

Bial sets up in Italy through the acquisition of firm specialised in allergic immunotherapy
Bial, the pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Bilbao and specialised in vaccine manufacturing and research in allergology, has purchased the Italian firm SARM (Societá Antichi Ritrovati Medicinali), a pharmaceutical company specialised in allergic immunotherapy.
July 23, 2010
The University of the Basque Country incorporates a Biotechnology Degree for next academic year
The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) will include a Degree in Biotechnology for the next academic year. This will be the first time that the Basque university offers degrees fully adapted to the European Space for Higher Education, similar to the process that postgraduate degrees underwent some years ago.
July 21, 2010
Faes Farma licenses Pierre Fabre to market Bilastine in France and Belgium
The Basque pharmaceutical company Faes Farma and Menarini, the latter having the rights to market Bilastine in 51 countries, came to an agreement with the French multinational company Pierre Fabre to market a second Bilastine brand in France and Belgium. Menarini and Pierre Fabre's joint effort will enable patients to make use of this molecule researched and developed by the Basque firm for the treatment of rhinitis and urticaria.
July 16, 2010
Progenika, the company for personalised medicine, has launched two new tools for blood group typing based on cutting-edge technologies. These new developments will avoid diseases and complications in newborns, pregnant women and people needing multiple blood transfusions such as cancer patients.
July 12, 2010
July 9, 2010 > Guserbiot develops the first indigenous yeast for Rioja Alavesa wines
July 7, 2010 > Owl Genomics strengthens its capital and promotes pioneer "cash out" operations in bioindustry
July 5, 2010 > IK4's STD detection device to be marketed in India
July 2, 2010 > BioDonostia evaluates the use of a food-related method for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis
June 29, 2010 > Histocell, Abiatu 10th Anniversary Special Prize to the best TBC from the University of the Basque Country
June 25, 2010 > Progenika Biopharma grants Grifols worldwide distribution of its BLOODchip® genotyping test for blood donors
June 23, 2010 > Basque consortium develops a microsensor monitoring arthritis and psoriasis
June 21, 2010 > Basque technology centres to exploit the potential of microalgae
June 18, 2010 > Faes Farma signs an agreement with SLA Pharma to market a drug to treat Crohn's disease
June 17, 2010 > Ikerchem wins the Emprendedor XXI award
June 16, 2010 > The Basque Centre for Cognition, Brain and Language, inaugurated in San Sebastian
June 14, 2010 > Eduardo Anitua and Mikel Sanchez attend an IOC meeting to agree on the use of platelet-rich plasma in sports
June 11, 2010 > UPV/EHU research on the "Prestige", one of the most cited on marine pollution
June 9, 2010 > CIC biomaGUNE’s researchers develop a new diagnostic method based on quantum dots
June 7, 2010 > A&B Laboratorios de Biotecnologia starts expansion in the European market
June 3, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE's technology used at Harvard University and the Pasteur Institute
June 1, 2010 > Progenika continues international expansion, in Kuwait
May 31, 2010 > Professor Rodriguez Arrondo, from the University of the Basque Country, awarded by the Spanish Biophysical Society
May 24, 2010 > AJL Ophthalmic invests 5M€ in new plant at the Alava Technology Park
May 21, 2010 > A study of the University of the Basque Country reveals that cannabis consumption increases appetite
May 19, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE's researchers show a way to control prion disease epidemics in deer
May 17, 2010 > Proteomika improves follow-up of chronic inflammatory illnesses such as arthritis or Crohn’s disease
May 16, 2010 > Quivacolor bets on biotechnology to develop environmentally friendly products
May 15, 2010 > Balance muy positivo de la BioRegión Vasca de su participación en BIO 2010
May 12, 2010 > Researchers from the University of the Basque Country find new path for novel Alzheimer’s therapies
May 10, 2010 > CIC biomaGUNE seeks new image diagnosis for cardiovascular diseases
May 7, 2010 > Bioftalmik present at ARVO 2010 Annual Meeting
May 5, 2010 > Vacunek launches new kit to detect pathogens causing bovine mastitis
