

December 30, 2009 Santiago Hospital, first prize for research into Early Phases in Mental Illnesses
December 28, 2009 Faes Farma signs a strategic alliance with Cinfa to market its generic products in Portugal
December 23, 2009 Histocell increases its capital by 3 million euros with the entry of prestigious partners
December 21, 2009 Vita Aidelos moves to the Bizkaia Technology Park and extends sales of its products throughout Europe
December 18, 2009 Autism project reveals genetics as main cause of this illness
December 15, 2009 CIC bioGUNE researchers discover why some proteins are resistant to salt
December 14, 2009 Txagorritxu Hospital inaugurates the first hospital-based brain biobank in the Basque Country
December 9, 2009 Vacunek markets a new fast milk diagnosis method to control bovine mastitis
December 7, 2009 BTI in “Unsustainable crisis” report on Informe Semanal (TVE)
December 7, 2009 OWL Genomics inaugurates its new facilities in the Technology Park of Bizkaia
December 4 2009 Researchers from the UPV/EHU and hospitals identify new melanoma tumour markers
December 3, 2009 CIC bioGUNE research scientists identify risk gene affecting liver regeneration
December 2, 2009 Two researchers from Cruces Hospital awarded prizes for describing new paediatric syndrome
December 1, 2009 The scientific director of Embryomics wins first prize from iCIRA for innovation in the treatment of assisted reproduction
November 30, 2009 Progenika to Develop Companion Dx for AMT Gene Therapy
November 27, 2009 The Experimental Ophthalmic Biology Group from the UPV/EHU steps up its collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009 A Biolan biosensor measures the quality of grapes from the latest harvest in France, Spain and Portugal
November 19, 2009 Faes Farma signs a licensing agreement with Pfizer to market Bilastina in Mexico
November 17, 2009 Ysios takes part in 70 million dollar capital increase of American biotech company BioVex
November 15, 2009 UPV/EHU professor Javier Meana wins prize for best Spanish researcher for 2008 in Psychiatry
November 6, 2009 Vita Aidelos organises a scientific communication competition together with the Ministry of Science and Innovation
November 4, 2009 Ikerchem is developing molecules to inhibit cancer cell growth
November 4, 2009 The Eduardo Anitua Foundation for biomedical research is born
November 2, 2009 Biocompanies and research on the rise in the Bizkaia Technology Park
October 30, 2009 Progenika signs a contract with the American ARUP laboratories to provide blood analysis services
October 29, 2009 KB Data Mining signs a distribution agreement with Danish firm CLC bio for the Spanish market
October 28, 2009 CIC biomaGUNE applies for two new European patents on atomic force microscopy
October 28, 2009 A&B Laboratorios de Biotecnología receives award for good environmental business practice
October 26, 2009 CIC bioGUNE and Proteomika create largest catalogue of proteins from endometrial fluid
October 23, 2009 Bioftalmik patents new non-invasive diagnosis system for eye disease
October 20, 2009 Inkoa and Cidetec-IK4 develop a device for detecting pesticides in water for human consumption
October 19, 2009 Researchers from CIC bioGUNE develop a bioinformatics application that helps to interpret microRNAs
October 16, 2009 The Belgian region of Wallonia declares the Basque Country a priority market in biotechnology
October 15, 2009 New facilities and a new appointment consolidate the growth of OWL Genomics
October 13, 2009 > Bial takes part in European project for development of two biotechnological vaccines against severe food allergies
October 8, 2009 > Donostia Hospital discovers early diagnosis method for multiple sclerosis
October 7, 2009 > Three new genes linked to Alzheimer’s identified
October 5, 2009 > The Inter-University Chair in Law and the Human Genome publishes a report on ethical controls in biomedicine
October 2, 2009 > A Basque researcher identifies a possible alternative to biopsy in diagnosing celiac disease
September 30, 2009 > CIC biomaGUNE to lead a European project to test the toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles
September 28, 2009 > Chips to detect whether a patient is genetically predisposed to high cholesterol
September 17, 2009 > CIC biomaGUNE gets ready for the start-up of the most powerful Molecular Imaging Unit in Spain
September 16, 2009 > Cruces Hospital and Mondragon University are collaborating on three research projects
September 9, 2009 > CIC biomaGUNE is to take part in an international project to develop anti-retroviral microbicides against HIV
September 9, 2009 > A North American biocompany is to market a CIC bioGUNE anti-cancer drug development product
September 8, 2009 > CIC bioGUNE and Columbia University conduct joint research into a metabolic enzyme that causes genetic diseases
September 8, 2009 > DRO Biosystems is developing a system capable of recreating the natural environment for cell growth
September 7, 2009 > Researchers from BTI and the UPV/EHU analyse the latest biomedical progress for brain regeneration in ‘Nature Reviews Neuroscience’
September 2, 2009 > The Eduardo Anitua Foundation organises the first International Symposium on Translational Regenerative Medicine, to be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz
August 18, 2009 > Faes Farma recovers Flufenoxina licence and continues international marketing of Bilastina
August 10, 2009 > Researchers from the UPV/EHU and from MIT (U.S.A.) discover an alloy that enables the creation of more sensitive micro-devices for biomedicine
August 3, 2009 > Fledgling biocompany Embryomics developing a new technique for the study of embryos
July 30, 2009 > Research team led by CIC bioGUNE discovers a mechanism for regulating a protein that inhibits fungal growth
July 27, 2009 > IK4 is leading three European FP7 projects with bioscience applications
July 22, 2009 > Biobide is one of the speakers at the DIA Annual Meeting held in San Diego (U.S.A.)
