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100 participants in the First Mental Health Investment Forum

On June 12th, national and international investors gathered around groundbreaking projects in mental health - 2nd edition: 2025

The first mental health centered investment forum featured:

- 5 groundbreaking startups pitching their solutions in mental health in front of investors

- 4 research-based projects competing in the II Mental Health Innovation Contest

- 2 awards granted by our partners BHV Partners and Nara Capital, for ECONOS and Evimatic

Besides: an interesting keynote on what is relevant for investors by Francisco Badia, from Grow Venture Partners, and the inspiring opening speech by Mrs. Laia Arnal, General Director of Transference and Knowledge Society (Generalitat de Catalunya)

First track: Startup pitches

Francisco Jose Tavira Sanchez
Francisco Jose Tavira Sanchez

Co-Founder and CEO at Loomee

Francesca Wuttke
Francesca Wuttke

PhD, CEO and Founder of nen

Verónica Montesinos
Verónica Montesinos

CEO and Co-founder of Dana

Sergi Grau

Co-Founder of Neureka LAB and Professor at UVic

David Blánquez Caurel

CEO and Co-founder at MJN

Second track: research-based projects competing in the II Mental Health Innovation Contest

María Fernández Rhodes
María Fernández Rhodes

Postdoctoral researcher in the group +PPRG, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida Fundació Dr. Pifarré - IRBLLEIDA, presenting Advanced nanovectors BP-EVs

Marc Marot
Marc Marot

Unity Developer at ADFO, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), presenting Muvity

Antoni Serrano
Antoni Serrano Blanco

PhD, Mental Health Network Director and PRISMA research group PI, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, presenting ECONOS, one of the two projects awarded

Xavier Castells
Xavier Castells

PhD, Professor and PI at TransLab group, Universitat de Girona, presenting Evimatic, one of the two projects awarded

Speakers

Laia Arnal
Laia Arnal

General Director of Transference and Knowledge Society (Generalitat de Catalunya)

Francisco Badia
Francisco Badia

Partner at Grow Venture Partners, managers of FITA Funds

Judit Lopez Luque
Judit Lopez Luque

Innovation & Promotion Manager at Xarxa TECSAM and Innovation Unit Coordinator at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

Iris Mauricio
Iris Mauricio Arribas

Communication Manager at Xarxa TECSAM

Dr. Josep Maria Haro
Dr. Josep Maria Haro

Coordinator of the TECSAM Network and Director of Teaching, Research and Innovation at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

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