The Basque company is undertaking an ambitious investment project, reflecting its consolidation in the field of food biotechnology and health. Since 2009, BIOLAN Microbiosensores has been characterized by a sustained growth of around 30% average increase in turnover and the projection for the coming years contemplates a similar target of 20% per year starting with…
BRTA has organised a summer course on the valorisation of research results within the framework of the UPV/EHU courses. The course, entitled “BRTA insights on valorization of research outputs: how to identify, protect and exploit generated knowledge to improve its impact”, has the following objectives: Encourage the interaction among agents of the innovation ecosystem to…
The study will provide data and propose alternatives that will enable the development of environmentally friendly sunscreens. The GAIKER technology centre, a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), is studying the potential toxicity of sun creams for marine ecosystem organisms. This research, which is being carried out in collaboration with ADP Cosmetics…
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…