July 17, 2009 > CIC microGUNE and BioDonostia are cooperating to apply research in fast diagnosis to the clinical setting
July 17, 2009 > OWL Genomics receives Basque Government certification that accredits it as a diagnostic laboratory
July 16, 2009 >The Basque Public Health Service was involved in 480 projects in medical and health research during 2008
July 15, 2009 > The Progenika LIPOchip receives the recognition of the XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis held in Boston (U.S.A.)
July 14, 2009 > Cancer sufferers will be able to consult their doctors through the Osakidetza website
July 6, 2009 > CIC bioGUNE brings international experts together at a workshop on Structural Virology
July 1, 2009 > Mikel Valle, a CIC bioGUNE researcher, wins the 2009 EBSA Prize
June 29, 2009 > Researchers from CIDETEC-IK4, the CSIC and the University of Berkeley develop a nanosensor to detect diseases
June 23, 2009 > CIC bioGUNE and the Biophysics Unit at the UPV/EHU to perform research at the ESRF in Grenoble
June 22, 2009 > Hospital Donostia is taking part in an international clinical trial against Alzheimer’s
June 17, 2009 > Progenika wins the innovation award at the Basque Enterprise Encounter
June 17, 2009 > Biobide, invited speaker at the World Pharmaceutical Congress in Philadelphia (USA)
June 15, 2009 > The Bizkaia Biophysics Foundation leads an international project on Chagas disease
June 11, 2009 > Innoprot wins the Gaztedi Prize for young entrepreneurs
June 10, 2009 > Biobide and Pharmakine sign a business cooperation agreement
June 9, 2009 > BTI takes part in international conference at U.S. Hopkins Biotech Network
June 9, 2009 > Histocell wins the 21st Enterprise Prize for the Basque Country
June 9, 2009 > Pharmakine takes part in the 12th Congress of the Spanish Association for Cancer Research
June 2, 2009 > The BioBasque Agency meets the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Atlanta
June 2, 2009 > Basque biocompanies improve their international contacts at BIO Atlanta 2009
May 20, 2009 > BioBasque launches its new Newsletter
May 11, 2009 > Basque biocompany Vacunek develops kit for detecting the new flu virus
May 6, 2009 > Researchers at CIC bioGUNE reveal evolution of prehistoric protein in the human body
May 5, 2009 > Biobide, one of the four prizewinning companies in the Bio Buzz competition organised by Bio Atlanta 2009
May 4, 2009 > Basque researcher part of team to discover three new genes involved in mental disability
April 30, 2009 > Eleven Basque companies will take part in the most important convention in the world in conjunction with the BioBasque Agency
April 27, 2009 > NorayBio is collaborating with Puleva on an ambitious research project against obesity
March 27, 2009 > Biolan develops a biosensor capable of detecting a harmful acid that affects wine quality
March 10, 2009 > The BioDonostia Institute is a new flagship research centre
March 10, 2009 > The BIO Foundation presents the Basque Research BioBank, O+Ehun
February 17, 2009 > The Basque biocompany Histocell visits the United Arab Emirates in search of new opportunities
February 6, 2009 > CIC bioGUNE researchers discover a new way to research liver cancer
January 30, 2009 > Cruces Hospital, Gaiker and Ikerlan develop a new portable diagnostic tool for patients with colorectal cancer
January 29, 2009 > Biobide and AZTI –Tecnalia, in the DareNET Platform to promote the use of the zebrafish animal model