The research, development and innovation of companies in the Valencian Community celebrate this Friday a big date. As an initiative of the Network of Valencian Science Parks (rePCV), the rePCV Awards recognize the business and entrepreneurial effort in their commitment to R+D+i in the science park environment.
After evaluating a total of 25 nominations, the jury of the awards, made up of the directors of the science parks of the Valencian public universities, has decided this past Tuesday the awards in each of the modalities.
In the "Spin-off Award" category, the winning company was Medalchemy, from the Alicante Science Park (PCA), and the runners-up were Arthex Biotech, from the University of Valencia Science Park (PCUV), and Ethical & Legal Plus, from the Miguel Hernández University Science Park (PCUMH).
The winner of the "Start-up Award" was Oscillum Biotechnology, from the PCUMH. In the same category, the runners-up prizes went to the companies ABERVIAN, from Espaitec-Parque Científico y Tecnológico de la Universitat Jaume I, and Bumerania Robotics, from the PCA.
As for the "Business-University Collaboration Award", the company FACSA, from Espaitec, receives the award in this category, which also recognizes Sabartech, from the PCUV, and ACTIVIDADES DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS PÚBLICAS Y CONSERVACIÓN, from the Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación-Universitat Politècnica de València (CPI).
With the support of the Agència Valenciana de la Innovació (AVI), the awards aim to recognize the activity of entrepreneurial and business initiatives based on their growth, innovative character, business strategy and contribution to the environment.
Through these awards, the entity that encompasses the science parks of the Valencian Community seeks to contribute to the development and consolidation of companies created and developed with the support of the five Valencian science parks, as well as to promote and enhance entrepreneurship in knowledge environments and to promote and strengthen University-Business relations.
Dialogue and scientific-musical performance, a very special event
The award ceremony will be held this Friday at 12:00 noon in the Marie Curie Auditorium of the Science Park of the University of Valencia (PCUV), the organizer of the fifth edition. The event will be welcomed by Tonia Salinas, new president of the rePCV after the mandate of Juan Antonio Bertolín, director of Espaitec; Pedro Carrasco, director of the PCUV, organizer of the V rePCV Awards; and Rosa Donat, vice-rector of Innovation and Transfer of the University of Valencia.
During the event, innovation as an ally of the challenges of the productive model of the Valencian Community will be addressed in a dialogue around the book Qué hacer con el modelo productivo: Guía básica para gobernantes audaces, between Andrés García Reche, author of the book, and Rafa Navarro, founding partner of Innsomnia and the innovation portal D+I, Disruptores e Innovadores.
After the award ceremony of the V rePCV Awards, which will be given by García Reche, Salinas, Carrasco and Donat, music and humor will enliven the day with a scientific-musical performance by Amparo López and Glòria Sànchez, researchers at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC) accompanied by musicians Iván Moya and Anna Franco.
After the performance, attendees will be able to enjoy a catering, offered by La Seu, for which confirmation must be sent to the e-mail address comunicacion.pcuv@uv.es.
Network of Valencian Science Parks
The Network of Valencian Science Parks (rePCV) is an entity formed by the Science Park of the Miguel Hernández University, by Espaitec-Science and Technology Park of the Universitat Jaume I, by the Science Park of the University of Valencia, by the Polytechnic City of Innovation-Universitat Politècnica de València and by the Science Park of Alicante-University of Alicante. The aim of the rePCV is to increase the wealth of the region, promote the culture of innovation and foster the competitiveness of companies and knowledge-generating institutions installed or associated with science parks. Also, to promote the diversification and growth of a new business and industrial fabric, quality, differentiated and committed to social responsibility policies.
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