Keynote conference during the Biocat Report 2017, by Dr. Daria Tataj, Founder of a strategy firm Tataj Innovation, and Chairwoman of the RISE High-Level Advisors to Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

1. Preface to BIOCAT Report 2017
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Network Thinking:
A Growth Model for the Catalan Bioregion
Daria Tataj, Ph.D.

2. With 1060 companies, 89 research institutions
including research centers, universities and
university hospitals, the sector gives employment to
more than 223,000 people and generates over
7% of the Catalonia’s GDP. The region has second
position in the ranking of the ERC grants (per
million inhabitants), 189 grants in the ‘SME
Instrument’, and almost 5% of the H2020 FET
Flagship funds. The investment in startups grew
threefold versus previous period reaching almost
340 million EUR in 2015-2017 and 214
transactions attracting increasingly international
investors, whose number has grown from 6 to 41.
Reportedly, in the first half of 2018, 17 foreign
companies announced new research, technology or
business centers in Barcelona or its surroundings.
Regarding business creation, every week a new
life sciences company is created in Catalonia.
Preface to BIOCAT Report 2017
Innovation, Entrepreneurship
& Network Thinking:
A Growth Model for the
Catalan Bioregion

4. ™
NetworkThinking
Network Thinking™
a methodology to co-create network-based
[ innovation communities ]
™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj

5. “A fundamental innovative book
that will reshape the way we
think about innovation.”
™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
A Growth Model for Europe beyond the Crisis
with Preface by Prof. Manuel Castells

6. Only 3 steps to unleash
growth through
the power of networks
01
Understand
Innovation in
Networks
02
Create
Innovation
Networks
03
Orchestrate
Networks to
Grow
™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
Innovation Through
Network Thinking™

7. ™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
Only 3 steps to unleash
growth through
the power of networks
Innovation Through
Network Thinking™

8. ™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
CASE STUDY
Europe 2008
A growth
model
beyond the
crisis?

9. ™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
?01
Understand
Innovation in
Networks
free flows of knowledge |
talent | funding | local &
global | innovation
ecosystems
Innovation Through
Network Thinking™

10. ™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
?02
Create
Innovation
Networks
value proposition |
stickiness | openness |
communication power |
Innovation Through
Network Thinking™

11. ™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
?03
Orchestrate
Networks to
Grow
trust | collaboration |
digital identity |
entrepreneurialism
Innovation Through
Network Thinking™

12. Masterclass
Badalona 2018
Network Thinking™ Innovation Masterclass with Dr. Daria Tataj and Prof. Manuel Castells for Catalan innovation ecosystem, Badalona Port, Barcelona. June 2018. Photo @ Tataj Innovation
Innovation Through
Network Thinking™

13. ™
NetworkThinking
by
DariaTataj
We live in a networked world.
Understanding innovation and networks
is the key to unleash exponential growth.
DARE INNOVATE!
Daria Tataj, Ph.D.