Startups

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.

ALGAE spa was founded in 2018 as an innovative start-up operating in the micro-algae and cyanobacteria (especially Spirulina) market. The company's operating base is on the Soliera plain, where a team of researchers have developed their own "tank-based photo bio-reactor (PBR)" technology, with micro-algae ecosystems recreated in each individual unit.

The company offers innovative software products to the healthcare market, in particular apps and other mobile software for smartphones and tablets.

dQube Ltd, in collaboration with 14spm, launched  dQube 3Dentistry Store & Share, born from an heterogeneous team composed by engineers, dental technicians, dentists, graduates in economics (marketing) and Legal experts.

INNUVATECH deals with biomedical tools, with products and services that bring together research and existing technologies to extend accessibility and functionality, and increase ease of use for end users.

Neurality has realized an SaaS for analysing images and video applying artificial intelligence techniques with the aim of extracting crucial information for the businesses in which they are used. After successful applications in the medical world, the Neurality methods are expanding to other markets, including industry and agri-food.

The company originates from the Interdepartmental Research Centre Biopharmanet-Tec at the University of Parma, at the hub of Emilia Romagna's high tech network, and produces innovative medicines in powder form for administration by inhalation of antibiotics and chemotherapy.Plumestars was selected for inclusion in the SeedLab acceleration program 2013, came second at Innovaday 2013, and got down to the final five of 620 startups at the Gaetano Marzotto Prize in 2013, where it won the Unicredit Talent of Ideas award.

Prometheus is an innovative startup, born in 2017, that focuses on biotechnologies and medical devices for regenerative medicine.Its first product is Ematik, a customised patch to cure skin wounds, created starting from the patient's blood. The identified solution cuts in half the healing times, without side effects and scars.The patch can be produced with Ematik Ready, a manual kit or Ematik Lab, a completely automatic system that standardises the process.

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 product2. the control and monitoring of the raw materials used in the production process3. the control and monitoring of the processes designed to reduce time and costs and improve the quality of the finished product4. the optimisation of new formulations

OPHERA is an Italian company founded by a group of researchers with international experience in R&D within the Life Science field.The company is specialised in R&D of products and innovative projects that have a base of botanicals and non conventional natural extracts for solutions that are destined to the biomedical, nutritional and cosmetic markets.OPHERA can create and develop high quality cosmetic products that are unique due to the precious, original and most of all effective raw materials.

Angiodroid is a startup that was founded in July 2013 by SparkBio and funded by the venture capital fund Zernike Meta Ventures and Emilia Romagna's Ingenium Fund.Angiodroid designs, manufactures and sells automatic injectors for the injection of carbon dioxide as a contrast material in angiography.The technology is patented in Italy and abroad to safeguard the uniqueness of the solutions offered to the market (injectors and materials).

INMM is involved in the study, research and design of management plans for major emergencies and the development of computer systems and innovative tools for the management of health data.

Inner.ME è il primo progetto italiano di People Care finalizzato a diffondere la cultura dell’autenticità in modo trasversaleall’interno delle aziende. L’applicazione mobile, destinata ai knowledge workers e dotata di 4 percorsi di crescita, principi di mindfulness e strumenti di life coaching, accompagna l’utente in un viaggio per ritrovare sé stesso e sviluppare consapevolezza dei propri talenti.

HelixPharma was created in January 2017 as a University of Ferrara spinoff with the objective of facilitating the technology transfer of research carried out by University researchers on Snail Mucus in collaboration with companies in the Neutraceutical sector .This raw material, known from time immemorial but whose properties have never been studied in depth, has allowed us to open the way to new uses for it and to develop semi-finished products with high technological value.

Respyra is a device purposely designed for eliminating viruses and bacteria from the air, while it is also effective for eliminating dust, odours, mould, fungi, and pollen. Thanks to an innovative photocatalytic purification system it can decontaminate indoor air of all pathogenic agents and pollutants through an oxidization process at ambient temperature using the oxygen present in the air and with light produced by specific UV lamps.

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.

Added is an innovative startup focussed on the development and production of 3D-printed orthopaedic braces, personalised for individual patients.