INDPULS is a collaborative innovation hub launched in 2022 to connect start-ups with industrial companies and strengthen the industrial innovation ecosystem. Founded by a group of leading companies - including CELSA Group - it aims to generate corporate value, foster competitiveness and promote synergies between new business initiatives and established industry players. Our participation in INDPULS reflects our ongoing commitment to innovation and collaboration, contributing to the development of high-impact solutions and the growth of the industrial ecosystem as a whole.

BIND 4.0 is an open innovation and public-private acceleration platform based in the Basque Country, launched in 2016 to connect Industry 4.0 startups with leading industrial companies through paid pilot projects. Focused on sectors such as advanced manufacturing, energy, health and food, it supports startups offering solutions in AI, IoT, robotics and other emerging technologies. The program offers startups access to funding, mentorship and market opportunities without giving up equity, while companies gain early access to disruptive technologies through a venture client model. With more than 195 startups accelerated and over 290 projects launched, BIND 4.0 has established itself as a key driver of industrial innovation and digital transformation in Europe.

Lab3040 is a strategic initiative promoted by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB), designed to connect corporations, SMEs, universities, technology centers and administrations within the Catalan innovation ecosystem. With the support of entities such as Celsa, Ibercaja, Leitat, Naturgy, Sorigué and TMB, it seeks to promote intersectorial collaboration to position Barcelona as a European innovation hub.

The Open Innovation Challenge, promoted by ACCIÓ (Catalonia Trade & Investment), is an open innovation service that connects companies and public institutions with startups and technology providers during international congresses such as the Mobile World Congress, Integrated Systems Europe, Smart City Expo, Advanced Factories or Alimentaria. Through this initiative, the organizers publish specific technological challenges, startups and technology companies present their solutions, and ACCIÓ facilitates customized agendas for B2B meetings, whether face-to-face or digital, and provides ongoing advice to participants.