Startups

ADA supports companies and organizations operating as public service providers, enhancing their development and digital innovation processes by drawing on the experience and know-how of those who have already experimented and established successful functional models.

Stem Sel manufactures electrical, electronic and optical machinery and equipment, promoted by biologists. It evolved and was developed in academia, assisted with technology transfer from an academic spin-off. It is based on patented stem cell selection technology with the aim of bringing it to the cell therapy market at a pre-competitive level.

GeneSys Bio comprises a team of four individuals with the mission of revolutionizing the diagnosis of infective diseases and resistance to antibiotics.

The company activity consists in research, development, production, and marketing of cosmetics for personal care and beauty, based on Italian milk whey of animal origin, obtained through a cheese making process. The innovation lies in the use of liquid rather than freeze-dried whey as the main ingredient, unlike products currently on the market, completely substituting water.

In vitro cell cultivation is a widely applied technology worldwide in the fields of pharmacology, cosmetics, diagnostics, and research, normally using foetal bovine serum (FBS) as a nutrition source. However, its use is subject to the limitations of high and constantly rising costs, and some ethical issues since the production process is mainly based outside of the European continent.

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.

ASTRACEC SRL is a mechanical engineering firm designing, manufacturing, and marketing industrial quality control machines for the pharmaceuticals sector.ASTRACEC SRL produce automatic machines for testing the airtightness of medical bags (also called leak testing) for intravenous infusion fluids.We apply an innovative patented technology that offers considerable advantages compared to other technologies available on the market:

Alexandria produces and sells reusable antimicrobial bottles implementing a silver technology to eliminate unpleasant odours and tastes in the liquid contents.They preserve the health and drinks of consumers, eliminating bacteria, microbes, spores, and algae. The effect functions constantly over the entire surface and endures over time without ever disappearing.

Wellmicro s.r.l. is the fruit of years of academic scientific activity in the field of intestinal microbial ecology and was created by researchers with profound knowledge of scientific literature in the field and years of collaboration with the best labs in Europe.

Elirea S.r.l. is an innovative Italian startup operating in advanced nutraceuticals and preventive health technologies. Founded by professionals in the medical and scientific world, the company develops integrated solutions for improving everyday well-being, enhancing individual performance, and promoting healthy longevity.

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.

LEBSC is an innovative startup that deals with research and development for the creation of innovative materials, biomaterials and micro- and nano materials in the chemical, biomedical, environmental, dental, cosmetic fields. LEBSC uses innovative techniques of synthesis that allow to obtain new materials with characteristics identical to those that are available in nature.LEBSC provides chemical, chemical and physical, environmental, asbestos and microbiological analysis.LEBSC designed two innovative systems:

Miosynt develop technological solutions for physical and mental well-being, combining vibro-acoustic stimulation, photon light, and neurofeedback.The company is currently committed to the design of a new multifunctional couch for wellness centres, equipped with vibration units managed by an integrated electronic card.

We are all different but medical therapies are not customized: producing a pharmaceutical takes years and costs millions. The solution is Bioprint3rs, a single machine for infinite customizations. By using a 3D printer, it is enough simply to change the formula in order to automate all the research and development processes and then immediately initiate industrial production.

SEFFILINE was founded in 2018 with the aim of making autologous regenerative therapy accessible to everyone. For some years, autologous regenerative therapy using mesenchymal stem cells of adipose origin has been considered a state-of-art technology, and is supported by an enormous scientific literature. In 2019 SEFFILINE started producing and selling the first and only medical device that enables autologous regenerative therapy using mesenchymal stem cells of adipose origin.

CMNEXT is a female enterprise founded in 2024 based on a passion for new technologies that offer the possibility to achieve well-being and manage pain in original and innovative ways.Our interdisciplinary team, comprising psychologists, doctors, computer engineers, lawyers, training and learning experts, has been collaborating for years in the creation of software solutions ready for the reference market, customizing each product according to different contexts.