Best Life Sciences Companies in Basque Country, Spain
The 48 best Life Sciences companies in Basque Country, Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Oncomatryx.
Our analysis of 576 Life Sciences companies
$91.7b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Basque Country
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oncomatryx Developer of antibody-drug conjugates targeting the tumor microenvironment | $26M | 4 mo ago | Series D | — | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 2 | INNITIUS Developer of a device for monitoring labor in pregnant women | $5M | 41 mo ago | Seed | — | 2007 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Onena Medicines. Developer of immunotherapies for the treatment of breast cancer | $4M | 33 mo ago | Series A | Maider Zabala Co-Founder | 2019 | — | 5 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 4 | VIVEbiotech Developer and manufacturer of lentiviral vectors | $4M | 20 mo ago | Seed | Gurutz Linazasoro Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 5 | Histocell Provider of products and services in cell therapy for regenerative medicine | $3M | 74 mo ago | Series A | — | 2005 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+19 | 110 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 6 | Adaptam Therapeutics Developer of antibody-based immunotherapies targeting the immunosuppressive myeloid tumor microenvironment | $3M | 9 mo ago | Seed | Asis Palazon Founder & CEO/CSO | 2023 | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 7 | Atlas Molecular Pharma Develops proprietary drug discovery platform | $3M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Enrique Castellon CEO & President | 2015 | — | 10 patents Oral ciclopirox formulations and uroporphyrin-based therapies for prion diseases | — |
| 8 | Gogoa Developer of exoskeletons and robotic neuro-rehabilitation devices | $3M | 44 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2015 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | — | — |
| 9 | microLIQUID Specializes in microfluidics | $2M | 59 mo ago | Acquired | Borja Barredo Founder & CEO | 2008 | — | 16 patents Microfluidic sealing structures and monolithic normally‑closed valves for lab‑on‑a‑chip devices | — |
| 10 | Irisbond Developer of eye tracking solution to control a computer for disabled individuals 32Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 43%Funding bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 26% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $2M | 16 mo ago | Series A | Eduardo Torrecilla Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | 1 job opening · 2 awards |
| 11 | SOMAprobes Provider of diagnostic kits for sensitive diagnosis of various diseases | $2M | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | Miguel Mulet Co-Founder | 2014 | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 12 | Inmedical Therapeutics Developer of medical devices to treat complications in therapeutic endoscopies | $871K | 30 mo ago | Seed | Luciano Conde Founder | 2021 | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 13 | Innoprot Provider of products and services in drug discovery | $628K | 76 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jorge Gamiz Founder & CEO | 2007 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+25 | — | — |
| 14 | Polimerbio Developer of biodegradable polymers and medical devices using biocompatible materials | $334K | 78 mo ago | Seed | Jose Sarasua Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressPleskMySQL+19 | 9 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 15 | OSASEN Developing and offering an amperometric enzymatic biosensors | $284K | 79 mo ago | Seed | Asier Albizu CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 16 | HAWK Biosystems Developer of clinical assays for quantifying novel biomarkers | $123K | 50 mo ago | Seed | Fernando Aguirre CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 17 | Fesia Technology Provider of functional electrical stimulation devices for the rehabilitation of individuals | $116K | 94 mo ago | Funding Raised | Haritz Zabaleta Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 18 | StemTek Therapeutics Stem cell focused research services for drug development for cancer treatment | $108K | 111 mo ago | Deadpooled | Angel Garcia Martin Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | 4 patents 3D culture techniques for generating cancer stem cell spheroids | — |
Top 12 Life Sciences companies in Basque Country
#1
Series D · Derio, Basque Country · founded 2009 · 19 employees$26.2Mraised▾
Developer of antibody-drug conjugates targeting the tumor microenvironment. It develops novel therapies focused on modulating the tumor's microenvironment to overcome resistance to conventional cancer treatments. The company conducts clinical trials and is committed to bringing innovative solutions to cancer patients. Research efforts concentrate on understanding and targeting the tumor stroma, a new avenue for treating metastatic solid tumors. This approach involves orchestrated combinations of precision drugs targeting both the tumor and its surrounding microenvironment.
- Mar 2026Series D$67M
- Jan 2025Series C$26.2M
- Apr 2022Series B$16.2M
- Nov 2019Series A$10M
#2
Seed · San Sebastian, Basque Country · founded 2023$3.5Mraised▾
Developer of antibody-based immunotherapies targeting the immunosuppressive myeloid tumor microenvironment. It focuses on creating therapies directed to novel targets expressed in immunosuppressive myeloid cells. These therapies include antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies for oncology indications. The organization advances first-in-class antibody-based therapies.
- Oct 2025Seed$3.5M
#3
Series A · San Sebastian, Basque Country · founded 2013 · 46 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Developer of eye tracking solution to control a computer for disabled individuals. The companys technology uses IR light beams which generate flashes in the users cornea, which is identified via a computer algorithm to operate the computer with the movement of the eyes. Its offerings include Irisbond eye-tracking camera, application to control computers and tablets with eyes, a grid style menu for access via eye-tracking.