May 3, 2010 > Thirty Basque businesses and organisations in the world’s leading Biotechnology Conference
April 30, 2010 > IkerChem wins the Basque Entrepreneur XXI award
April 28, 2010 > The Cruces Hospital coordinates a study on the prevalence of diabetes
April 26, 2010 > Proteomika and CIC bioGUNE investigate biomarkers for arthrosis diagnosis
April 23, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE in the European systems genetics network - SYSGENET
April 20, 2010 > Innoprot develops new drug test for Alzheimer’s
April 16, 2010 > A&B and Guserbiot develop a biological ingredient against foodborne diseases
April 14, 2010 > Neiker-Tecnalia finds a biopolymer substitutive to growth-promoting antibiotics for ruminants
April 12, 2010 A Basque consortium develops a technology to diagnose child neurodevelopment disorders
April 9, 2010 > Felix Goñi appointed President of the Biophysical Society’s International Relations Committee
April 8, 2010 > A lab on a chip
April 8, 2010 > Inbiomed joins the National Stem Cell Bank
April 6, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE researchers discover a connection between Alzheimer's and prion diseases
March 31, 2010 > Faes Farma records €21M profit and issues €1.5M secondary offering
March 29, 2010 > Galdakao Hospital and UPV/EHU, award winners at the “European Congress of Radiology 2010”
March 26, 2010 > CIC microGUNE develops a cocaine detection patch
March 22, 2010 > BioDonostia and CIDETEC-IK4 sign a collaboration agreement
March 19, 2010 > UPV/EHU organises a conference linking cannabis and schizophrenia
March 15, 2010 > Histocell and Ferrer Grupo to develop new cell therapy drug
March 10, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE opens new lab for prion disease research
March 8, 2010 > IDOKI presents new SCF-derived products
March 5, 2010 > Donostia Hospital co-authors a paper on dementia in Nature Genetics
March 3, 2010 > CIC biomaGUNE’s researchers develop breast cancer diagnostic method
March 2, 2010 > Basque Health Department and Mondragon Corporation to cooperate
March 1, 2010 > UPV/EHU’s research in the top 20 of the Journal of the American Chemical Society
February 26, 2010 > Faes Farma and Pharmakine involved in Oncologica to fight cancer
February 25, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE’s researchers hit on a mechanism explaining cancer-related DNA mutations
February 23, 2010 > Progenika set to grow in the US with million-dollar investment by COFIDES
February 22, 2010 > Likuid Nanotek places 2M€ in new production plant
February 22, 2010 > UPV/EHU’s research in Microbiology front cover
February 18, 2010 > Dynakin to operate in over 40 countries after signing with German company Dr. Regenold
February 15, 2010 > Biobide’s major scientific advances at the 7th Annual Screening Europe
February 12, 2010 > Mertxe de Renobales of the UPV/EHU awarded prize for work on genetically modified crops by the International Society of Bioethics
February 11, 2010 > Genetadi Biotech inaugurates new premises and expands its diagnostics and genetic analysis business
February 10, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE´s Structural Biology Unit, on ETB.
February 9, 2010 > Renal Foundation acquires shares in OWL Genomics through MDRenal stock swap
February 4, 2010 > BTI authored the third worldwide clinical trial on the use of antibiotics in oral implantology
February 1, 2010 > CIC bioGUNE’s first lustrum closes with 120 scientific papers, 9 registered patents and 4 new companies
February 1, 2010 > CIC biomaGUNE´s new Molecular Imaging Unit, on ETB
January 29, 2010 > Progenika opens new development centre in Bizkaia with €8M investment
January 25, 2010 > Biolan reaches an agreement to market biosensors for viticultural use in Argentina
January 21, 2010 > Researchers from the UPV/EHU and Ciber-BBN receive national recognition from the Spanish Association for Pharmaceutical Law
January 18, 2010 > Proteomika and Donostia Hospital launch chip to detect pneumonia and other infections
January 15, 2010 > Research at the Santiago Hospital in Vitoria reveals brain damage from cannabis is reversible
January 13, 2010 Faes Farma wins exclusive agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme to market anti-inflammatory drug in Spain
January 11, 2010 > CIC biomaGUNE, CIC nanoGUNE and DIPC take part in a European project developing a novel nanobiosensor to diagnose diseases
January 3, 2010 > CEIT, Tecnun and Berkeley promote an MSc in Biomedical Engineering