{"id":11662,"date":"2026-03-24T11:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navarrahealthcluster.com\/the-10th-bio-health-meetings-strengthen-connections-across-the-euroregional-ecosystem-and-showcase-navarres-talent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:25:41","slug":"the-10th-bio-health-meetings-strengthen-connections-across-the-euroregional-ecosystem-and-showcase-navarres-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navarrahealthcluster.com\/en\/the-10th-bio-health-meetings-strengthen-connections-across-the-euroregional-ecosystem-and-showcase-navarres-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10th Bio-Health Meetings strengthen connections across the euroregional ecosystem and showcase Navarre\u2019s talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 10th New Aquitaine Euskadi Navarre Bio-Health Meetings (10RNAEN), held on 17\u201318 March 2026 in Bilbao, have once again consolidated their position as a key event for the euroregional health ecosystem, offering a valuable opportunity to discover innovative talent and strengthen connections between companies, research centres and investors.<\/p>\n\n

The event brought together more than 100 participants and 71 organisations, including startups, companies, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and health innovation stakeholders from New Aquitaine, Euskadi and Navarre, with the aim of fostering cross-border partnerships, sharing knowledge and developing collaborative projects.<\/p>\n\n

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The event, organised by Basque Health Cluster<\/a> together with Navarra Health Cluster, ALLIS-NA<\/a> and the Euroregion NAEN<\/a>, brought together key players in the sector to drive new collaboration opportunities in the biopharma and medtech fields.<\/p>\n\n

The event opened with an institutional session led by Jaione Ganzarain Epelde, Deputy Minister for Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation of Euskadi; Mikel Irujo, Regional Minister for Economic and Business Development of the Government of Navarra<\/a>; and Philippe Nauche, Vice-President for Health and the Silver Economy of New Aquitaine, who highlighted the strategic importance of euroregional cooperation in the field of health.<\/p>\n\n

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A strategic platform for cooperation and competitiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

One of the highlights of the event was the round table \u201cEuropean Preference in Health: criteria, capacities and interregional cooperation\u201d, featuring Alicia L\u00f3pez de Oc\u00e1riz, President of Navarra Health Cluster. The discussion underscored the importance of strengthening interregional cooperation as a key lever to enhance the competitiveness of the health sector in Europe. <\/p>\n\n

Asimismo, la sesi\u00f3n en formato reverse pitch permiti\u00f3 a inversores compartir sus tesis de inversi\u00f3n, \u00e1reas de inter\u00e9s y criterios, ofreciendo a startups y empresas una visi\u00f3n directa de las oportunidades existentes y facilitando la generaci\u00f3n de nuevas conexiones.<\/p>\n\n

Navarra Health Cluster actively participated in the event with the aim of showcasing the Navarrese ecosystem, supporting its member organisations and continuing to promote new collaboration opportunities with stakeholders from New Aquitaine and Euskadi.<\/p>\n\n

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Recognition of the Navarrese ecosystem\u2019s talent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The event also hosted the Euroregional Bio-Health Award 2026, which recognises innovative projects with high potential in the field of health.<\/p>\n\n

In this edition, Navarre had a strong presence, with seven Navarra Health Cluster member organisations among the finalists: Amets Biotechnology<\/a>, DARWIN Biomed<\/a>, Genbioma<\/a>, MIMO Biosciences<\/a>, Nanogrow Biotech<\/a>, Opportunity Health and RECOMBINA Biotech<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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The companies awarded in this edition were:<\/p>\n\n