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- The Biosalud business sector in the Basque Country generated almost 1,000 new jobs in 2021 and now totals a workforce of almost 10,000 professionals / El sector empresarial de Biosalud en Euskadi generó casi mil nuevos empleos en 2021 y suma ya una fuerza de casi 10.000 profesionalesEmployment in the sector in the Basque Country increased last year at a rate of 11%, more than doubling the evolution recorded in the previous year.
- SATLANTIS announces the signing of a contract with Armenia for Armsat1 satellite / anuncia la firma de un contrato con Armenia para el satélite Armsat1On May 25, Urdaneta, the first SATLANTIS satellite, was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into space. Equipped with an iSIM-90 camera, a high-resolution binocular telescope, the satellite will provide images for agriculture, environment and civil protection.
- Bilbao will become the international focus of design with the celebration of the Design Research Society congress / Bilbao se convertirá en el foco internacional del diseño con la celebración del congreso Design Research SocietyThe prestigious scientific society Design Research Society selected the city of Bilbao to organize its biannual congress. This event brings together the most important international references in design research and is co-organized by the Bilbao City Council and the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the UPV/EHU.
- CIDETEC celebrates its silver jubilee in the midst of a growth process / CIDETEC celebra sus bodas de plata en pleno proceso de crecimientoA private event at Tabakalera was held to thank employees for their efforts over the past 25 years and to set out the guidelines for the future of the organization.
- XIV edition of the ‘Frontiers of Knowledge’ Awards in Bilbao / XIV edición de los Premios ‘Fronteras del Conocimiento’ en BilbaoThese awards represent the power of knowledge as “the best compass” to address major global disruptions such as pandemics and environmental degradation.
- BASQUEVOLT: a unique commitment to the development of technology and innovation in energy storage / una apuesta única de desarrollo de tecnología e innovación en almacenamiento de energíaThe Consortium of Founding Investors of the project, promoted by the Basque Government, has been constituted today and includes Iberdrola, CIE Automotive, Enagás, EIT InnoEnergy and CIC energiGUNE.
- UP! Euskadi, la plataforma interactiva para proyectar el Ecosistema tecnológico e innovador vascoUP! Euskadi, the interactive platform to project the Basque technological and innovative Ecosystem Basada en una innovadora tecnología con ingeniería de datos y machine learning, Up!Euskadi aporta valiosa información de valor, aportando visibilidad a las startups y a todos los agentes del Ecosistema. Euskadi se presenta así…
- Ana Urrutia Beaskoa, Ashoka Foundation’s Arcano Social Entrepreneur Award / Premio Emprendedor Social Arcano de Fundación AshokaBasque geriatrician is transforming the system of care for the elderly and dependent persons
- 12 entities from 6 countries seek innovative energy storage solutions / 12 entidades de 6 países buscan soluciones innovadoras para almacenar energíaMondragon University organizes the first face-to-face meeting of the European project iSTORMY to improve the performance of the electrical grids of the future.
- “Olatuen bidea- Camino de las Olas”, illustrates the ‘GOe’ building in Donostia-San Sebastián / ilustra el edificio ‘GOe’ de Donostia‐San SebastiánIt is a space that symbolizes the union between gastronomy, talent, science, innovation, entrepreneurship and city.
- Basque companies will once again be present at Hannover Messe 2022 / Las empresas vascas vuelven a estar presentes en Hannover Messe 2022The Basque Government has accompanied the Basque companies
- 28 countries will participate in BIEMH-International Machine Tool Biennial / 28 países participarán en BIEMH-Bienal Internacional de Máquina-HerramientaThe event has nearly 1,400 exhibiting firms.
- Three Basque companies and AFM attend MECFOR fair in Italy with the support of the Basque Agency for Internationalization / Tres empresas vascas y AFM acuden a feria MECFOR en Italia de la mano de la Agencia Vasca de InternacionalizaciónMECFOR, an event dedicated to Machine Tools and Subcontracting, was held in the city of Parma.
- The Basque Country aspires to position itself among the top four European countries in energy efficiency / Euskadi aspira a posicionarse entre los cuatro primeros países europeos en eficiencia energéticaThe Lehendakari attended the laying of the first stone of the Decarbonization Hub, located in the Port of Bilbao, promoted by Petronor / Repsol.
