9:00 – 9:15 Registration 
Welcome and introduction
9:15 – 9:30 Welcome by academical and institutional representatives
9:30 – 10:00 “One decade of developing New Materials for a Better Life”
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez. BCMaterials
BLOCK 1: FROM THE BEGINNING TO CONSOLIDATION
10:00-10:20 José Luis Vilas (Labquimac. UPV/EHU)

“Origen, necesidad e historia de BCMaterials”

10:20-10:40 José Ramón Dios (Gaiker-BRTA)

“La relevancia de la investigación colaborativa – Proyecto Actimat”

10:40-11:00 Raquel González & Roberto Fernández de Luis (BCMaterials)

“Internationalization at BCMaterials: Increasing impact and excellence”

11:00-11:30 Coffe break
BLOCK 2: EXPANDING ACTIONS AND INTERACTIONS
11:30-11:50 Lara Herrera del Val (IIS Biocruces Bizkaia)

“The relevance of advanced materials for biomedical applications”

11:50-12:10 Koro de la Caba (Biomat. UPV/EHU)

“New generation of advanced materials with improved sustainability”

12:10-12:30 José María Porro and Viktor Petrenko (BCMaterials)

“Neutrons as an essential tool for materials development and characterization “

12:30-12:50 Ivan Coluzza & Ivan Infante (BCMaterials)

“Theory as a driving force for materials design, development and understanding”

12:55 Group photo
13:00-14:00 Lunch time
BLOCK 3: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS: THE NEXT TEN YEARS
14:00-14:30 Amaia Esquisabel (Research Director. Basque Government)

“Retos principales en Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion en el País Vasco”

14:30-15:00 Enrique Solano (Kipu Quantum / Quanvia)

“Computación cuántica y tecnologías cuánticas: retos y oportunidades”

15:00-15:30 Olga Martín (Aclima. Basque Environment Cluster)

“Los desafíos de la sostenibilidad: materiales avanzados para un planeta sostenible”

15:30-16:00 Cristina del Amo Mateos (IIS Biocruces Bizkaia)

“Materiales avanzados en el contexto de la biomedicina y la biompresión”

16:00-16:30 Teófilo Rojo (UPV-EHU)

“Challenges and perspective in Materials for Energy “

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Admission is free but registration is required