The Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) has incorporated the startup, Virtual Doctors and Medicines (VDMHealth), into its ecosystem of companies in the DFactory Barcelona buildinga space of 17,000 square meters dedicated to innovation.
VDMHealth is a company that, through algorithms and Artificial Intelligence, offers solutions to improve medical care in all areas of care, with guaranteed benefits for professionals and patients. It has an intelligent platform that includes support tools to automate and gain precision in the tasks of prior evaluation and diagnosis, pharmacological prescription, treatments and care in real time and on demand.
This system is constantly developing and learning new treatments for the most common diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s or other chronic diseases. Thanks to the formalization of the collaboration agreement with the CZFB, the organization now has its own office in DFactory Barcelona where it will be able to continue working on innovative technological solutions, as well as begin to generate synergies and establish alliances with other companies present in the building to develop jointly new initiatives.
The objective of this sustainable and unique building is to create a suitable environment for the development of emerging companies with a differential value proposition, as well as giving visibility and support to the ecosystem by promoting activities to attract talent and investment, making DFactory Barcelona a space of international reference. In fact, it can be considered the main Industry 4.0 node in southern Europe, as it brings together large business corporations, startups, innovation centers and laboratories. In its short history, the building already has an occupancy rate of 40%, with 30 companies and 150 people working in a single space.
“Our facilities have all the necessary characteristics to lead the transformation towards a new economy, but for this it is essential to continue promoting public-private collaboration”, explains Pere Navarro, special delegate of the State in the CZFB. “The incorporation of VDMHealth to DFactory, a company with which we share the vision of the project, represents a great advance for our ecosystem of 4.0 companies that will help us continue to grow and consolidate this evolution”.
For its part, jordi ferrerCEO of Virtual Doctor and Medicines comments that “We are very happy to have been invited to join DFactory Barcelona and be part of the ecosystem that is leading Spain to lead digitization in Europe and the rest of the countries”.
