Contract manufacturing is the outsourcing by manufacturers of one or more activities that constitute the value chain of their product which includes: research, design and development, manufacturing, assembly, testing, packaging, sales and marketing. This search engine, provided by Biocat, is a very useful tool to facilitate the search for business opportunities and potential partners between Catalan companies in other industries who want to convert their business and enter the medical technology sector.

”BILAT-USA & Link2US” is a web portal with the goal of promoting scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The website, besides giving an overview of cooperative efforts between the two powers, also provides detailed information on two projects: BILAT-USA (bilateral coordination for the improvement and development of science and technology partnerships between the EU and the US) and Link2US (a scientific cooperation network between the EU and US).

Map of Technological Resource of Catalonia that facilitates the access to the supply of Information Technology of Catalonia. The project has been driven by the Barcelona Digital Foundation, with the collaboration of four members of its board, the Center for Business Innovation and Development (ICW), Getronics, Microsoft and Capgemini.

A page that offers access to the journal "Environment, technology and culture," a quarterly publication of the Department of Environment and Housing monograph which treats subjects of environmental interest.