Startups

TomaPaint is an innovative startup with the objective of marketing a bio-resin extracted from agro-industry waste tomato (mostly skins), which forms the main component of bio-paints or bio-coatings, for use in the food packaging sector. The founders of TomaPaint derive from different training backgrounds:

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.

Kablator srl is based in Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini Province) and is dedicated to the design, construction, and marketing of automatic machines and customized automation systems for industry. Kablator's range of offers includes:

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.

The 7G Company was founded with the aim of developing innovative technology for roasting coffee and other granular materials, creating machines designed, produced, and marketed in Italy and abroad.

Established in September 2013, KIT s.r.l. provides innovative real-time monitoring and data transmission services regarding the temperature, humidity and light of transported goods, with the aim of providing innovative solutions to reduce waste of time and resources, ensuring quality of service.

AeroDron is one of the first Italian startups dedicated to services that use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Since it was founded in 2013, AeroDron has researched and developed solutions in the civil sector, aimed at meeting the requirements of various industries and of public administration, making use of the immense value of the aerial images, using state of the art flight technologies, sensing, vision and post-processing.

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.

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

Our service allows customers to purchase unsold food products at 50% of their list price through our proprietary application; this allows a drastic decrease of food waste by simplifying the resale of products that would otherwise be thrown away.We ensure total transparency of the service regarding product quality and care for customer needs.

Evolvee is an automatic system (software + hardware) capable of recognizing and discriminating fruit stalks and then administering wax, making use of vision, automation, and AI systems.  

Redess Srl is the first Italian and European certified organic supply chain for SUMAC.The potential markets for our innovative sumac based products include: food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial applications (biocides and insecticides).Redess have the benefit of collaborating with the universities of Parma, Milan, Camerino, and Palermo.

A startup developing technological solutions for controlling insect pests, with a particular focus on mosquitoes and termites. The company applies entomological know-how to create products aiming for environmental sustainability and operative effectiveness.

Ulisse Solutions Srl aims to develop new packaging products, with a particular focus on the food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics sectors.The company is concentrated on the development and marketing or an innovative film, made from food processing waste materials, that can extend the shelf life of processed products.

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.

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.

Hipert SRL is a spin-off from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. It was initiated in 2020 by Prof. Marko Bertogna and emerged from the HiPeRT laboratory, where research groups were seeking to exploit the performance/power of parallel processing platforms in a predictable manner, and in application contexts in which temporal constraints are critical.

EuroGreen Technology is an innovative startup dedicated to revolutionizing agriculture through the development of natural biostimulants derived from chitosan. Our proprietary extraction process transforms marine food waste into high-purity biopolymers, resulting in eco-friendly products that enhance plant growth and resilience against pests and environmental stressors.

Antiaging Italian Food srl is an innovative startup working in the nutrition and wellness area with a particular focus on antiaging nutrition. The company's core business is the development of software and advanced nutrition solutions designed to promote longevity and well-being.