More than a thousand students from high school diploma and half a hundred citizens visited the Applied Medical research center (CIMA) of the University of Navarra, as part of the events held on the occasion of the Science Weeks 2009.

On the occasion of these conference of social communication of science and technology, two exhibitions were inaugurated, one of photographs and the other of old books on science. Likewise, the Science School held a series of six conferences that dealt in an informative tone with issues such as experiments in microgravity, Biotechnology, micro-medicines to fight against microorganisms, the role of Proteomics in the progress of biomedicine or Biodiversity "on a small scale" -focusing on Pamplona-.

On the other hand, the prizes were awarded for the Science and Nature Photography Contest, held for the first time this year on the Facebook platform. And the School of Pharmacy presented the second edition of the Nutrivídeo Contest, an audiovisual competition for the promotion of healthy habits among young people.

In this framework, on the 20th, 21st, 27th and 28th the Casa de la Juventud was the stage for the new cycle Teatro y Ciencia: a set of four performances aimed at children and adolescents and interpreted by the group de Teatro de la Universidad de Navarra. In addition, students were able to attend to guided visits to the Museum of Natural Sciences; as well as to participate in the workshop experimentation of Biology, Biochemistry , Chemistry, Pharmacy and Nutrition for students from high school diploma.

The Science Weeks are organized by the department of Innovation, business and employment of the Government of Navarre through the Innovation Agency of Navarra (ANAIN).