The Barcelona Biomedical Research Park is one of the major biomedical research centers in southern Europe. The seven research centers located in the park perform excellent science in a wide range of fields. The building, inaugurated in 2006, is a joint initiative of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Barcelona City Council, and in 2008 won the Barcelona Meeting Point award for Best National Project for its architectural originality. It has a critical mass of 1,700 people (60% women and 40% men), from more than 70 countries, who explore the most relevant issues in life sciences and biomedicine, from the molecular to the population perspective. It connects with the Hospital del Mar and is a neuralgic point of the Ciutadella del Conocimiento.