The Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Cantabria on 1 November 2026 held a new edition of its Bisalia Café event in Santander. The event at Bisalia Co.Lab was aimed at companies based at the technology park, internationally active professionals living and working in Cantabria, and representatives of the administration. Its aim was to help participants get to know one another, identify complementary skills and explore ways to work together.
According to the organisers, around fifty people took part. The meetings were organised in collaboration with Cantabria Remota and moderated by Juan Pérez Torralbo (Cantabria Remota / NomadFlow). The format deliberately focused on conversation and listening: it included brief introductions from the companies, three small-group discussion rounds and a final open session in Spanish and English. Commercial product presentations and commitments to follow-up projects were not part of the agenda.
Participants’ areas of expertise ranged from technology, programming and data analysis to project management, marketing and the creative industries, as well as research. The Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Cantabria says the initiative is intended to raise the profile of international professionals based in the region as a resource for local businesses and, in the medium term, encourage new partnerships. The organising body said it would share an aggregated summary of the results with participants so they can identify potential contacts for follow-up.
A possible follow-up event is planned at the Living Lab for the 18 November 2026 Further steps – such as specific partnership projects, employment relationships or joint funding applications – depend, according to the organisers, on the needs expressed and willingness to undertake pilot projects. The announcement did not specify any concrete contractual outcomes from the contacts made.
Bisalia Café is part of the technology park’s ongoing strategy to connect local businesses with a range of expertise, make international professionals’ skills more visible and thereby strengthen Santander’s capacity for innovation. The latest event focused primarily on identifying needs and establishing solid channels of communication between businesses, international professionals and the administration. Whether, and which, projects emerge from the contacts will become clear after feedback has been assessed and the planned follow-up meeting has taken place.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).