- The Basque Premier presents the Basque self-government model at the Corsican Assembly / El Lehendakari presenta el modelo de autogobierno vasco en la Asamblea corsaOn the first day of his official visit to Corsica, the Basque Premier met with a broad representation of the various Corsican public institutions and civil society.
- Lessons from the Basque Country on fostering inclusive growth to ‘level up’ the UK / Lecciones del País Vasco sobre el fomento del crecimiento inclusivo para ‘level up’ en el Reino UnidoFostering inclusive growth in order to ‘level up’ prosperity across the UK and reduce regional inequality has become an important policy agenda for the UK Government.
- The Basque Premier once again calls for a “strong Atlantic area” to face major challenges / El Lehendakari reivindica de nuevo un “espacio atlántico fuerte” que permita afrontar los grandes desafíosIñigo Urkullu inaugurates the General Assembly of the Atlantic Arc Commission in which the Basque Country will renew its presidency for another two years.
- AZTI and Agour join forces to boost innovation in the FoodTech sector / AZTI y Agour se unen para impulsar la innovación en el sector FoodTechThe technology center and the French-Basque cheese factory launch Agour Hazitegia, a new space that seeks to serve as a startup incubator and promote innovation in the FoodTech industry in the Basque Country and the North Basque Country.
- Food 4 Future: 300 company expos, 350 speakers from 16 countries and 5,000 professionals / 300 firmas expositoras, 350 conferenciantes de 16 países y 5.000 profesionalesThe Regional Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment, Arantxa Tapia, chaired the opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of the Food4Future congress, the most important event worldwide in terms of innovation aimed at the Food and Beverage Industry, held at the Bilbao Exhibition Center.
- Basque Premier’s trip to Corsica at the end of May / Viaje del Lehendakari a Córcega a finales del mes de mayoThe Basque Premier, Iñigo Urkullu, will resume his international agenda after more than two years without traveling abroad due to the pandemic, with the official visit he will make at the end of May to Corsica. On this occasion he will be accompanied by the Secretary General for External Action, Marian Elorza, and the Director of European Affairs, Mikel Anton.
- Bizkaiko Txakolina presents its new vintage which has resulted in an elegant, fresh wine with great aging potential / presenta su nueva cosecha que ha dado lugar a un vino elegante, fresco y con gran potencial de guardaBizkaiko Txakolinaren Eguna was held in San Mamés organized by the Bizkaiko Txakolina Designation of Origin, which brings together winemakers, producers and professionals related to Bizkaia’s txakoli to present the latest vintage.
- The Basque wine sector regains international presence at the ProWein trade fair / El sector vitivinícola de Euskadi recupera la presencia internacional en la feria ProWein39 wineries of Rioja Alavesa wines and txakolis, a cider maker and a craft distillery, attend the German fair under the brand Euskadi Basque Country. ProWein is considered by the sector as the most important and significant showcase for its international character and the professional profile of the visitors.
- Guernica: the Spanish government denies displaying Picasso’s civil war masterpiece at the Guggenheim Museum / el gobierno español se niega exhibir la obra maestra de Picasso en el Museo GuggenheimThe painting depicting the 1937 bombing of the Basque town, Guernica, has never been displayed in the Basque Country.
- Euskal pilota: The Basque Country’s centuries-old ball games / los ancestrales juegos de pelota del País VascoThese beloved wall sports are considered to be the descendants of a 17th-Century game and the direct ancestors of tennis, squash and racket ball.
- Euskadi Basque Country Confidential: new tourism brand / nueva marca turísticaThe Basque Government wants to offer a new way to discover the Basque Country through authentic, exciting and inspiring experiences. El Gobierno Vasco, quiere ofrecer una nueva manera de descubrir Euskadi mediante experiencias auténticas, emocionantes e inspiradoras. The Department of Tourism, Trade and Consumer Affairs…
- The Basque Country, Navarre and New Aquitaine face major challenges in the field of mobility / Euskadi, Navarra y Nueva Aquitania afrontan importantes retos en materia de movilidadInstitutional representatives of the Euroregion met in the framework of Go Mobility, the electric mobility fair held in Irun, where they signed different collaboration agreements aimed at developing joint projects in the field of electric mobility. Representantes institucionales de la Euroregión se han reunido en…
- European experts in the field of bioeconomy visit Euskadi projects / Expertos europeos del ámbito de la bioeconomía visitan los proyectos de EuskadiThe board of directors of the European Forest Institute (EFI), a European benchmark in forestry research, chose Euskadi as the meeting point for its annual meeting. This visit aligned with the Basque Government’s commitment to the bioeconomy and is part of its Circular Economy and Bioeconomy Plan to optimize clean production.
