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The University of Barcelona leads the project through its<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurociencies.ub.edu\/\">\u00a0Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro)<\/a>, with institutional support from the Government of Catalonia and the Barcelona Provincial Council. The initiative is open to other public universities in Barcelona that work in this field.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"837\">The project has a total budget of\u00a0<strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"488\">\u20ac11.8 million<\/strong>, jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) and the Diputaci\u00f3 de Barcelona. BCAN will serve as a multidisciplinary hub dedicated to advanced neuroscience research with a strong focus on healthcare applications, including cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, neurostimulation, biomarker analysis and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1154\">The center will be located in the historic\u00a0<em data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"896\">Antic Teatre<\/em>\u00a0building, which will be renovated and adapted into a state-of-the-art research space while preserving key architectural and artistic elements. The transformation reflects the university\u2019s commitment to combining scientific innovation with cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1436\">Construction is scheduled to begin in\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1202\">2027<\/strong>\u00a0and conclude in\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1227\">2028<\/strong>. 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