Centre Balear de Biologia Aplicada

What Centre Balear de Biologia Aplicada does

Centre Balear de Biologia Aplicada operates BIOIB (Clúster biotecnológico y biomédico de las Islas Baleares), a non-profit cluster association founded in 2010 and headquartered at Parc BIT in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. BIOIB aggregates 45 associated companies, research institutions, and healthcare stakeholders across the Balearic Islands to foster collaboration in biotechnology, biomedical R&D, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, digital health, and medical devices. Its stated mission is to lead the economic transformation of the region by promoting the bioeconomy and generating positive societal and environmental impact.

The organization delivers a portfolio of member services: training delivered in collaboration with NTT Data, networking events, enterprise support, international expansion assistance, R&D+i project advisory, visibility and communications, a talent pool, and events organization. Revenue mechanics are dominated by tiered annual membership fees (€600-€1,500 per year, scaled by company size and turnover, with reduced pricing for start-ups). The organization also coordinates access to national and international trade fairs and partners with the regional government — notably the Conselleria de Salud del Govern de les Illes Balears — alongside the national ACESABIO alliance of 12 Spanish health clusters.

BIOIB's technology footprint is not product-oriented; it is a coordinating entity within a regional innovation ecosystem rather than a software or biotech product vendor. No proprietary technology, products, patents, certifications, or app offerings were disclosed for the cluster itself in the input data. Member companies collectively hold over 230 patents, but these belong to members rather than to BIOIB.

Name

Centre Balear de Biologia Aplicada

Legal name

Clúster biotecnológico y biomédico de las Islas Baleares

Website

https://bioib.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centre Balear de Biologia Aplicada operates BIOIB, a non-profit biotechnology and biomedical cluster association founded in 2010 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, that aggregates 45 member companies and research institutions to deliver training, networking, R&D support, and visibility services in the Balearic Islands.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Palma De Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cluster Membership Fees: BIOIB generates revenue through tiered membership fees from biotechnology and biomedical companies, institutions, and research centers in the Balearic Islands. Fees range from €600-1500 annually depending on company size and turnover.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centre Balear de Biologia Aplicada is a multidisciplinary consulting firm that offers advice, management, maintenance, and analytics services to clients in the applied biology and biotechnology sector. The firm is a member company of the BIOIB biotechnology and biomedical cluster of the Balearic Islands and operates from Palma de Mallorca, serving regional life-sciences clients.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and advisory.

• Catalonia.HeathmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Health cluster member of ACESABIO that participated in a joint pavilion at 4YFN 2025 under the 'Catalonia Health Innovation Ecosystem' initiative, bringing together main players in health innovation in Catalonia.
• Health Living Lab Son EspasesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Organizer of health innovation events that BIOIB participates in, creating spaces for innovation and collaboration among specialists in the Balearic Islands healthcare ecosystem.
• ACESABIO (Alianza de Clústeres Españoles de Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ACESABIO brings together 12 health clusters grouping more than 1,000 different entities across Spain with aggregate turnover exceeding 27 billion euros and nearly 380,000 direct jobs. BIOIB participates in this alliance focused on strengthening the healthcare ecosystem in Spain through interregional collaboration and R&D synergies.
• NTT DatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NTT Data to offer training courses tailored to the needs of BIOIB partners, providing access to industry-specific knowledge and skills in the biotechnology and biomedical sector.
• BioSmart DataadvisoryTechnology or IntegrationAdvisory partner in BIOIB projects, particularly in innovation and technology. BioSmart Data is a reference company in biotechnology and digital health, recognized as Start-Up of the Year in 2024 by Banco Sabadell.
• CIMA20advisoryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory partner providing scientific and clinical advice in occupational health for BIOIB projects. Led by Mateu Oliver, CEO of CIMA20.
• Federación Hotelera de Mallorca (FEHM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Health in the Hospitality Industry' project, represented by executive vice-president Mª José Aguiló and first vice-president Inés Batle, focusing on occupational health in the tourism sector.
• Conselleria de Salud del Govern de les Illes BalearscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department represented by Gema Jiménez (head of Health Research Service) and Adrián Fernández (IB-Salut doctor specialized in AI), collaborating on health innovation projects and policy development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biocat: Biocat is the biotechnology and life sciences cluster of Catalonia and the most established peer to BIOIB within Spain. Both organizations operate as member-based clusters providing networking, training, R&D support, and government liaison for regional biotech/biomedical ecosystems.
• Basque Health Cluster: Basque Health Cluster is a regional health cluster in the Basque Country and ACESABIO member. It mirrors BIOIB's structure as a member-funded association offering training, R&D+i project support, and internationalization services to local health and biotech companies.
• One Nucleus: One Nucleus is a UK-based life sciences and healthcare membership organization serving biotech and medtech companies. It is directly comparable to BIOIB in its member-association model, training programs, networking events, and policy advocacy for a regional biotech cluster.
• ASEBIO: ASEBIO is the Spanish Bioindustry Association, the national-level industry body for biotech in Spain. While broader in scope than BIOIB, it operates a comparable member-association model providing visibility, policy advocacy, and networking to Spanish biotech companies.
• Catalonia.Health: Catalonia.Health is a Catalonia-based health innovation cluster and co-partner of BIOIB within ACESABIO (joint pavilion at 4YFN 2025). It is directly comparable as a regional health cluster providing member services, visibility, and international expansion support.

Broad incumbents

• EIT Health: EIT Health is a pan-European knowledge and innovation community backed by the EU, active across the health and biotech value chain. It is a broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (networking, training, accelerator programs) but at continental scale rather than regional.

Regional players

• Medicon Valley Alliance: Medicon Valley Alliance is the life sciences cluster organization spanning the Sweden-Denmark border region. It is comparable to BIOIB as a member-driven cluster providing networking, policy influence, and visibility for regional life sciences companies, but at a larger and more international scale.
• BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH: BioM is the Munich/Bavaria biotech cluster organization, one of Europe's leading regional cluster models. It is comparable as a regional cluster providing member services, government liaison, and internationalization support, but operates in a different geography (Germany) with far greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BIOIB_Cluster
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Bioib-Cluster-Biotecnologico-y-biomedico-de-las-Islas-Baleares/61565651009778
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clusterbioib/?originalSubdomain=es
• Instagraminstagram.com/bioib.cluster

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