- The Government presents its Agenda 2030 Priorities Program to the diplomatic corps and international organizations / El Gobierno presenta al cuerpo diplomático y a organismos internacionales su Programa de prioridades de la Agenda 2030Heads of the General Secretariats for External Action and Social Transition and Agenda 2030 of the Basque Government have held two remote meetings with representatives of Embassies of several countries, as well as various United Nations agencies, to present the Basque Program of priorities of the 2030 Agenda.
- Citizens and markets trust in Basque institutions / La ciudadanía y los mercados confían en las instituciones vascasThree reports published in April endorse the good public work being carried out in the Basque Country: Fitch Rating, Confidence in Institutions and the International Entrepreneurial Activity Index.
- ‘CIC EnergiGUNE’, the most important research foundation of Ibero-America / la fundación investigadora más importante de IberoaméricaThe Basque center is the first foundation at a Spanish and Iberoamerican level (the 7th most relevant in the world) and consolidates itself within the top 500 at a global level among all the research institutions, public and private.
- I+Med promotes the world’s first Biomedical Institute for Smart Nanohydrogels / impulsa el primer Instituto Biomédico de Nanohidrogeles Inteligentes del mundoThe investment will reach 20 million euros and will initially generate 60 new highly qualified jobs.
- First project to produce microalgae for commercial purposes in the Basque Country / Primer proyecto para producir en Euskadi microalgas con fines comercialesThe experimentation phase of the model will be carried out at the startup ‘Algaloop’ in Asteasu.
- The Basque Country now has a Foreign Network Office in Tokyo / Euskadi cuenta ya con una oficina de la Red Exterior en TokioBasque companies will be able to access new business opportunities through this new service of the Basque Internationalization Agency of the SPRI Group.
- UNESCO ‘Creative Cities’: Bilbao, one of the 10 creative cities / una de las 10 ciudades creativasThe UNESCO Creative Cities Network was created in 2004 to promote cooperation “towards and between” cities that are able to identify creativity as a strategic element of sustainable urban development.
- Innovative technologies at Walter Pack to make the automotive sector more ‘circular’ / Tecnologías innovadoras en Walter Pack para hacer más ‘circular’ el sector del AutomóvilWalter Pack is participating in the TREASURE project, a research and innovation initiative co-funded by the European Commission under the H2020 program that seeks to offer new opportunities to test innovative technologies that make the automotive sector more circular.
- Financial Times recognizes Bilbao as the eighth best mid-sized city in Europe for attracting foreign direct investment / reconoce a Bilbao como la octava major ciudad de Europa de tamaño medio para la atracción de inversion extranjera directafDi Intelligence magazine, part of the prestigious Financial Times group, has recognized Bilbao among 367 European cities for its economic strengths, business fabric and financial capabilities. According to the latest ranking, Bilbao remains in the top 10 of attractive cities in Europe. Financial Times is an international leader in economic information and its awards are a seal of quality for the cities that receive them.
- ZIV invests 2 million euros in the development of intelligent systems that will reduce the operating cost of low-voltage networks / ZIV invierte 2M de euros en el desarrollo de sistemas inteligentes que reducirán el coste de operación de la red de baja tensiónThe intelligent supervision systems enable utilities to reduce the operational cost of LV networks that distribute energy to homes and commerce.
- Eremu’s electrical transformers, distributed all over the world / Los transformadores eléctricos de Eremu, distribuidos por todo el mundoThe Gipuzkoa-based company has been supplying its products to sectors as varied as shipbuilding, machine tools, railways, renewable energies, oil & gas and industry for more than 60 years.
- Lointek: the Biscayan company, world leader in steam generation systems for solar thermal power plants / la empresa vizcaína líder mundial en sistemas de generación de vapor para termosolaresLointek is now 26 years old and the Biscayan company, which specializes in the manufacture of capital goods, is a world leader in steam generation systems for solar thermal power plants.
- The Basque Country hosted the first meeting of the global clusters of the World Economic Forum’s “net zero emissions” initiative / Euskadi alberg´o el primer encuentro de los clústeres mundiales de la iniciativa para “las emisiones netas cero”The World Economic Forum holds at BEC and at the Accenture specialized center of the Science and Technology Park of Bizkaia the conference with the participation of industrial clusters from the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and the United States and the Basque Net Zero Industrial Super Cluster.
