22 October 2025
More than 60 students take part in the first Pirineu Tech and Outdoor Sports in the Natural Enviroment Hackathon
The hackathon awarded three solutions aimed at improving the mountain experience in the Pyrenees through the application of technologies such as immersive reality, virtual reality, and digital geocatching. The activity is part of the ‘Àrees Digitals’ initiative, promoted by the Government of Catalonia through the Secretariat for Digital Policies, with…
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21 October 2025
Mobile World Capital Barcelona launches the second edition of its international Sustainable Technology Awards
Mobile World Capital Barcelona has announced the second edition of the MWCapital Awards: Technologies for a Sustainable Future, the international awards organised in collaboration with GSMA Foundry, B Lab Spain, the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and Red.es. The announcement comes as…
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25 September 2025
More than 23,000 people experience technology at ‘Simbiòpolis’, MWCapital’s interactive exhibition at Palau Robert
The exhibition, promoted by Mobile World Capital Barcelona and the Government of Catalonia, has brought the latest MWC innovations closer to the public for over 100 days. In 2026, MWCapital will renew its exhibition proposal at Palau Robert, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of MWC in Barcelona. 25/September/2025 The…
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10 July 2025
YPlasma closes a $2.5 million investment round to revolutionize electronic cooling with plasma technology
The deep tech startup, born from the technology transfer program of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, attracts the interest of international investors such as Faber and SOSV. 10/July/2025 YPlasma, a spin-off born at the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) and founded in 2024 thanks to the Tech Transfer program…
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26 June 2025
Digital professionals in Barcelona grow by 6% in the last year and are close to 130,000
26/June/2025 Barcelona has incorporated 7,423 new digital professionals in 2024, which represents an increase of 6%, according to data from the 7th edition of the Digital Talent Overview report, of Mobile World Capital Barcelona and presented today at a press conference. With these figures, the city reaches 129,608…
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16 June 2025
MWCapital and Generalitat reveal to the public the technologies of the last MWC with the exhibition Simbiòpolis
13/Juny/2025 Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital) and Generalitat de Catalunya have inaugurated this morning the exhibition Simbiòpolis, which brings to Palau Robert the technological experiences that were presented at the last edition of the MWC, focusing on Society 5.0 innovations. The exhibition can be visited free of charge…
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12 June 2025
The MWCapital Awards recognise the international tech projects with the greatest impact on sustainability
12/June/2025 Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital), in collaboration with GSMA Foundry, B Lab Spain, the State Secretariat for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (SEDIA) and Red. es, held the first edition of the MWCapital Awards: Technologies for a Sustainable Future, recognising six international projects that use technologies such as…
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21 May 2025
MWCapital incorporatesOneCareAI into its portfolio of companies
20/May/2025 Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital) has added OneCareAI to its portfolio of companies in its technology transfer programme. This new spin-off, emerging from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), applies cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to predict and prevent strokes, one of the…
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16 May 2025
MWCapital connects 350 international students with a score of leading tech companies at the 4th edition of IT.nerary Day
16/May/2025 Mobile World Capital Barcelona, in collaboration with Barcelona City Council, held the fourth edition of IT.nerary Day, an event designed to promote the incorporation of international talent into the city’s leading digital companies. The event connected more than 350 students from 70 different countries, currently pursuing master’s…
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12 May 2025
Barcelona City Council, Mobile World Capital and Fira de Barcelona launch a challenge to optimise HORECA distribution in the city
12/May/2025 Barcelona City Council, Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital) and Fira de Barcelona have launched the mobility challenge “Optimising HORECA Distribution in the City of Barcelona”. This initiative aims to transform the current Urban Goods Distribution (UGD) model in the city, in alignment with the objective of cutting…
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6 May 2025
Girona’s Torre Gironella and the Iberian city of Ullastret regain their original appearance through augmented reality thanks to 5G technology
06/May/2025 Girona’s Torre Gironella and the Iberian city of Ullastret have regained their original appearance in a virtual environment thanks to the launch of an innovative technology pilot that brings together heritage and technology through an immersive experience using augmented reality and 5G technology. The two pilots have been…
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24 April 2025
MWCapital Barcelona appoints Albert Mascarell as new Director of Tech Transfer
He will lead the national and European expansion of the foundation’s program to identify disruptive technological solutions emerging from universities and research centres and bring them to market. 23/April/2025 Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital) has appointed Albert Mascarell as its new Director of Tech Transfer to boost this…
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