Startups

Vandelli is developing a sustainable food distribution model based on the promotion of the Mediterranean diet and utilization of organic and biodynamic products originating from fair trade production chains.The company provides a digital marketplace to allow small producers to directly access the final market, promoting a short transparent supply chain.

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

Winet designs and realizes wireless sensor networks (WSN), mainly for environmental monitoring, industrial and landslides. The idea arose  by the two partners, both graduates specialists in Systems Engineering and Information Technology of ICT, and it is the provision of a comprehensive service monitor for customer-specific needs, composed by  a network of wireless sensors and subsequent analysis of data collected through monitoring.

AgroMateriae was established after three years of research in the laboratories of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where excellent experimental results led to submission of a patent application for WPL (2019). It was accredited as an innovative startup by the University of Modena, with the objective of ramping up the technology to an industrial scale.

MON5 is a leading specialized company dedicated to the field of Operational Technology (OT) and critical infrastructure cybersecurity. With a strong commitment to safeguarding vital systems and networks, MON5 offers comprehensive solutions and expertise tailored to the unique challenges faced by organizations responsible for critical infrastructure.

Makadamia is an e-commerce operator in the foodstuffs sector that aims to become a yardstick for everyone in search of a healthy and tasty daily snack, or top quality ingredients for their own recipes.The underlying elements of this project are customization, eco-sustainability, and high quality raw materials. 

The Food Hub SRL Benefit Company is an innovative startup that supports the food and agriculture ecosystem with information, training, and consultancy services for stakeholders in the sector. The mission is to participate in growth and innovation in our sector through constant provision of quality services. The aim is to become a yardstick in Italy for innovation in the food and agriculture sector.

aMarcello srl is an innovative startup established in 2023 with the aim of revolutionising the fast food sector, combining the fried fish tradition of the Romagnola Riviera with technological innovation applied to its preparation, with the aim of satisfying the growing demand for cheap, high quality, easily accessible food.

Liocreo has re-investigated the technology of lyophilization (freeze-drying or cryodesiccation) of foodstuffs (also applicable in pharmacology) and developed a unique patented technology.

The company operates in the sale of high quality foodstuffs using refrigerators equipped with external monitors that dispense products using credit cards, apps, or other electronic instruments.Each product on sale is tagged for real-time signalling to the data server of sales and fridge shelf time.

Our aim is to reduce inefficiency in wine marketing through promotion of a zero back-office platform for operators in the sector.Our business model is B2B and we provide a technological platform designed for local areas, agents, and wine cellars.We are steering towards a faster, better connected, scalable B2B, shifting the focus towards functional and technological development.

Baggie is a very young start-up founded in September 2021 with a simple mission: seek out excellent high-quality products and combine them together without wastage, to enhance appreciation of the extraordinary culinary heritage of our area, Romagna! We carefully select all our products, assess their provenance, processing, and obviously their quality! 

OpenTEA is a start-up company providing customised services for the development of e-learning courses within its own web platform, www.opentea.eu. 

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.

Diamo voce alle piante monitorando in-vivo la linfa per aiutare gli agricoltori ad aumentare la sostenibilità in agricoltura

Aflabox srl is an innovative start-up that is revolutionizing food safety with a portable UV imaging device called Aflabox. This instrument provides rapid and precise detection of aflatoxins in maize, helping farmers and food processing companies to guarantee the quality of their products.Product features

We design and construct soil-less cultivation plants through customized consultation with farms, private individuals, public authorities, and schools. We aim to foster the emergence of hyperlocal production, informed resilient communities, establishing a network of virtuous interdisciplinary relations.All over Italy we experiment, inform, and train, engaging with communities online and offline to promote and spread this culture.

Alga&Zyme Factory is an R&D company focussed on the development of innovative biotechnology solutions for systems and processes that improve environmental and economic sustainability within the agro-industrial, agro-energy, cosmeceutical and nutraceutical sectors.The innovation of Alga & Zyme Factory consists in the combination of two previously independent areas of production - production of microalgae for biomass, and the synthesis of hydrolytic enzymes in tobacco plants - in order to: