Startups

K3RX is a deep-tech spin-off from CNR, founded in 2021 in Imola and setting out to develop and market light compound carbon ceramic materials with extremely high resistance to heat and wear. Applications range through the aerospace, car racing, and energy sectors.

Proxima Robotics is a company specialized in the development of highly modular and flexible software for mobile robots, in particular AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots). Born out of the passion of a team of artificial intelligence and automation experts, the company concentrates on the realization of leading edge software systems, capable of simplifying the management of autonomous vehicles in diverse manufacturing and logistical contexts.

Welly is an innovative startup with the objective of reinventing the food delivery world in the spirit of sustainability. With our experience analysing the carbon footprint of foodstuffs, we are able to offer restaurants simple digital solutions for calculating the environmental impact of their menu and enable compensations through the most important European foundations.

Ricreatec develops industrial automation systems for the plastic bag manufacturing sector, with a special focus on the wrapping and packaging stage. The company provides systems that can completely automate this stage, traditionally conducted manually, reducing production times and operating costs.

Nautilus – Navigation in Space is an innovative startup that aspires towards revolutionizing the space exploration market. By supplying products and services for small satellites (SmallSats) we intend to establish an infrastructural ecosystem that enables small satellites to become the most sustainable solution for achieving interplanetary missions.Our core business is supplying a modular service for interplanetary navigation (Flight Dynamics) of small satellites.

FAST10 is a spinoff accredited by the ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, specialized in screw fastening systems. FAST10 was born out of more than 15 years of experience by the founding partners in research and industrial consultancy regarding mechanical fastening systems.Screw fasteners are used in all industrial products, greatly conditioning cost and reliability. FAST10 provides an integrated service including:

AlmaPlasma is a company that aims to design, manufacture and market advanced technological solutions in the field of atmospheric pressure thermal and non-thermal plasmas, developed by the Industrial Applications of Plasma (IAP) group at the University of Bologna.

Prolibo S.rl. is an innovative start-up aimed at the study, production and sale of biological purifiers with discontinuous sequential reactors powered by renewable energy sources, as well as traditional and renewable energy production facilities, the collection and treatment of waste, and the design and development of projects with high technological innovation on behalf of companies.

O-Damp is an innovative startup established as a spin-off from the University of Bologna, dedicated to the development of advanced technologies for personal protection in the motorbike, sport, and workplace safety sectors.

inThinkers aims to revolutionise human and business relationships, simplifying and constantly renewing them by supporting positive, ethical, innovative, and sustainable social change.

BB EVO is an innovative start-up company that supports new projects in the mechanical and hydraulic areas.

3D4MEC Srl is the first entirely Italian company in terms of capital and know-how that produces and markets systems for metal additive manufacturing, specialized in the processing of specific alloys. 3D4STEEL is used for processing steel, and 3D4BRASS is the first 3D printer in the world capable of processing brass.

Our mission is to enhance any business by creating easy IoT solutions with simple and secure infrastructures equipped with predictive analysis dashboards, from microcontainers to large grid systems.

OLIO aims to simplify and automate all the processes involved in online sales of aftermarket vehicle spares, providing our partners with a unique and specialized solution for integrating their warehouse stocks with the major European marketplaces and e-commerce.

For 15 years Optit has been offering IT solutions based on advanced mathematics, data science, analytics, and optimization in support of company innovation.We improve efficiency and effectiveness for medium and large sized companies in diverse sectors (energy, refuse, logistics, retail sales) through innovative support systems for decision making.