- The Basque President and Japanese Ambassador agree to develop Basque Country-Japan initiative / El Lehendakari y el Embajador japonés acuerdan desarollar la iniciativa Euskadi-JapónThe Basque president Iñigo Urkullu, accompanied by the Secretary General for External Action, Marian Elorza, met this morning with the Ambassador of Japan, Kenji Hiramatsu
- Basque Trade organizes a conference on business opportunities for Basque companies in Japan / organiza una jornada sobre las oportunidades de negocio en Japón para las empresas vascasAutomotive, consumer electronics, renewable energies and machine tools, main sectors for investments
- San Francisco: U.S. bertsolaris honored for decades of keeping the bertso flame alive / Merecido homenaje a bertsolaris de EEUU por décadas de mantener viva la llama del bertsoNABO (North American Basque Organization) held last Saturday in San Francisco a ‘Special Tribute’ to five bertsolaris from the United States.
- Select USA, Basque Trade & Investment: brings business opportunities in eight U.S. states to Basque companies / acerca oportunidades de negocio de ocho estados estadounidenses a la empresa vascaThe event, which brought together some thirty companies, as well as representatives of several clusters, was aimed in particular at the energy and advanced manufacturing sectors.
- Euskadi Basque Country 2025: the Basque Government presents its strategy to the diplomatic corps / El Gobierno Vasco presenta al cuerpo diplomático su estrategiaOfficials of the General Secretariat for External Action of the Basque Government have held a telematic meeting with representatives of Embassies of several countries, to present the Framework Strategy for Internationalization – Euskadi Basque Country 2025. Responsables de la Secretaria General de Acción Exterior del…
- The Basque Country occupies a prominent place in the world ranking of happiness / Euskadi ocupa un lugar destacado en el ranking mundial de felicidadBasque citizens show a high degree of happiness and say they are very or fairly satisfied with their own lives (9 out of ten people), according to a study by the Basque Government’s Sociological Prospecting Office made public.
- Basque Cultural Center of San Francisco: success and great turnout at the 40th anniversary / éxito y gran concurrencia en su 40 aniversarioExceeding expectations, the 40th anniversary of the Basque Cultural Center or Gure Euskal Etxea in the Californian city of San Francisco was a success in terms of organization and participation this past weekend.
- Bilbao hosts the creation of MicroEurope, a European micro-finance entity / Bilbao acoge la creación de MicroEurope, entidad europea de microfinanzasMicroEurope will have its headquarters in Bilbao, from where Seed Capital Bizkaia will be responsible for its technical secretariat. Giampietro Pizzo will hold the presidency of MicroEurope, and Andrea Limone will be its CEO.
- Izar increased its sales by 24% in the French market in 2021 / Izar elevó sus ventas un 24% en el mercado francés en 2021Leading supplier of cutting tools, the Basque manufacturer is a leader in the Spanish market and holds privileged positions in its natural market area in countries such as France and Portugal.
- IV International Meeting on Circular Economy (EIEC)The IV International Meeting on Circular Economy was held at the Kursaal (San Sebastian).
- Basque Artificial Intelligence Center (BAIC) and IndesIA: join forces to boost the application of artificial intelligence in industry / se alían para impulsar la aplicación de la inteligencia artificial en la industriaThe president of BAIC, Arantxa Tapia, and the president of IndesIA, Valero Marín, have signed today a memorandum to promote the competitive improvement of companies, based on the development of the data economy and artificial intelligence.
- Brest One Ocean Summit: Euskadi claims the role of the “Atlantic territories” in the recovery of the oceans / Euskadi reivindica el papel de los “territorios atlánticos” en la recuperación de los océanosThe Secretary General for External Action participated in the One Ocean Summit convened by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and later took part in the Forum of Coastal Regions.
- MTA-Mondragon Unibersitatea: The Innovative Entrepreneurship Model is exhibited this week at the Dubai World Expo as a success story / El Modelo de Emprendimiento Innovador se expone esta semana en la Exposición Universal de Dubái como caso de éxitoMondragon Team Academy has been invited by the High Commissioner of Spain to participate in the Entrepreneurial Nation Summit to be hosted by the Spanish Pavilion in Dubai.
- ACHUCARRO collaborates in the CITA GO-ON Project / colabora en el proyecto CITA GO-ONWith this project, we want to demonstrate that 1 out of 3 cases of cognitive impairment can be avoided by maintaining active and healthy lifestyle habits.
