The Incubator of High Technology in Sustainable Agri-Food, located in the University of Valencia Science Park, selects seven agri-food startups in the framework of the second edition of the incubation and acceleration program AgrotecUV
Growing towards its consolidation, AgrotecUV, the incubator and accelerator of the University of Valencia (UV) and the University of Valencia Science Park Foundation (FPCUV), welcomes seven new startups winners of the second call for projects and innovative startups in agri-food, which has registered an increase in the number of applications submitted compared to the previous call. The growing interest in the AgrotecUV incubation program is marked by its strategic location in the Science Park of the University of Valencia (PCUV), a hub for leading companies in the agri-food sector due to its close relationship with the university and the various research groups, which represents an opportunity for collaboration at a scientific-technical level for the participating startups.
With a presence that has gone beyond the Valencian Community, the new AgrotecUV call has received applications from companies at national and international level, both from newly created entities, local cooperative projects, spin-offs from different universities and spin-offs from large multinationals.
"The diverse nature of the participating companies shows the scope that the incubator can have in the sector as a facilitating agent for the creation of companies and the interconnection between the academic and business world, through technology transfer, contributing to the transformation of the agri-food sector in a sustainable, healthy and adapted to the current needs demanded by society," says Pedro Carrasco, director of AgrotecUV and PCUV.
AgrotecUV has strengthened its presence beyond the Valencian Community, receiving applications from companies at national and international level, both from newly created entities, local cooperative projects, spin-offs from different universities and spin-offs from large multinationals
Over the next year, the selected startups will be able to enjoy the many advantages offered by the AgrotecUV incubation program, including the possibility of setting up in the new innovation center of the University of Valencia, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Meet the selected companies
- Bionte nutrition: spin-off of Andrés Pintaluba Sa (APSA) specialized in solutions to mitigate the effects of mycotoxins in animal production.
- Bread Free: agri-food startup specialized in the manufacture of wheat flour suitable for coeliacs.
- Espirbiòtic: startup that develops dairy products suitable for pet and human consumption.
- Instituto Ibions SLP: scientific-medical team working to implement nutrition as part of the treatment of oncology patients.
- La fermenteria de l'horta: social innovation project based on the study and development of fermented products using traditional recipes to improve, regenerate and recover the processes and products present in l'Horta.
- Mediterranean Algae Technologies SL: startups dedicated to the cultivation of macroalgae to obtain bioactive compounds for cosmetics, food and nutraceuticals.
- Kanara Labs: Canary Islands biotechnology-based company capable of producing plant-based active ingredients through in vitro techniques.
An initiative of the UV and FPCUV
AgrotecUV is an initiative of the Universitat de València and the Fundació Parc Científic Universitat de València supported by the Incyde Foundation and 50% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the framework of the Operational Program Pulirregional 2014-2020 within Axis 3: Improving the Competitiveness of SMEs, Thematic Objective 3: Improving the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, and Investment Priority 3ª: Promoting entrepreneurship, in particular, facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas, and promoting the creation of new companies, also through incubators. The 2nd AgrotecUV Call has been co-financed by Santander Universities and has received the support of the Generalitat Valenciana through the Conselleria d'Educació, Universitats i Ocupació- Programa CRECE 2023.
With the support of FEDER, Santander Universities and the Generalitat Valenciana through the Conselleria d'Educació, Universitats i Ocupació
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