, such as the Smart Commuting group, with the aim of continuing to generate real impact and strengthening collaboration among local stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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