- Danobat strengthens its presence in the U.S. with new headquarters in Illinois / Danobat refuerza su presencia en EE. UU. con una nueva sede en IllinoisThe Gipuzkoa-based company aims to increase its presence in the United States to better serve its local customers and to be present in a major center for advanced manufacturing such as the U.S. state.
- 55 startups to meet the new technological challenges of 22 Basque industrial SMEs / 55 startups para dar respuesta a los nuevos retos tecnológicos de 22 pymes industriales vascasA total of 55 startups have been selected to respond to the new technological challenges posed by 22 industrial SMEs, belonging to the automotive, energy, environment and advanced manufacturing clusters.
- Iberdrola: among the 25 most sustainable utilities in the world / entre las 25 ‘utilities’ mundiales más sosteniblesIberdrola has been selected as one of the most sustainable utilities worldwide, according to the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index, published annually by Corporate Knights.
- Gramaphone recognizes Euskadiko Orkestra as ‘Orchestra of the month’ / Gramaphone reconoce Euskadiko Orkestra como ‘Orquesta del mes’The prestigious classical music magazine has highlighted Euskadiko Orkestra in its January issue, granting a recognition that no other orchestra in Spain had received until now.
- Ginkgo Biloba: the health startup center in Iparralde / el centro de startups para la Salud en IparraldeAguiléra (Biarritz), Belharra (Baiona) and Jean Le Bon (Dax) clinics join forces to promote an incubator for innovative companies.
- Basque participation in the XXXIII World Cooperative Congress in Seoul / Participación vasca en el XXXIII Congreso Mundial Cooperativo de SeulLast December, the XXXIII World Cooperative Congress was held in South Korea.
- Jeff Koons and ‘Puppy’: the guard-dog of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao / Un perrito que vigila el Museo Guggenheim en BilbaoBorn in Pennsylvania, he was the son of Henry and Gloria, owners of a store dedicated to interior decoration; there he awakened his unique sense of aesthetics. Through drawing and painting, Jeff Koons developed his skills by making copies of masterpieces that were sold in the family business.
- Inauguration of the ‘Museum of Basque Shepherds in America’ in Elgorriaga, “to preserve this part of our history” / Inaugurado en Elgorriaga el ‘Museo de los Pastores Vascos en América’The ‘Euskal Artzainainak Ameriketan Museoa’ (Museum of Basque Shepherds in America), which was inaugurated in Elgorriaga, in the interior and exterior of the renovated mill of the town.
- Science at the service of people: ‘AZTI’ celebrates its 40th anniversary / La ciencia al servicio de las personas: ‘AZTI’ cumple 40 añosAZTI is a Basque science and technology center that develops high-impact transformation projects, together with organizations aligned with the United Nations SDG 2030.
- ITP Aero and the EU Clean Aviation program / ITP Aero y el programa Clean Aviation de la UEITP Aero is a founding member of the European Union’s “European Partnership for Clean Aviation” program, also known as ‘Clean Aviation, for the decarbonization of the aviation sector.’
- Opdenergy registers its first green notes program on the MARF for 100 million euros / Primer programa de pagarés verdes en el MARF por 100 millones de eurosThe Spanish Stock Markets’ Fixed Income Market (MARF) has today incorporated Opdenergy Holding’s first Green Note Program for trading.
- Varvara & Mar: Interactive Robotic Installation / Instalación Robótica InteractivaDream Painter is an interactive robotic installation that turns the audience’s dreams into a collective painting.
- Euskadi-Basque Country opens a new delegation in France / abre una nueva delegación en FranciaCurrently, the main Basque relations with France cover a wide range of sectors: cultural, linguistic, economic, industrial or communications.
- Euroregion: the selection of its call “Knowledge Economy” 2021 / la selección de su convocatoria “Economía del Conocimiento” 2021The selection is made up of six projects for a total amount of 399,336 euros. The 6 selected projects cover sectors as diverse as agriculture and agri-food industry, health/bio-health, aeronautics, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and automotive.
- To ensure the safety of autonomous driving vehicles, IKERLAN and IDNEO develop long-distance 360° vision hardware / Visión 360° para la seguridad en vehículos de conducción autónoma,The system is fed by information captured by the car’s own cameras and data from different sensors that provide information on vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and road conditions.
