He is Honorary Chairman of Jakiunde, the Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters of the Basque Country, and since 2012 has chaired the panel of judges in the Príncipe de Asturias Prize for Scientific and Technical Research.
Ademais, é Presidente de Honra de Jakiunde, a Academia das Ciencias, das Artes e das Letras do País Vasco e desde 2012, preside o xurado dos premios Príncipe de Asturias de Investigación Científica e Técnica.