Internships in companies for students in vocational training and university degrees are an essential step in building a bridge between theory and practice, applying what they have learned in their studies while gaining first-hand knowledge of the operational reality of a company.

All those welcomed by NorayBio during this period are supervised and supported by our staff, who are specialised in different areas. It is presented as a comprehensive learning opportunity, where participants are involved in real projects, collaborate in multidisciplinary teams and understand, from the inside, the challenges of a bioinformatics company.

As a company, NorayBio benefits from the energy and new perspectives that these individuals bring with them, having recently completed their training and driving innovation. Many of them belong to younger generations, which also brings a fresh perspective on ways of working and promotes our growth in an intergenerational environment.

This experience allows us to improve and attractively showcase our work, strengthening our ability to attract talent in the short term.

“For companies, non-work placements are a source of recruitment and contribute to their corporate social responsibility goals. In the case of young people, training placements allow them to develop both technical and cross-cutting skills and, in many cases, enable them to access their first employment contract,” says Paola Salanueva, our Director of Human Resources.

The initiative also places special emphasis on diversity and inclusion, seeking to open up opportunities to diverse profiles and different educational backgrounds, with the aim of building more complete and resilient teams capable of creatively facing market challenges.

In 2025, we welcomed 12 people with different degrees to carry out their non-work placements in person or remotely: Biomedical Engineering, Cybersecurity, AI and Big Data, Web Programming with specialisation in AI and Python, Bioinformatics, User Experience Design, Marketing and Advertising, Business Administration and Management, and Human Resources and Employment Management.

This achievement would not have been possible without the support and collaboration of various educational institutions and organizations, including Calasanz Santurtzi, CIFP Txurdinaga, CIFP Tartanga, TECNUN-UNAV, VIU, UNIR, EHU, Gaia, Lanbide, Fundación Novia Salcedo and the Basque Government.

This year, we also have the opportunity to collaborate with the Yaran Foundation, a charity that develops educational and employment programmes for people who have fled their countries of origin, helping them to turn their skills into new life projects.

Thanks to a grant from the Novia Salcedo Foundation, funded by the Basque Government, we welcomed a young Afghan woman currently training at the 42 Urduliz Bizkaia programming campus. Her time at NorayBio offers her the opportunity to apply her knowledge in practice while further developing her skills and gaining valuable experience within the local business culture.