In view of the major transition that the automotive sector is undergoing in Europe and the need for new approaches for its future, Arantxa Tapia, minister for economic development in the Basque Government, highlights the need to focus the industrial ecosystem on the user/customer. Alongside this, the priority of attending to people’s mobility needs, taking into…
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Bilbao enters the Top 10 Best Large European Cities for attracting foreign investment according to the financial times
Bilbao has been recognized as the tenth best large European city in attracting foreign direct investment by the magazine fDi Intelligence, belonging to the prestigious publishing group Financial Times in its ranking “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022-2023”. In the assessment 370 European cities have been analyzed and Bilbao has been awarded with…
A new global study finds cities are not taking advantage of the full potential of nature-based solutions
New research from a team of researchers between the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Ikerbasque, and the University of Almería explains how current NbS applied globally are addressing the CBS nexus, and whether (and how) they are promoting real long-term change when they are used to help cities adapt to climate change. Nature-based solutions…
First 3D bioprinter in the Basque Country for the pharmaceutical industry
The Basque Country, thanks to the cooperation between the research group of the University of the Basque Country and TECNALIA, will have its first 3D printer, a key element for advances in the pharmaceutical industry and the health sector. The bioprinter will make it possible to obtain three-dimensional structures of organs and tissues and pharmaceutical…
TUBACEX recognized as a leading company in the world’s most prestigious climate change index
TUBACEX has reached a leading position in the world’s most prestigious climate change index drawn up by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), having obtained a score of “A-” for its environmental disclosure, awareness, management and leadership. The score obtained by TUBACEX is above the European average of “B” and the average for the sector, which…
The President of the Basque Country (Lehendakari) announced the celebration in December of the VIII World Congress of the Basque Community abroad.
The Basque president, Iñigo Urkullu, presided the Basque Collectivities Advisory Council and presented the VIII World Congress of the Basque Community abroad. The Congress has been given the name of “ERALDAROA” which means “transformation era” in basque and represents a symbolism of the transformations that are coming. The Lehendakari announced on February 20 of this…
“Living Lab” is launched in New Aquitaine with the aim of promoting innovation in health.
Committed to innovation in health, the Pôle Aquitaine of the Ramsay Santé group launches its first “Living Lab”, a concept aimed at experimenting in a real environment with innovative health solutions, which makes it possible to provide added value to patients as well as to Health professionals. Details with Yannick Denot, Director of Innovation, and Nicolas Bobet, Director of the Aquitaine Cluster.
The Basque Country has preserved numerous legends that account for ancient mythology.
Basque mythology is considered one of the richest in Europe, it includes the myths and legends of Euskal Herria. The Basques maintain a language, Euskera, which has no relation to any of those that surround it. Among the various hypotheses of the origin of the Basques, one of them points to their permanence, at least since the Neolithic, in the territories they occupy.
Euskadi shows its progress in bioeconomy at the forestry innovation forum in Brussels
The Basque Government, together with the NEIKER technology center, participated on January 18 in the 5th Bioregions Facility Forest Innovation Forum, where the latest developments in forest bioeconomy in Europe were presented. Bioregions Facility, a European platform to promote regional bioeconomy of which Euskadi is part, organized this event that took place in Brussels. According…
“Cities are not using all the potential of nature-based solutions according to a new Basque study”.
The study conducted at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) along with the University of Almería, Sean Goodwin (BC3 and the University of Almería), Marta Olazabal (BC3 and Ikerbasque), Antonio J. Castro (University of Almería), and Unai Pascual (BC3 and Ikerbasque), has published in Nature Sustainability identifying critical pathways for making progress on the application of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in cities. To do so, the study has used data from 216 projects implemented in 130 cities worldwide.