- A European macro-project to accelerate battery development / Un macroproyecto europeo para acelerar el desarrollo de bateríasThe BIG-MAP project, involving 32 partners, has a budget of 20M euros.
- Nowports, a Latin American logistics startup, to begin operations in Bilbao / startup latinoamericana de logística, iniciará sus actividades en BilbaoThe company allows importers and exporters to directly ship goods through its platform, while obtaining financing and insurance.
- To face the challenges of the future, The Basque Government approves its new Euskadi Basque Country 2025 Strategy / Estrategia Euskadi Basque Country 2025 para hacer frente a los futuros retosThe Governing Council has also given the green light to the External Action Plan for the current legislature.
- Xanty Elías receives the Basque Culinary World Prize 2021Spanish chef Xanty Elías has been awarded the Basque Culinary World Prize 2021 for promoting food education for young boys and girls, through his “Children Eat the Future” initiative
- The Basque Government takes over the Presidency of the Working Community of the Pyrenees (CTP) / El Gobierno Vasco preside la Comunidad de Trabajo de los Pirineos (CTP)The President of the Basque Country advocates relaunching the general priorities of the TCO: improving the quality of life and social cohesion; participating in the new stage of the European Union; and trying to turn the challenges of climate change and digital transformation into an opportunity.
- Lantek: a world leader in industrial software that dedicates 20% of its business to R&D / un líder mundial del software industrial que dedica a la I+D el 20% de su negocioLantek, world leader in industrial software for the control and management of machines and factories in the metal sector, is a clear example of innovation. It dedicates 20% of its business, with an investment of 4.1 million euros, to R&D.
- Fastenex: a key factor in the export of fasteners and fastening sector / factor clave en la exportación del sector de tornillería y fijaciónThis consortium serves as the export department of four companies in the sector.
- Forging Steel Products: high value-added forgings for the railway industry, among others / piezas de forja de gran valor añadido para, entre otros, el sector ferroviarioThe Biscayan company exports more than 80% of its production to European Union countries.
- “Organize Locally to Respond Globally,” the Second International UniverCity Conference will be held in Bilbao / Se celebra en Bilbao la II jornada internacional UniverCityThe congress will be attended, among others, by Otto Scharmer, creator of the Theory U. The events will take place at Bilbao AS Fabrik.
- Euskadi and Flanders sign new agreement to deepen relations and strengthen cooperation / Euskadi y Flandes firman un nuevo acuerdo que profundiza sus relaciones y refuerza la cooperaciónThe Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, and the Minister-President of Flanders, Jan Jambon, have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
- European Round Table for Industry (ERT): brought together major industrial companies in Bilbao / Iberdrola reunió en Euskadi a las grandes empresas industriales en BilbaoA large institutional representation closes in Bilbao one of its two annual events.
- BIND 4.0: The 65 partner companies choose 79 startups as finalists / Las 65 empresas partner eligen 79 startups como finalistas28 of those selected are from the Basque Country, 19 are Spanish and 32 are international.
- Basque Biosciences and Health companies celebrate the day of the sector and propose a commitment to growth and greater collaboration with health systems as challengesThe Basque Health Cluster Eguna (Basque Health Cluster Day) will be held on December 9 at 4:15 p.m. at the Olatua terminal of the port of Getxo (Bizkaia).
- Inser Robótica: “Without digitalization and automation there is no future” / “Sin digitalización ni automatización no hay futuro”The Biscayan engineering firm, a benchmark in the sector, specializes in the design of turnkey industrial products.
- “When What’s Missing is Time” – Roberto Otxandio Izagirre, author of “Cuando lo que falta es tiempo”His book does not beat around the bush. It identifies the causes that make it difficult for us to manage our time properly, and from that identification, it offers solutions: tools, competencies, and skills to address each of those causes.
- Inzu Group: made up of 12 Basque companies, operates in more than 20 countries and exports more than 90% of its turnover/ Integrado por 12 firmas, opera en más de 20 países y exporta más del 90% de su facturaciónThe Basque industrial group has companies in the fields of machinery for advanced manufacturing systems, industrial services, digital technology, circular economy and has its own business R&D unit.
- The BIND 4.0 Initiative: to encourage the digitalization of Basque SMEs / para impulsar la digitalización de pymes vascas: SME ConnectionA new public-private initiative in collaboration with industry clusters and different reference SMEs in the Basque Country.
