azaroa 2009

Spanish Machine Tool Companies travelled to Paris to take part in the TOL EXPO 2009 fair

astelehena, 2009.eko azaroak 23   |    Machinery-Tools

AFM, the Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association of Spain, in co-operation with ICEX (Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade) has co-ordinated the participation of Spanish companies in TOL EXPO, which was held in Paris from  the 17th to 20th of November.

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Bilbao, base port for a service between the north of Spain and Asia

asteartea, 2009.eko azaroak 17   |    Port of Bilbao

Bilbao is the base port of a new regular service offered by Europea de Consignaciones (ECOSA) that connects ports in northern Spain with a number of regions in Asia, such as the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India.

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The port of Bilbao offers a new regular service to the Canary Islands

asteartea, 2009.eko azaroak 17   |    Port of Bilbao

Consignaciones Europeas Marítimas (Cemasa) has resumed its ten-year Norcanarias service between the port of Bilbao and the Canary Islands, which sails between Bilbao, Gijón, Marín, Las Palmas, Tenerife and, every twenty days, Arrecife, on the island of Lanzarote. The vessel, "Flintercoast, which provides the service, is 141 metres long and is capable of carrying 800 TEUs (international unit equivalent to a 20 foot container). The service, operated by TCN (Trasatlántica Compañía Naviera), of which Cemasa is the agent in Bilbao, has been specifically designed for container and conventional cargo.

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Basque businesses have developed a device to transport people suffering from limited mobility

astelehena, 2009.eko azaroak 16   |    Electronics and Telecommunications

The Basque Electronics, Computer & Telecommunications Cluster (GAIA), as part of its solutions development strategy in the field of Health and Welfare, has co-operated in the development of an intelligent transport system for people suffering from limited mobility problems. DIAMEMO is a technological transport aid system integrated in a scooter type vehicle.

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AIC has signed a co-operation agreement with the Cummins College of India

ostirala, 2009.eko azaroak 13   |    Automotive industry

AIC-Automotive Intelligence Center and the Cummins College of Pune (India) have signed an agreement to study fields for co-operation, mainly in training programmes.

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Presentation of the "ZIMENTEK" project for machine-tool foundation systems

asteartea, 2009.eko azaroak 10   |    Machinery-Tools

Last October 27 INVEMA, the AFM technology unit, introduced Machine-Tool manufacturers to the pre-dimensioning tool for machine foundation slabs developed within the framework of the "Zimentek" project.

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Ikerchem is developing molecules to inhibit cancer cell growth

asteazkena, 2009.eko azaroak 4   |    Bio-science

Biopharmaceutical company Ikerchem is working on the laboratory design and small scale synthesis of new molecules with oncological applications. These molecules are capable of inhibiting cell growth in many types of cancer, including those which are more common and those that require more aggressive treatment, such as pancreatic, lung, prostate, liver and breast cancer.

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