The Ikerbasque Evaluation Committee has selected the three researchers who will be recognised for their work this year. In this fifth edition, the researchers Alicia Alonso, Ainhoa Magrach and Sara Barja will receive recognition from the Department of Education and Ikerbasque. The aim of the initiative is to raise the profile of Basque women researchers…
The prestigious «POLiS Award for Excellence for Women Researchers» not only recognizes her professional accomplishments but also comes with financial support of up to 70,000 euros for research stays in institutions within the ‘Post-Lithium’ Energy Storage Cluster of Excellence. In her lecture, Arnaiz shared insights into her career and highlighted her work on pre-metallation strategies…
The Ramsay Santé Group, through its Aquitaine Centre, is committed to innovation in healthcare by launching its first “Living Lab”. This concept aims to experiment innovative healthcare solutions in a real environment, in order to bring added value to patients and healthcare professionals. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) This first laboratory, located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, will…
Juan Luis Delgado, an Ikerbasque researcher at POLYMAT and UPV/EHU, contributes to an international collaborative project recently published in the renowned journal JACS. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) Juan Luis Delgado, Ikerbasque researcher at POLYMAT and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Oxford (UK), has published an…
The counselor Jokin Bildarratz meets with more than 150 scientists and scientists from Ikerbasque, from more than 30 countries and various areas of knowledge. The aim of this meeting is to establish synergies, identify common points and address the needs to promote the progress of their research projects. These researchers carry out their work in…
The partnership aims to enhance the agri-food industry ecosystem by providing training and fostering connections among various stakeholders in the value chain, with a particular focus on empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) TECNALIA and TranXforma FOOD have partnered to boost the agri-food industry ecosystem, focusing on sustainable transformation and SMEs….
A UPV/EHU research project led by Ikerbasque researcher Agustín Vicente sheds light on the level of understanding of non-verbal adult autistic people. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) Adult autistic people without linguistic communication form a group that has hardly been studied, mainly due to the complexity of carrying out research on groups with these characteristics. Now,…
European iCare Project Advances In Vitro Models and Methods for Predicting the Neurotoxicity of Nanomaterials. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) The GAIKER Technology Centre, a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance, BRTA, is participating in the European project iCare – Integrated Assessment and Advanced Characterisation of Neuro-nanotoxicity, whose main objective is to develop an…
Healthcare technology startup Cyber Surgery has successfully completed clinical trials of its surgical robot in two hospitals in the Basque Country. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) The trials were carried out at the Donostia University Hospital in San Sebastian and the Cruces University Hospital in Bilbao. The robot is used to perform minimally invasive operations on…
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Study Reveals Shifting Gender Gap in NAS and AAAS Academies’ Elections, Prioritizing Women’s Admission Based on Merit. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) Have female researchers received the same recognition and awards as their male colleagues? And what about nowadays? This is a critical and appropriate issue in the light of…