Editing Starlab (section)

== Starlab DF2 (Deep Future 2) Barcelona ==
The surviving research division in Barcelona, Starlab DF2, or "Deep Future 2," adopted a different business strategy, focusing on specialized, direct contracts with ESA under support of the Catalan and Spanish Governments.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Giles |first1=Jim |title=Utopian dream in tatters as Starlab crashes to Earth |journal=Nature |date=2001 |volume=412 |issue=6 |doi=10.1038/35083727 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/35083727 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> Founded by [[Desigual|Manel Adell]], [Giulio Ruffini, and [[Ana Maiques]],Barcelona maintains the interdisciplinary spirit of Starlab Brussels, but focuses on neuroscience technologies and applications. The lab has been awarded the Barcelona Innovation prize and other awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Starlab, de l'espai a les neurones (in Catalan) |url=https://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/empresa-de-lany-2016/20170218/starlab-de-lespai-a-les-neurones-5845689 |access-date=24 October 2024 |publisher=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=28 December 2017}}</ref>