- Mar 2025Series A$4.9M
- Nov 2023Seed$2.1M
#4
Seed · San Sebastian, Basque Country · founded 2015 · 83 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Developer and manufacturer of lentiviral vectors. It offers manufacturing-related services such as analytical methods, stability studies, final products, cell banks, and regulatory support. It has developed Lentisoma which is a patented episomal non-integrative lentiviral vector.
- Dec 2024PE—
- Sep 2019Seed$3.9M
#5
Seed · Derio, Basque Country · founded 2007 · 22 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Developer of a device for monitoring labor in pregnant women. The Fine Birth is a portable device based on torsional waves for the diagnosis of conditions associated with a change in tissue consistency and differentiate between false pre-term labor and true pre-term labor.
- Feb 2023Seed$1.9M
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$4M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$3.7M
- Apr 2019Grant (prize money)$55.8K
#6
Series A · San Sebastian, Basque Country · founded 2019 · 10 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Developer of immunotherapies for the treatment of breast cancer. The company is developing antibodies that block the activity of DSIP proteins to suppress dual-SMAD inhibition which controls adult stem cell immortality and progenitor cell maturation. The transferrable immortality sensor system platform is used for developing drugs.
- Oct 2023Series A$4.1M
#7
Funding Raised · Zumarraga, Basque Country · founded 2015 · 11 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Gogoa develops robotic devices for neuro-rehabilitation and neuro-mobility for people with disabilities or constricted movement capabilties. Their Hank exoskeleton is a 1.95 m tall lower body exoskeleton and can support a maximum body weight of 100 kgs. It has 6 powered joints at each of hips, knee and ankle. Hand of Hope offering is a robotic therapeutic device which facilitates muscle re-education by amplifying and rewarding a patient with desired motion. Gogoa was founded with a license from Cajal Institute in collaboration with the National Hospital for Paraplegics.
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$624.8K
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$58.7K
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$906.6K
#8
Seed · Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country · founded 2021$871.5Kraised▾
Developer of medical devices to treat complications in therapeutic endoscopies. The company is developing medical device product called Convergel to avoid complications in therapeutic endoscopies by accelerating the healing process of the wound.
- Jan 2024Seed$871.5K
#9
Series A · Derio, Basque Country · founded 2015 · 6 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Atlas Molecular Pharma engages in developing drug discovery platform called CHASSYS. The technology is an integrated platform to develop new chemical entities and repurposed drugs. It is currently working on Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria wherein the autosomal recessive deficiency in the uroporphyrinogen III synthase (UROIIIS) enzyme causes build up of porphyrins in high concentration. Additionally, the company is also working on Prion Disease: and Tyrosianemia along with other diseases.
- Jan 2022Series A$3.4M
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$302.1K
- 2016Seed—
#10
Acquired · Bilbao, Basque Country · founded 2008 · 60 employees$2.3Mraised▾
MicroLiquid engages in manufacturing microfluidic chip and microfluidic molds development and Microfluidic services. The company is ISO 13485-certified manufacturing processes and Class 10 and Class 10,000 cleanrooms.
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$358.8K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$173.8K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$448.4K
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$948.3K
#11
Series A · Derio, Basque Country · founded 2005 · 24 employees$3.5Mraised▾
HistoCell is a spin-off from the University of the Basque Country and engages in developing new technologies in regenerative medicine. The company uses Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AMSCs) and bioactive materials (scaffolds) as their key technology and focuses n these therapeutic areas bone regeneration, advanced wound healing, inflammatory diseases, neurodegeneration, and ischemia or lung therapy. The product line of the company includes Wharton Gel complex (Cosmetic ingredient with regenerative property), medical device (Rexocare-wound dressing with antioxidant properties, Histogel (Natural product with tissue regeneration properties), Histobone (Engineered synthetic bone matrix of structured porous monetite (Calcium phosphate derivate) for osseous regeneration). Additionally, the company also offers services in the manufacturing of cell therapy products for therapeutic use.
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$944.1K
- Sep 2018Series A$3.5M
- Jul 2017Grant (prize money)$58.8K
- Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$53.8K
#12
Funding Raised · Gipuzkoa, Basque Country · founded 2014 · 10 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of diagnostic kits for sensitive diagnosis of various diseases. The company leverages nucleases as diagnostic markers in the design of devices for in vitro diagnostics to detect various diseases such as sepsis, coronavirus, and cancer.
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$55.7K
- Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$1.7M
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How research on Biotechnology is moving in Spain
A read on the academic research around Biotechnology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,045 Spain-affiliated papers.
- Universidad Internacional De La Rioja128
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas40
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid29
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela27
- University of Córdoba26
- Population1→5
- Flow cytometry1→5
- Mutant1→4
- DNA damage3→4
- Gene1→15
- Agriculture1→15
- Health benefits2→9
- Germplasm1→8
- In vivo2→8
- Agriculture2→15
- Context (archaeology)1→13
- Antibiotic resistance2→11
- Antimicrobial1→9
- Production (economics)1→9
Where biotechnology is researched across Spain
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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