BIOLAN inaugurates its new facilities in the Bizkaia Technology Park in Zamudio, with the highest institutional representation headed by the Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu

12 January 2024

Industrial biotechnology

January 10th, the third building of the world's leading biotechnology company in biosensorics applied to the food and health sector was inaugurated, almost tripling its space as a reflection of its growth and consolidation in the sector.

The event was attended by the Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, accompanied by the Regional Minister for Economic Development and Infrastructures, Arantxa Tapia, the Regional Minister for Health, Gotzone Sagardui, the Provincial Councillor of Bizkaia, Elixabete Etxanobe, the Regional Councillor for Economic Promotion of Bizkaia, Ainara Basurko, the Mayor of Derio, Esther Apraiz and the Deputy Mayor of Zamudio, Itziar Landeta.

In an event with numerous institutional representatives, headed by the Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, together with representatives from the business, financial, scientific-technological and innovation sectors, etc., a visit was made to the new BIOLAN building, adjacent to the facilities that the company has already occupied in the Bizkaia Technology Park (Zamudio) for the last 10 years.

It is a 2,600 m2 building, which extends the total surface area to nearly 4,000 m2. The works started in July 2022, and were completed at the end of 2023, with an investment of approximately 4.5 million euros, which has enabled the space to be almost tripled in order to house a growing workforce, incorporate new production equipment, new laboratories, dimension work units, expand new business lines, etc.

The new building has two underground floors for warehousing and production and three more above ground. In this way, the new building has a greater automation component that will improve manufacturing processes and provide more space for the R&D, Product Development, Software and Systems areas, which will reinforce research, the launch of new developments and new areas, as well as the strengthening of the current ones.

The event included a tour of all the different work areas of the new building, where Asier Albizu, General Manager of BIOLAN, focused his explanation on the activities to be carried out in the new facilities, and their new capabilities and functionalities, which will facilitate the development and expansion of BIOLAN.

The growth experienced by BIOLAN, with an average 18% increase in annual turnover over the last 7 years, has been underpinned by the investment effort made in recent years, which has allowed the start-up of successive facilities, and the strengthening of its professional team, which has grown by 15% in the last 5 years, currently reaching 100 people.