The “Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia/Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa” (FBB) is a private institution created in 2007 as an instrument to carry out, support and finance scientific research, training, and outreach in the field of biophysics. Since its creation, the goals and activities of the FBB have been aligned and coordinated with those of the IBF.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our current board members, who act as an invaluable source of information, advice, and guidance:
President: Amaia Esquisabel Alegría
Director for Research - Department of Science, Universities and Innovation - Basque Government
Jaione Ganzarain Epelde
Deputy Minister of Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation - Basque Government
Joseba Mariezkurrena Cuesta
Director of Entrepreneurship, Talent and Business Competitiveness - Department of Economic Promotion - Provincial Authority of Bizkaia
Secretary: Jon Umerez Urrezola
Vice-Rector of Research - University of the Basque Country
Gonzalo Hernández Herrero
CEO at ESAME Biomedical
José M Mato de la Paz
General Director - CIC BioGUNE
Iñigo Angulo Barturen
CEO - The Art of Discovery
Iván Ubarrechena Belandia
Scientific Director - FBB
María Ocariz
General Manager - FBB
The Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia/Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa (FBB), ia a non-profit foundation registered at the Foundations Registry of the Basque Country with registration number F-202. The FBB is committed to actively promote transparency, access to public information, and good governance.
Annual Financial reports
The Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia/Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa (hereon the FBB) is commmited to the promotion of gender equality. To this end we have implemented a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) that is continually revised to ensure that it is fit for purpose.
The Equality Plan aims in general to ensure equal opportunities between men and women of FUNDACIÓN BIOFISICA BIZKAIA/BIOFISIKA BIZKAIA FUNDAZIOA and all the autonomous organisations and bodies adhered to the Agreement of working conditions.
Protocol for the prevention of harassment in a work environment
Furthermore, FBB in its endeavour to safeguard the dignity of all their workers, commits to create and keep a respectful environment with personal dignity and freedom. One of the clearest manifestations of real inequality still in our society is the presence of any alleged harassment at work. This phenomenon, furthermore, undermines a significant amount of fundamental core personal rights: freedom, intimacy and dignity, non-discrimination on grounds of gender, safety, health and physical and moral integrity.
We are aware that workplace harassment has become a social phenomenon which, to a greater or lesser extent, is present in all the professional activities, affecting a large number of workers.
As we all know, the negative effect of violent behaviour, particularly workplace harassment behaviours, may have as well as a direct impact on the workers’ health and safety, also an impact on the companies themselves, generating toxic organisations, increasing economic costs due to absenteeism and deficient performance.
The FBB commits to eliminate all situations of this kind in the work relationships by means of a procedure that enables to solve the claims with due guarantees, based on the legal regulations in force.
The FBB commits to ensure the confidentiality of the cases that may arise, as well as the protection to all workers.
A Communications Channel (See next template) has been set up to enable all the members forming part of our organisation to make known any harassment situation to the Management Committee.
Protocolo de prevención acoso ESP
Protocol Prevention of Harassment ENG
[ENG]
Welcome to the internal information channel (“internal channel”) of FUNDACIÓN BIOFÍSICA BIZKAIA/BIOFISIKA BIZKAIA FUNDAZIOA (“FBB”) implanted after the approval of its Internal Information System (“IIS”) complying with what is stated in Law 2/2023, dated the 20th of February, that regulates the protection of persons reporting on regulatory and anti-corruption infringements (“Law 2/2023”).
The workers (whichever their regime, including trainees or in training period), the trustees, members of FBB management or third parties (such as self-employed, suppliers, contractors, sub-contractors), may reveal information through this internal channel on (i) potential criminal offences, (ii) serious or very serious administrative offences, or (iii) actions or omissions that may constitute a breach of the European Union Law, providing it is within the scope of application of the EU acts, it affects the financial interests of the EU, or impacts on the domestic market.
The communication of information which derives from or is in the context of merely personal conflicts with no criminal or administrative implications, is excluded, or any other not related to the FBB activity.
