GSK joins the cluster as a Business Partner with a focus on connecting agents, generating knowledge and transforming the healthcare system.
Derio, 16 February 2026
Basque Health Cluster (BHC) and the biopharmaceutical company GSK have formalised a strategic collaboration agreement whereby GSK joins the cluster as a Business Partner, with the aim of strengthening collaborative innovation and actively contributing to the transformation of the Basque Country’s healthcare ecosystem.
The alliance is conceived as an open collaboration platform aimed at facilitating connections between the different agents in the healthcare system—industry, healthcare, research, public administration and the innovation network—and promoting joint initiatives that respond to the current and future challenges of the healthcare sector.
Within the framework of this agreement, the collaboration between the two organisations will enable them to leverage complementary capabilities, promote knowledge exchange, identify opportunities for collaboration and foster the development of initiatives with a real impact on the healthcare system and society.
One of the key vectors of this alliance will be the creation of spaces for meeting and strategic reflection aimed at promoting innovation in health in the Basque Country. Through these initiatives, Basque Health Cluster and GSK seek to contribute to the anticipation of trends, the exchange of high-value knowledge and the articulation of new dynamics of collaboration between the agents that make up the healthcare ecosystem.
The alliance will also help to strengthen the connection between the Basque healthcare industry and broader open innovation networks, promoting interaction between different profiles, disciplines and capabilities. This approach will further strengthen the culture of cooperation, the generation of shared knowledge and the development of initiatives with an impact on the evolution of the healthcare system.
“At GSK, we firmly believe in the value of open collaboration as a lever for transforming the healthcare system. Being part of the Basque Health Cluster allows us to connect capabilities, knowledge and talent with the different players in the Basque healthcare ecosystem and reinforce our commitment to a model of shared innovation that generates real impact on society. This alliance reflects our commitment to the Basque Country as a strategic environment for promoting more sustainable, collaborative and patient-oriented healthcare solutions,‘ says Jorge Pou, Director of Innovation at GSK Spain, adding that ’initiatives such as Gate2Health are a clear example of how structured collaboration can accelerate impactful innovation, facilitating connections between industry, the healthcare system and innovative players”.
For his part, Asier Albizu, President of the Basque Health Cluster, pointed out that “The incorporation of GSK as a Business Partner strengthens our ability to activate the Basque healthcare industry and generate high-value collaboration between its various agents. At the same time, this type of alliance with leading international companies consolidates the Basque Country’s position as a hub of innovation in health, capable of attracting knowledge, talent and initiatives with a real impact on the transformation of the healthcare system.”
With this alliance, Basque Health Cluster continues to expand its network of Business Partners and consolidate its role as a platform for connecting and revitalising the Basque health ecosystem, promoting initiatives that contribute to the competitiveness of the sector and the well-being of society.
About Basque Health Cluster (BHC)
Basque Health Cluster is the association that brings together the biosciences and health ecosystem in the Basque Country. With more than 140 member organisations, including companies, technology centres, universities and public agents, it represents the entire value chain of the sector. Its mission is to promote collaboration, competitiveness and innovation, positioning the Basque Country as an international benchmark in health.
About GSK
GSK is a global biopharmaceutical company guided by responsible innovation with the purpose of bringing science, technology and talent together to stay ahead of disease. For more information, visit www.gsk.es
For further information:
Basque Health Cluster
Nagore Pascual Manzanas
Mobile: 697 25 05 22
Email: Nagore.pascual@basquehealthcluster.org / komunikazioa@basquehealthcluster.org
GSK
María Valerio / María Romanillos
Mobile: 672 662 708 / 677 541 618
Email: maria.x.valeriosainz@gsk.com / maria.x.romanillos@gsk.com
