He Termcat It was founded 40 years ago to normalize Catalan in all spheres of life. "For 40 years, Catalan hadn't been able to be used in professional and educational settings, and the fear that existed was that, once it was no longer prohibited, specialized communication wouldn't have the words to do so," recalls Jordi Bover, director of Termcat. Following the Language Policy Law, the Department of Culture and the IEC launched the terminology center with the help of linguist Teresa Cabré.