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…
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….
The Basque Government and IBM have today inaugurated the first operational IBM Quantum System Two in Europe, and the third in the world, installed at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computing Center in Donostia/San Sebastián. The installation of this system marks a milestone in the strategic collaboration between both entities, initiated in 2023 under the BasQ –…
“Supercomputing, data spaces and quantum computing are boosting an industrial transformation” TECNALIA has seen how supercomputing, supported by data infrastructure and emerging technologies such as quantum computing, is transforming industry. TECNALIA is, therefore, committed to spearheading the development and implementation of supercomputing in strategic sectors, as part of an effort to build a secure and sustainable…
CIDETEC Surface Engineering drives innovation in durable and efficient electrocatalysts without PGMs, improving seawater electrolysis (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) SWEETHY is a 4-year project, co-funded by the European Union, which aims to develop an innovative electrolysis cell capable of producing 20 g h-1 of hydrogen directly from seawater. The project addresses the challenge of processing…
Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the UPV/EHU open up new ways to study neurodegenerative diseases and develop future autologous transplants. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) A study by the UPV/EHU, published in the prestigious journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy, has proven that stem cells extracted from human dental pulp can be transformed into excitable…
This is an innovative social media initiative to improve nutritional education for people with coeliac disease. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) Researchers at the University of the Basque Country have developed “GLUTLEARN,” a nutritional education programme through social networks that has proven effective in improving knowledge about coeliac disease and the gluten-free diet. This innovative project…
The IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center was announced in 2023 to foster the use of advanced technologies throughout the Basque Government and the Diputaciones (provincial governments) of its three territories: Alava, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa. Its mission is to raise the level of research institutions by expanding international scientific collaborations, conducting world-class fundamental research, and strengthening quantum…
Let us look to the heavens in imitation of the ancients. And in doing so, let us try to understand almost incomprehensible things like dark matter. Perhaps that will alleviate the dismay that cosmology is simpler than politics. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) Let us make our curiosity fly like a kite by thinking about light…