Startups

bimO open innovation is the first innovative startup in the field of architecture, engineering and building to transform the breakthrough effect of BIM digital innovation - Building Information Modelling - into a competitive advantage.

An Italian company founded by SoftRail in 2011, Binary System s.r.l. is a leader and the benchmark for software in the rail industry.

The software is used by railway companies for the digital management of staff shifts, training activities and the distribution of drivers' security documents.

With these tools, railway companies are now able to manage their crews using the latest technology, through mobile and web interfaces.

Biococoon srl was founded as an "innovative start-up" company on the strength of the product of the same name. This is a simple bag containing bioceramics and rare minerals that on contact with water eliminates chlorine and makes the water alkaline and antioxidant.

BIOMEYE is a deep-tech start-up that develops contactless biometric solutions based on remote detection of biometric and ocular characteristics, offering an innovative user experience and optimized marketing and sales strategies.

The aim of this startup is the design, construction, and marketing of technological devices for environmental remediation.

Bioverse is a start-up that develops and markets electromedical equipment specially designed for emergency and low resource contexts.

Bioverse's mission is to reduce a gap in the health service, by exploiting the approaches of reverse engineering and frugal innovation.

The main product of Bioverse is Corax, an innovative device that monitors ambient conditions for patients with repressed immune defences, and in particular children suffering from burns.

BoneArmed was founded in 2023 in Bologna, operating in the orthopaedic biomedical sector. The startup produces and markets an implantable medical device for treating knee arthritis, applying a completely innovative approach from the perspectives of both cause of arthritic pain and the implanting of the device.

Bonobo is an innovative young startup specialized in the technological design and development of IoT, web, and mobile applications.

Borgo Etico is not just a simple shop on tap. It is also raising awareness of informed purchasing, primarily through the elimination of unnecessary packaging, thus promoting the reuse and recycling of materials. This represents an opportunity to promote waste reduction at the source, by buying only the required amount of unpackaged products. People will be educated in the reuse of packaging (bags, jars, plastic containers, etc.), whilst simultaneously saving money and reducing environmental impacts.

Born to Bake Academy emerged from an idea of Francesco Gigliotti, a professional caterer, with the direct involvement of researchers at the University of Bologna, Agricultural Faculty, and entrepreneurs from the agricultural world.

Spin-off dell'Università di Parma, Bugseng e il suo team hanno tradotto in impresa una ricerca di oltre quindici anni su tecniche di analisi del software basate su una teoria matematica dell'approssimazione che consente di progettare e dimostrare la correttezza di complessi verificatori automatici di programmi, altrimenti impensabili.

La verifica del software è un'esigenza sempre più avvertita, data la presenza sempre più pervasiva del software in dispositivi critici (ad esempio, in ambito automobilistico, avionico, elettromedicale). Pur riferendosi al mercato internazionale, Bugseng è una novità assoluta per l'Italia e assicura un livello di assistenza altamente qualificata, che i concorrenti (tutti esteri) non forniscono.

Bugslab is an innovative startup founded in 2021 with the aim of producing the most sustainable animal protein on the planet.
 
To achieve this objective, Bugslab focuses on the production of insects for use in pet food (whole or as food components for cats and dogs) and animal feed. In the coming years Bugslab also intend to develop their own brand for the sale of products for humans based on insect flour.
 

Bulltec doesigns and builds electric sorting machinery for potatoes, onions and other vegetables.

Our equipment is innovative, accurate and versatile, with limited costs and very low maintanance needed.

The electric sorting machinery by Bulltec are equipped with an intuitive management software and an extremely accurate optical sorting system that allows for a rapid selection of potatoes, onions and other vegetables - even if of irregular shapes.

Burndown Studio supports organizations in their digitization process.

For this purpose, we provide appropriate support in the analysis of the commercial needs related to digitalization, introducing Agile Management logics and providing technological solutions based on ERP, CRM and Big Data.

In the field of Industry 4.0 we develop and commercialise software for production, Internet of things and cybersecurity.

CAD Technologies operates in the field of  metal processing, dealing with the production and distribution of tools and equipments for press brakes and punching machines.

The company is able to supply punches and dies for bending presses made of  hardened steel. The range  of products includes tools such as:

Caffeina is an Italian Creative Company that transforms brands in Experience Brands, thanks to the creation of impactful experiences that input new energy in people and brands.

It has a team of over 130 professionals, who work on integrated communications campaigns and digital innovation projects in multidisciplinary teams, that give structure to Strategy, Design, Communication and Technology.

Cammeo DiVino is an innovative start-up to help relaunch Italian companies. This makes digital culture sustainable for the food and catering industry through targeted courses, also under an annual subscription affordable for any agricultural producer, along with free made-to-measure business instruments.

Campomats Srl develop, produce, and market innovative products for cosmetic medicine and beauty treatments in general.

Some of our products can also be used in other ways. For example, the Omnia device has important applications in the non-surgical reconstruction of the breast areola, and making tattoo markers for radiotherapy.

Our main customers are hospitals, aesthetic doctors, dermatologists, and the beauty world in general.

Caramella Multimedia is a spin-off of Porrini s.r.l., operating in the transport and logistics sector.

From the world of transportation and related needs comes Metropoli: a suite of GPS controls developed for the management of activities related to the mobility of workers.

What distinguishes Metropoli from other GPS control systems is the use of common smartphones that do not require the installation of hardware or interfaces or other modifications.

Care-TB Srl was founded in Modena in 2023 and is an innovative startup specialized in the silver economy sector, with a focus on assistance for the elderly.

We are a technological start-up cooperative in Reggio Emilia and we support people with cognitive disabilities and autism.

We apply innovation from our research to create an environment and educational methodology that promotes the identity and autonomy of users. We take the physical, psychic, and social aspects of all users into account as well as the desires and needs of families.

Caucaso’s cultural project was born out of a unique convergence between scientific tension and artistic production, focused on cinema and documentary.

Created as an informal collective in the early 2000s, Caucaso evolved into an international production company based in Bologna, Italy. During the following years, the Caucaso society established a network of co-productions within both the Italian and international production landscapes.

La neo impresa ha sviluppato e commercializza CELESTINO, dispositivo intelligente dotato di micro sensori che permettono il monitoraggio della quantità e della qualità di due fluidi in particolare: la risorsa idrica domestica (linea AGUA) e il carburante (linea FUEL).

Celestino permette quindi il miglioramento della qualità delle emissioni in atmosfera grazie al controllo della reale composizione del carburante immesso nel serbatoio, oltre a ridurre il consumo idrico potabile tramite controllo delle quantità consumate.

Celldynamics is pioneering a new benchmark in in vitro testing for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Our solutions, tailored for 3D cell models, are reshaping decision-making processes by delivering more reliable outcomes.

We offer suite of innovative laboratory tools that synergize fluidics, optics, and sophisticated image-based software analysis. Our solutions are entirely conceived, developed, produced, and marketed by us and follow a rigorous process of evaluation and experimental verification.​

Cellply is a biotechnology company that develops scientific tools automating cell-based functional assays whose aim is to deeply characterize the mode of action of both approved and novel anti-cancer drugs, being able to evaluate the heterogeneity in function of both immune and tumor cells with a single-cell resolution.

ChemStamp (Services for Traceability, Authenticity and the Monitoring of Process and Product) began life as a university spin-off and aims to create services for companies in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Its objectives are as follows:

1. the support and protection of the quality of the product

2. the control and monitoring of the raw materials used in the production process

3. the control and monitoring of the processes designed to reduce time and costs and improve the quality of the finished product

4. the optimisation of new formulations