This internal channel enables to conduct written and/or verbal communications, always confidentially, and even anonymously. The whistle-blower will be able to timely follow up the communication made, and their communication will be processed as per the approved procedure.
The whistle-blowers have the protection against retaliation provided in title seven of Law 2/2023.
For further information, check the sections of (i) the IIS Policy and Principles, (ii) IIS Procedure Standards and (iii) Data Protection.
In addition, the communications, complaints, or denunciations to be made by the FBB workers under the Harassment Prevention Protocol will be formulated through this channel.
[ESP]
Bienvenido al canal interno de información (“canal interno”) de la FUNDACIÓN BIOFÍSICA BIZKAIA/BIOFISIKA BIZKAIA FUNDAZIOA (“FBB”) implantado tras la aprobación de su Sistema Interno de Información (“SII”) en cumplimiento de lo dispuesto en la Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción (“Ley 2/2023”).
El personal trabajador (cualquiera que sea su régimen, incluidos becarios o en periodo de formación), los miembros del patronato, miembros de la dirección de FBB, o terceros externos (como autónomos, proveedores, contratistas, subcontratistas), podrán revelar información a través de este canal interno sobre (i) posibles infracciones penales, (ii) administrativas graves o muy graves, o (iii) acciones u omisiones que puedan constituir una infracción del Derecho de la Unión Europea, siempre que entre dentro del ámbito de aplicación de los actos de la UE, afecte a los intereses financieros de la UE, o incida en el mercado interior.
Se excluye la comunicación de información que derive o se enmarque en conflictos meramente personales sin transcendencia penal o administrativa, o las que no estén relacionadas con la actividad de FBB.
Este canal interno permite realizar comunicaciones por escrito y/o verbalmente, siempre de manera confidencial, e incluso anónima. El informante podrá hacer seguimiento puntual de la comunicación realizada, y su comunicación se tramitará según el procedimiento aprobado.
Los informantes cuentan con la protección frente a represalias previstas en el título séptimo de la Ley 2/2023.
Para mayor información, consulte los apartados de (i) Política y Principios del SII, (ii) Normas de Procedimiento del SII, y (iii) Protección de datos.
Además, las comunicaciones, quejas o denuncias a realizar por miembros trabajadores de FBB al amparo del Protocolo de Prevención del Acoso se formularán por este cauce.
Documentación disponible:
NORMAS DE PROCEDIMIENTO DEL SISTEMA INTERNO DE INFORMACIÓN.pdf
POLÍTICA Y PRINCIPIOS DEL SISTEMA INTERNO DE INFORMACIÓN.pdf
ENG_RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE INTERNAL INFORMATION SYSTEM.pdf
ENG_POLICY AND PRINCIPLES OF THE INTERNAL INFORMATION SYSTEM.pdf
The FBB is subject to Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts. The contracts managed by the FBB are published on the Basque Public Procurement Platform. You can access these contracts via the following link.
Web based access to the Intranet FBB
(only accesible inside the UPV/EHU network or via VPN)
Prevention, detection, and correction of fraud, corruption, and conflicts of interest
Article 22 of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism establishes that Member States are obliged to protect the financial interests of the European Union, including taking appropriate measures to prevent, detect, and correct fraud, corruption, and conflicts of interest.
Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia/Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa, as an instrumental entity of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), has joined the Basque Government's anti-fraud measures plan, approved by the Governing Council on March 29, 2022, to cover the anti-fraud, conflict of interest, double financing and state aids and non-significant damage to the environment requirements for initiatives funded with resources from the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, required in the execution of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), and has approved the Institutional Declaration by which the entity's commitment to the fight against fraud is assumed.
- Ethical Principles: Principles of Ethics and Conduct related to the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism.
- Institutional Declaration: Commitment to combating fraud in the context of implementing initiatives funded by the European Recovery and Resilience Mechanism.