February 2023 – BASQUE.press

Pictured: Map of the distribution of projects analysed within the study ranging from lower (light blue) to higher (dark blue) distribution (Fig.1 in article, credit Springer Nature Limited).

“Cities are not using all the potential of nature-based solutions according to a new Basque study”.

Posted on February 27, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

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.

AR lands in the United States

Posted on February 24, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

AR Racking, the company specialized in manufacturing, designing, calculating and installing storage solutions, is stepping up its international presence. It does so by creating its U.S. subsidiary and opening a branch office in Charlotte (North Carolina). AR Racking is an international supplier of industrial storage solutions that is in full growth, with important projects all…

A study by the UPV / EHU seeks to characterize the autistic population more effectively by observing the strategies they use to fit into society.

Posted on February 23, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

A multidisciplinary team from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Lindy Lab-Language in Neurodiversity, suggests that delving deeper into the barely studied phenomenon of camouflaging can improve autism research. The study draws attention to the importance of understanding this phenomenon better and improving current measurement methods in order to propose priorities for future research….

Robotekin takes its first steps

Posted on February 21, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

The Provincial Council of Alava promotes, with the collaboration of the Basque Government, the first robotic `hub’ of Euskadi, in order to promote cooperation between companies linked to the sector and to develop the statue of Araba and Euskadi in the field. On February 2nd, the Araba Technology Park hosted, in the capital city of…

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

In the Basque Country, the 37.2% of the sector of the R&D are women as well as the 59.6% of all the workers in the biotechnology sector

Posted on February 20, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

The past 11 February was celebrated as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science so as to highlight the presence of women in the world of science. Eustat, the Basque Statistics Institute, has analyzed women’s participation in this sector using its data, both in the field of employment and in secondary and university education.

BEC (Bilbao, Basque Country) will host the World Maritime Week from March 21 to 23 with the intention of bringing together the entire maritime sector.

Posted on February 16, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

The benchmark biennial event within the Maritime Sector in Europe returns with force with the holding of five simultaneous conferences in which the sea will be the central axis of the event.

First cross-border Social Economy Agreement signed by CEPES Navarre and CRESS Nouvelle Aquitaine in order to contribute to a more sustainable economy of scale.

Posted on February 13, 2023March 4, 2023 by BP

Les organisations qui représentent l’Économie Sociale de Navarre et la Nouvelle Aquitaine (La France) ont signé une déclaration ensemble grâce à laquelle est possible de propulser un processus qui rend plus fort ce modèle économique basé sur les gens afin de contribuer au progrès social et au développement soutenable de nos territoires.

Maria Eugenia Martin, a Basque woman CEO and co-founder of ColorSensing

Posted on February 9, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

María Eugenia Martín is the CEO and co-founder of the startup ColorSensing. This develops apps based on the correction of color in digital images since 2018. Moreover, the startup has developed a multifunctional solution for food waste with the idea of intelligent packaging. She highlights the importance of women in the technological industry and states…

“The United States and Europe have to move forward together to decarbonise the economy,” says Ignacio Galán on CNBC

Posted on February 9, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

“I believe that the solution to achieve decarbonisation is not one against the other, but side by side. It is not Europe versus America or America versus Europe. Americans and Europeans have to move forward together to decarbonise the economy”. Iberdrola’s Chairman, Ignacio Galán, made that statement in a live interview with the economic TV…

Researchers of the UPV/ EHU have studied how psychedelic drugs could treat psychiatric disorders

Posted on February 9, 2023April 19, 2023 by BP

Researchers in the UPV / EHU (University of the Basque Country) Neuropsychopharmacology group have published a scientific paper in which the mechanism of action of the hallucinogen psilocybin in mice is studied in depth. Psilocybin is in advanced stages of clinical trials aimed at treating various psychiatric disorders such as depression or addictions. Psilocybin has…