- COP 26 Regions Declaration: encourages governments at all levels to catalyze radical climate change / Catalizar un cambio global radical en favor del climaCouncilor Arantxa Tapia stressed in Glasgow that the regions had already set more ambitious climate targets than their state counterparts, and the Basque Country encourages governments at all levels to join them.
- Metagra, a specific stamping product tailored to the customer’s needs / un producto específico de estampación a la medida del clienteThe Bergara-based company, specialized in the cold stamping of steel wire rod, has received a grant from the Innobideak program of the SPRI Group.
- The Basque Country and the State of Virginia make progress in their agreements of interest to Basque companies in the energy sector / Acuerdos de interés para las empresas vascas del sector energéticoOur Basque wind power industry is currently the most powerful in Spain.
- Dan Ansotegui: Chef, musician, Boisean entrepreneur: “Everything he does leads us to his deep-rooted Basque culture” / Chef, músico, emprendedor boiseano: “Todo lo que hace nos conduce a su enraizada cultura vasca”Dan Ansotegui is a (re)known Boisean. At 61 years old, his Basque cultural coordinates have marked his life and his Basque-labeled ventures have been successful, in addition to being pioneering and laying the groundwork for and contributing to the current Basque landscape of Idaho’s capital city; it would not have been the same without his contributions.
- Basque Culinary Center, HAZI and the main agents of Basque gastronomy present “Mantala Basque Gastronomy” / Los principales agentes de la gastronomía vasca presentan “Mantala Basque Gastronomy”A new initiative to promote and develop Basque gastronomy by fostering the exchange of knowledge.
- Basque Country, one of the “most open economies in Europe, with 5,000 export businesses / Euskadi, una de las economías “más abiertas de Europa, con 5.000 empresas exportadoras”Mundura Begira was attended by nearly 600 participants who discussed the world scenario after the pandemic.
- Alerion: “We want to have a relevant position on an international level” / “Queremos tener una posición más relevante a nivel internacional”The company from San Sebastian was awarded two prizes at the last South Summit and has just announced an agreement with the Entrepreneurs Fund of the Repsol Foundation.
- Ingemat, industrial automotive engineering with a strong international presence / Ingeniería de automatización industrial con gran presencia internacionalThe Biscayan company has carried out projects for brands such as Mercedes, Volkswagen or Toyota.
- Euskadi joins the Global Industrial Alliance at COP26 to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 / Euskadi se suma en la COP26 a la Alianza Industrial Mundial para alcanzar emisiones netas 0 en 2050From 2005 to 2020, the businesses of the Basque Country have managed to reduce their level of greenhouse gas emissions by almost 50%. Desde el año 2005 hasta el año 2020, el tejido empresarial de Euskadi ha logrado reducir casi el 50% de sus niveles…
- Azpiaran Group, international vocation with presence in Poland and Mexico / vocación internacional con presencia en Polonia y MéxicoA young group specializing in cold metal stamping technologies, the result of the merger of several Basque companies
- ‘Syngoi Technologies’: Columbus Venture Partners creates a new company in Bizkaia for the production of synthetic DNA / Una nueva empresa creada en Bizkaia para la producción de ADN sintéticoColumbus Venture Partners has announced the creation of ‘Syngoi Technologies’, a biotechnology initiative dedicated to the production of synthetic DNA using a new proprietary enzymatic process to address the needs of advanced therapies where DNA is the fundamental starting material.
- Bilbao; Spain’s best ‘smart city’ / la ciudad más inteligente del EstadoThe smartest cities in Spain are Bilbao and Zaragoza. This is the result of the third edition of the Smart Cities Ranking, which places the Basque city in 10th place out of a total of 118 cities worldwide, and the Aragonese capital in 15th place. If we compare it with the results of the previous year, Bilbao climbs 14 positions.
- The president of the Basque Country confirms the commitment to a “social, competitive, open, supportive and sustainable Europe; a political, democratic and diverse Europe” / El Lehendakari ratifica la apuesta de Euskadi por una Europa “social, competitiva, abierta, solidaria y sostenible; una Europa política, democrática y plural”Iñigo Urkullu is meeting the 21 European Union member state diplomatic corps representatives accredited in Madrid and advocating for the importance of sharing a diagnosis, defining a shared future, dialogue and reaching agreement
- Euskadi and Navarra, at the forefront of Europe in innovation / a la cabeza de Europa en innovaciónThe Basque Autonomous Community and Navarra are recognised for their technological and business progress, which places them at the tope of the European ranking in terms of innovation.