https://www.bbva.com/en/ NEWS BBVA Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:10:02 +0200 en-US hourly 1 https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-the-scientist-who-revolutionized-the-design-and-manufacturing-of-electronic-chips/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:47:39 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=962908 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies for “radically transforming” the design of chips that power today’s electronic devices, leading to “the modern semiconductor industry.”]]> BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies for “radically transforming” the design of chips that power today’s electronic devices, leading to “the modern semiconductor industry.”]]> https://www.bbva.com/en/the-frontiers-of-knowledge-awards-a-prelude-to-the-nobel/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:52:48 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=796804 https://www.bbva.com/en/frontiers-award-to-bernanke-gertler-kiyotaki-and-moore-for-establishing-the-interrelation-between-financial-markets-and-their-amplifying-effect-in-crises/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 06:11:10 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=823917 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Economics, Finance and Business Management category to Ben Bernanke, Mark Gertler, Nobuhiro Kiyotaki and John Moore for their fundamental contributions to our understanding of how financial imperfections can amplify macroeconomic fluctuations and generate deep macroeconomic recessions. Their first works focused on a fundamental aspect that had not been addressed until then: the state of companies' balance sheets and its effect on their borrowing capacity and, therefore, their investment capacity.]]> Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Economics, Finance and Business Management category to Ben Bernanke, Mark Gertler, Nobuhiro Kiyotaki and John Moore for their fundamental contributions to our understanding of how financial imperfections can amplify macroeconomic fluctuations and generate deep macroeconomic recessions. Their first works focused on a fundamental aspect that had not been addressed until then: the state of companies' balance sheets and its effect on their borrowing capacity and, therefore, their investment capacity.]]> https://www.bbva.com/en/frontiers-award-to-the-authors-of-the-bible-for-computer-architecture-and-design/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 01:54:10 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=819670 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies to John Hennessy and David Patterson, founders of the new scientific area known as computer architecture, that designs the “brains” of computer systems. The awardees were the first to devise a conceptual framework that provides the field with a grounded approach to measuring performance, energy efficiency and the complexity of a computer.]]> Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies to John Hennessy and David Patterson, founders of the new scientific area known as computer architecture, that designs the “brains” of computer systems. The awardees were the first to devise a conceptual framework that provides the field with a grounded approach to measuring performance, energy efficiency and the complexity of a computer.]]> https://www.bbva.com/en/the-bbva-foundation-supports-20-covid-19-research-projects-funded-with-2-7-million-euros/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:05:38 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=792384 https://www.bbva.com/en/artificial-intelligence-to-detect-covid-19-in-less-than-a-second-using-x-rays/ Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:20:01 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=762192 https://www.bbva.com/en/ai-driven-project-identifies-up-to-390-potential-drugs-against-covid/ Tue, 26 May 2020 00:20:05 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=758023 BBVA Foundation team grant in the Big Data category.]]> BBVA Foundation team grant in the Big Data category.]]> https://www.bbva.com/en/the-spanish-researcher-behind-a-new-rapid-coronavirus-detection-test/ Mon, 18 May 2020 00:20:29 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=756184 CoNVaT project. CoNVat aims to produce a rapid, inexpensive, and highly sensitive test for diagnosing COVID-19 from the first day of infection. “It won't only indicate if the virus is present or not, but it will also reveal its concentration. This is important because it gives an idea about how  advanced the infection is,” she explains. The new test should be ready in less than a year, in time for future waves of the pandemic.]]> CoNVaT project. CoNVat aims to produce a rapid, inexpensive, and highly sensitive test for diagnosing COVID-19 from the first day of infection. “It won't only indicate if the virus is present or not, but it will also reveal its concentration. This is important because it gives an idea about how  advanced the infection is,” she explains. The new test should be ready in less than a year, in time for future waves of the pandemic.]]> https://www.bbva.com/en/spanish-scientists-are-researching-the-fake-news-phenomenon-in-the-covid-19-health-crisis/ Wed, 13 May 2020 00:20:22 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=754954 BBVA Foundation’s 2019 program to assist scientific research teams in economics and digital society. One of the first conclusions of the study has determined that one-third of current fake news stories refer to the health crisis contain health or scientific content.]]> BBVA Foundation’s 2019 program to assist scientific research teams in economics and digital society. One of the first conclusions of the study has determined that one-third of current fake news stories refer to the health crisis contain health or scientific content.]]> https://www.bbva.com/en/dr-jordi-vila-massive-testing-would-be-ideal-but-its-impossible-from-a-logistical-standpoint/ Tue, 05 May 2020 12:07:26 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=753150 coronavirus crisis, the population has slowly begun to adapt to the lifting of some lockdown restrictions amid lots of questions and fear of a new outbreak. In an initiative promoted by the BBVA Foundation, Dr. Jordi Vila, the Head of Microbiology Services at the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona, gave a videoconference for BBVA employees to answer some of these questions. Among his responses regarding how to return to work in a safe manner, he indicated that “massive testing would be ideal, but it’s impossible from a logistical standpoint,” in his opinion.]]> coronavirus crisis, the population has slowly begun to adapt to the lifting of some lockdown restrictions amid lots of questions and fear of a new outbreak. In an initiative promoted by the BBVA Foundation, Dr. Jordi Vila, the Head of Microbiology Services at the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona, gave a videoconference for BBVA employees to answer some of these questions. Among his responses regarding how to return to work in a safe manner, he indicated that “massive testing would be ideal, but it’s impossible from a logistical standpoint,” in his opinion.]]>