TheVII Congress of Young Researchers of the Spanish Royal Mathematical Society (RSME) took place in Bilbao from 13 to 17 January, being the first time that the city hosted this event. The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) was the host institution, together with the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM) and the RSME, bringing…
The UPV/EHU’s (University of the Basque Country) Nursing and Health Promotion research group compared seven nutrition labelling schemes in Europe, Oceania and South America and found that they barely coincide when specifying whether cooked foods are healthy. So the researchers concluded that a new system for assessing the food quality of ready meals needs to…
Polykey, the startup from Donostia – San Sebastian —one of the most important cities in the Basque Country— produces polymers obtained from renewable resources (bio-based) and develops technologies for the chemical recycling of plastics. (Autor: Gonzalo Alonso de Carlos) The natural polymers come from renewable and sustainable material sources, such as plants or waste products….
The company uses artificial intelligence-based technology to objectively scan vision in any patient through gaze tracking. (Autor: Gonzalo Alonso de Carlos) DIVE Medical, founded in 2013 in Aragon (Spain), was born from the need to perform objective visual examinations in children and babies. Led by Victoria Pueyo, a paediatric ophthalmologist, and in collaboration with researchers…
Glycans, known as sugars or carbohydrates, are essential molecules present in all living things. They play a key role in the regulation of the immune system and are related to diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. Aware of their importance, Asparia Glycomics, a company from Basque Country, founded in 2016 as a spin-off from the…
The researcher from the University of La Coruña (Galicia) is studying how to prevent the degradation of materials so that they can be used in windows that generate electrical current. (Autor: Hugo Fernandez de la Pradilla) Although he opted for chemistry when he finished high school, as soon as he had the opportunity to work…
Stanford University ranking selects the top 2% group of researchers most cited in scientific publications. (Autor: Hugo Fernandez de la Pradilla) There are 162 researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in the chosen group of the 2% with the highest number of citations in scientific publications: of these, 119 (103 in 2023)…
BH2C, the Basque Hydrogen Corridor has been selected by the Mission Innovation – Clean Hydrogen Mission (CHM) as one of the eight leading examples of ‘Hydrogen Valleys’ globally. This recognition places BH2C among the world’s elite of projects driving the energy transition to green hydrogen. The Hydrogen Valleys platform, jointly developed by the Clean Hydrogen…
‘Giideba Salud’ specializes in offering innovative and effective solutions for the prevention and treatment of bedsores in patients at moderate to high risk. The idea for the company was born in Argentina from the experience of its founder, a specialist in the development of natural textiles. Natalia Andrea Romero (founder of the company) detected a…
LUR-1, the first 100% Basque satellite launched by AVS