On 28th April, the Basque Health Cluster started the “Expert on Regulatory Affairs” course which aims to provide professionals in the field of bio-health with the knowledge, skills and competences necessary to adapt to the new regulations of both the MDR and the IVDR. The course, which consists of 8 modules, is divided into 3…
Tecnalia is taking part in immersion sessions on technologies provided by the Basque Digital Innovation Hub nodes (BDIH). The event will be held on July 7, starting at 9:00 in the building they have in Miramón technology park (Mikeletegi Pasalekua 2). After a general presentation of the node and its technologies, there will be an…
BIOLAN HEALTH has started the sale in pharmacies of its rapid antigen test for the self-diagnosis of COVID-19, after obtaining the long awaited authorisation BIOLAN HEALTH has been marketing its antigen tests for the detection of COVID for a year now, and since the beginning of this month it has been able to market its…
The startup from Gipuzkoa, Cyber Surgery, creator of a robotic assistant to guide the surgeon in spinal operations, has completed its last preclinical trials on cadavers. This is the last step necessary to obtain the approval of the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) to carry out these trials on real patients. The…
After the 3 new incorporations of the February meeting, 3 new members joined the cluster at the last meeting in April. Thus, the cluster will close the first four-month period with 95 members. The three new memberships will allow us to better represent the variety of companies in the Basque bio-health sector. Both Kauka and…
This year the 7th New-Aquitaine / Basque Country / Navarra Biohealth Industries Meeting will take place in Bilbao, and unlike last year’s edition, in person. We will be joined at the opening by Arantxa Tapia, Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment of the Basque Government; Mikel Irujo, Minister of Economic and Business Development of…
The researcher Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, from Granada (Spain), has won the ninth edition of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology, organised by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto. The Junior Ada Byron Award went to Julia Guiomar Niso, from Catalonia. This award includes Microsoft’s gold sponsorship, sponsorships from the Provincial Government…
The RESIST project, in which GAIKER participates, will develop new drugs based on nanoparticles to combat infections caused by multiresistant and difficult to treat bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or the ability of a microorganism not to respond to the action of an antimicrobial agent, is currently a serious problem facing public health worldwide. The World…
Biosciences/health in the Territory of Gipuzkoa represent a lever for business development and people’s welfare in the furutre, supported by a robust and proven R&D ecosystem, by the existence of a consolidated healthcare base, as well as the growing network of biotechnology companies. In this context, we invite you to participate in a conference in…
In 2021, the Basque Country’s biohealth business sector has consolidated the strong development experienced in recent years. The data on turnover and exports, investment in R&D&I, but above all new jobs created, reflect the sweet moment that the sector is experiencing and which already generates more than 2% of the Basque GDP. At the Basque…
