ricerca e sviluppo

Zephyr S.r.l. (RN)

Zephyr is an innovative Italian startup operating in the UAS sector, commonly known as drones, and in the aerospace sector in general.

As a spin-off from the University of Bologna, Zephyr was founded with the aim of implementing in business the years of research conducted by the team in the mechanics, dynamics, and flight control of remotely piloted aircraft.

To date Zephyr provides engineering consultancy and technical support for important operators in the mechanical and aerospace industries.

HelixPharma (FE)

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.

Alga&Zyme Factory (FE)

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: