linkedin post 2014-03-09 06:47:05

Rome was not built in a day”
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“ADVentura was launched at BioSpring last March, but really only got going in May. By June we secured a Letter of Intent for a Barcelona initiative for €1.5 – €5.0 Million. That project is ongoing.”
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“It is clear that the expectations of the local community are disproportionate to reality. Raising capital for technology companies takes a lot of time. There is no magic touch, just hard work and patience. ”
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“We identified three key gaps in this ecosystem. First, the MONEY GAP. Money has to be sourced outside of Spain. That is challenging, but feasible. Second, the TALENT GAP. We have hundreds of Mentors and Experts from around the world who can counsel local companies by videoconference. Thirdly, the COMMUNITY GAP. We have been operating monthly BioBash events for almost a year now to fulfill that need.”
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“Part of our strategy is to teach the traditional business development tools needed to logically and rationally find worldwide partners to fund your company, and in so doing, keep the company here in Barcelona in exchange for overseas rights.”
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“Finally, we are continuing to add to our team. Oliver Rothschild joined us as Chairman. He is becoming a regular feature in Barcelona. We have added a number of very talented international members to the team as we continue to strive to meet the local needs,”
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“Our goal us very simple: to play a small role to put Barcelona on the worldwide stage as a Go-To place for innovation. This city is at the Tipping Point, and is poised to become the next Boston of 1989.

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