Biobizkaia is the Health Research Institute of the Territory of Bizkaia, within the Basque health system, with a reference area of ​​more than 1 million population. The core of the Institute is the Cruces University Hospital. The corporate entities of Biobizkaia are: the Department of Health, Osakidetza, the Basque Research and Innovation Foundation BIOEF, University of the Basque Country (UPV – EHU) and the BBK Banking Foundation.​