Neurobiosciences
Development of advanced diagnostics and therapies to treat neurological diseases and other disorders.
Quantum Technologies
Development of cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs to foster the applicability of quantum technologies.
Neutrionics
Use of neutron science to characterize and study materials. Neutrino research with a high potential for scientific discoveries and technology transfer applications.
High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence (HPC-AI)
Use and extension of the performance of leading supercomputing infrastructures. Intensive use of artificial intelligence as a key tool for scientific breakthroughs.
Estrategia IKUR
IKUR Strategy at a glance
The IKUR 2030 Strategy is an initiative of the Department of Science, Universities and I
- Neurobiosciences
- Quantum Technologies
- Neutrionics (neutrons & neutrino)
- High Performance Supercomputation and Artificial Intelligence (HPC&AI)
Through the promotion of these areas, the Basque Government aims to strengthen the positioning of the Basque Country as an international benchmark in Science as well as to develop basic science of excellence with economic and social impact.
To achieve this objective, the IKUR Strategy is built on three pillars:
- The development of research projects of excellence
- The creation of cutting-edge infrastructures
- The attraction and incorporation of talent
Highlighted news
Neurobiosciences: New ERC Advanced Grant to study coherence between brain rhythms and speech
(2024/4/11) - Manuel Carreiras, Research Professor and Scientific Director of the BCBL research center, is one of the 11 researchers who have received an ERC Advanced Grant...
Hyperion: the new supercomputer from the Basque Country
(2024/2/19) - Hyperion triples the power of its predecessor with more than 14,000 cores and 150 TB of RAM, serving the entire research community in the Basque Country.
Quantum Technologies: Presentation of the Basque Quantum project
(3/24/2023) - Euskadi will host the IBM Quantum System One computer, the world's sixth quantum supercomputer
New research building
(2023/1/19) - The new building is promoted by Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, and it will house scientific groups from the Basque Country that work in key areas of research identified in the IKUR Strategy of the Basque Government.
Neurobiosciences: The Basque Country boasts the most advanced electronic cryo-microscope in the world
(2021/12/15) - The ThermoFisher Titan Kios G4 cryo-microscope is the first major infrastructure acquired by the Basque Government under the IKUR 2030 Strategy, launched by the Department of Education in the field of excellence research.
IKUR 2030: focus on strategic research areas
(2021/3/27) - The Department of Education will invest 100 million euros -additional to the budget-, over the next 10 years.