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More than 20 Spanish hospitals collaborate with Mikrobiomik in the clinical development of the first biological drug based on gut microbiota

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 04 April 2022 Leave a comment

The Bizkaia-based company has launched its phase III clinical trial with the aim of becoming the first company in the world to market the first biological drug based on intestinal microbiota, in the indication of recurrence due to Clostridioides difficile (ICD). The biopharmaceutical company, based at the BIC Bizkaia bioincubator, is also supplying its investigational…

Biotalde analyses the risk of SARS-CoV-2 contagion on surfaces and air in non-sanitary spaces

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 01 April 2022 Leave a comment

Biotalde joins Aqualab (water consultancy and analysis) and the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital to analyse the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection on surfaces and air in non-sanitary spaces. After a year of study, it has finally been possible to publish an article under the title “Bajo riesgo de contagio ambiental por SARS-CoV-2 en espacios”…

Last places on the “Expert on Regulatory Affairs” course

Breaking News, EventsBy Basque Health Cluster 30 March 2022 Leave a comment

Basque Health Cluster organizes an intensive course on the new Regulations for medical devices (MD) and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) under the new European Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on this type of products. Context: The entry into force of the…

Gogoa have completed the BELK tests in the Eurobench project

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 25 March 2022 Leave a comment

In collaboration with CEIT, Gogoa have finished testing their BELK knee exoskeleton in different situations thanks to the Eurobench project. Gogoa has developed the BELK system, a robotic device that can be used for knee rehabilitation in patients who have suffered a stroke or who have injuries due to surgery. The functionality of this…

Seed Capital Bizkaia enters Mikrobiomik’s captital by investing in 3% of its shareholding

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 24 March 2022 Leave a comment

On 11 March, Seed Capital Bizkaia, in its aim to promote innovative business initiatives, invested in 3% of Mikrobiomik’s shares. “It is of the utmost interest to us to support companies like Mikrobiomik. They are clear example of the promotion of the business initiatives with an innovative vocation that we seek with our investment vehicle”,…

Presentation of the Basque Bio-health sector and the Basque Health Cluster

Breaking News, EventsBy Basque Health Cluster 23 March 2022 Leave a comment

Today, 23 March, Maria Pascual de Zulueta, director of the Basque Health Cluster, and Mikaela Olaizola, the associaton’s project manager, visited BIC Gipuzkoa, located in the Miramón Technology Park, to present the cluster to the companies housed there. We want to thank both Esther Paguey and Ainhoa Aizpuru for all the help with the planning…

CIDETEC Surface Engineering establishes the basis for the generation of safe antibacterial and antiviral surfaces

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 22 March 2022 Leave a comment

With the rise of interest in protection against pathogens caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the demand for antibacterial and antiviral surfaces and coatings as one of the mechanisms to prevent their spread. CIDETEC Surface Engineering is leading the ‘Frontiers 2021’ project, promoting research in this field. The project…

Call for nominations for the Ada Byron Award 2022 open

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 21 March 2022 Leave a comment

The Ada Byron Award will celebrate its 9th edition this year. Nominations can be submitted until 22nd of April. The University of Deusto has been organising this award since 2014 and it has Microsoft as Gold Sponsor and the support of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, Danobatgroup and Emakunde (Basque Women’s Institute); and the collaboration…

Oncomatryx closes its investmnet round with 15 million raised

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 18 March 2022 Leave a comment

Oncomatryx, a start-up member of the Basque Health Cluster, has started the year by raising 15 million euros to carry out phase I clinical trials. In addition to its existing shareholders, including BBK and Ekarpen (with the participation of Kutxabank, the Basque Government, the three provincial councils and Mondragón Inversiones), the company has managed to…

BIKAINTEK 2022: Aid for the development of R&D projects through the recruitment of PhD graduates and the completion of industrial PhDs

Breaking News, NewsBy Basque Health Cluster 16 March 2022 Leave a comment

The BIKAINTEK 2022 call will be open until the 29th of April. In the BOPV published on the 2nd of March, we can find the terms and conditions of this aid programe under the umbrella of the Science, Technology and Innovation Plan-PCTI Euskadi 2030, which seeks to help the development of R&D projects through the…

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