Experts will gather to debate critical sector themes, including cutting-edge medical treatments, AI integration, sustainable bioeconomies, and capital strategies for growth. BIOSPAIN 2026, Spain’s largest biotechnology event and one of Europe’s leading biotech conferences, will take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) under the slogan «Bioinnovation that clicks.» Organised by the Spanish Bioindustry Association…
“Traditionally, research has focused on the sending and receiving neurons. Our approach is to understand how the environment between neurons itself modulates that signal,” says researcher Jan Tønnesen Coinciding with World Brain Day, celebrated on July 22, the Instituto Biofisika (CSIC, EHU) highlights the advances made by one of its teams in understanding the microscopic architecture…
‘Journey to Quantum Advantage’ Report by the IBM Institute for Business Value The Basque Country has earned a prominent place in the global race for quantum computing thanks to a long-term strategy that combines public investment, scientific collaboration, and business engagement. This is highlighted in the report «Journey to Quantum Advantage» by the IBM Institute…
The Basque centre is working on new flexible materials for applications in wearables, smart textiles, health, personal mobility and advanced thermal management. The clothing of the future could do much more than protect us from the cold or heat. It could intelligently regulate temperature, adapt more effectively to the environment and even store thermal energy…
Basque Minister for Science, Universities and Innovation, ‘Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias’, introduced the Basque Quantum strategy during the “LEADERS MEETING – FIT FOR THE FUTURE” event held in Donostia / San Sebastián, opening new pathways for interregional cooperation in advanced technologies. Delegations from 14 industrially dynamic European regions convened at the Ikerbasque building to explore…
For ten years, the Emakumeak Zientzian initiative in the Basque Country has been bringing together research centers, universities and technology organizations to highlight the role of women in science and technology. Launched around the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated every 11 February, the project has grown into a broad, collaborative network…
Estuaries are critical transition zones that link marine, riverine, and terrestrial ecosystems, including habitats like intertidal mudflats and tidal marshes. These ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots providing essential ecological functions such as nutrient cycling and pollutant removal. Despite their importance, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the ecological functioning of these habitats and how they…
The EHU’s Lipids & Liver group discover a key protein in the progression of liver diseases towards advanced stages An international collaborative study has identified the E2F2 protein as a potential new therapeutic target to prevent metabolic fatty liver disease from progressing towards more serious conditions, such as cirrhosis or liver cancer. Metabolic fatty liver…
This week, The Basque Country has once again demonstrated the strength, cohesion, and ambition of its biosanitary ecosystem through two strategic events: the 2025 Technological Innovation and Transfer in Neurosciences Conference, organized by Achucarro, Basque Health Cluster, and BIOEF, and the III Matchmaking of the Basque Biosanitary Ecosystem, in which BHC, BRTA, BIOEF, and Innobasque participated, bringing together over a hundred people…
The institutions have created a university-industry lab to promote training in space technology. The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto and the space technology company Satlantis have signed a collaboration agreement to launch the Satlantis–Deusto Technology Lab, a unique training and development space that will connect the academic environment with the real-world challenges of the space sector….