Are you a startup or scale-up with disruptive technology looking to scale and gain corporate clients? BIND open innovation platform has launched its 9th call for applications, targeting innovative startups across Europe to address 12 industry challenges in the Basque Country. The objective of BIND is to boost the digital transformation of large benchmark companies based…
Iñigo Urkullu, the President of the Basque Government, attended the inauguration of the Creativity World Forum at the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao. Bingen Zupiria, the Basque Minister for Culture and Language Policy; Andoni Iturbe, the Basque Deputy Minister for Culture; and Aitziber Atorrasagasti, the Director for Promotion of Culture, were also present at the opening ceremony, together…
Linked to the Enlightenment movement, the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country (Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del Pais), Euskalerriko Adiskideen Elkartea in basque (Euskera), was founded in 1764 and has its origins in gatherings held at the Intsausti Palace in Azkoitia, by the Count of Peñaflorida, Xavier Mª de Munibe. With…
The Basque Government has been awarded the international Catalyst 2030 award in the category of regional governments for its outstanding contribution to Agenda 2030. This recognition was given at a ceremony in London, where the Basque Executive was awarded among the four finalists of 79 nominations from around the world. The Basque Agenda 2030 Priorities…
Kora Green City is an aparthotel that opened barely a year ago in Vitoria-Gasteiz, a work by the Bilbao practice A54 Arquitectos that brings the territory closer to this type of sustainable construction. It was founded in Bilbao in 2006 and has designed Kora Green City, the Passivhaus building with the largest accommodation capacity in…
Ulma Forged Solutions is a company from Oñati that is a world leader in the manufacture of flanges (the joining elements between tubes) in carbon and special materials in the USA and the Middle East. It exports more than 90% of its turnover, which exceeds 120 million euros a year. The company was founded in…
The Basque Open Industry addressed opportunities in markets such as the United States, India, Brazil, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Turkey. The second day of the Basque Open Industry, the event organised by the SPRI Group that has shown Europe the public-private industrial and technological ecosystem of the Basque Country, dealt with the internationalisation prospects…
Within the framework of the European SME Week, an event that the European Commission is holding this year in Bilbao from 13 to 17 November, Cristina Oyón, Director of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability at SPRI, presented the results of the study carried out by SPRI on the impact of women on industrial competitiveness. Given the…
Japan, the third world economy and one of the most industrially and technologically advanced countries in the world, is a very interesting market for Basque industry. Within the framework of the ‘Euskadi – Japan 2023’ initiative, which this year aims to give visibility and intensify relations between the two countries and, in particular, to promote…
“Euskadi – Basque Country” showcases the region’s economic potential as well as the innovation of its entrepreneurs in fields such as microelectronics, advanced machinery, energy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. With the active participation of 2,300 members of the industrial and technological ecosystem, Basque Open Industry has brought together the most cutting-edge Basque industry at the…