Madrid finances the leap from research to the market
The support of Madrid Science Park and City Hall It was decisive. Bouchet explains that in the initial phase they needed “structure, support and an environment that allowed them to grow with ambition, but also with method.” The program CATAPULL, and later CATAPULL UP, offered them a mentoring ecosystem, access to experts, adequate facilities and the necessary institutional trust to establish collaborations with national and international centers such as the National Center for Biotechnology, the 12 de Octubre Hospital, the Max Planck Institute or the Free University of Brussels.
The municipal subsidy was also key in its evolution. “Without Catapull 2021 and Catapull Up 2023, Lifesome would not have been able to advance with the same speed, strength and projection,” says Bouchet. That support allowed to accelerate scientific validations, reinforce your technological strategy and build a solid business foundation.
Among the most determining elements of support, strategic mentoring, access to a network of contacts made up of investors and specialists in intellectual property, and support in technological validation that helped them focus on critical milestones.
