Startups

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.

Weeshop is an app that guides consumers for grocery shopping, helping them to analyse what they eat and find healthier and more sustainable alternatives, in an independent, made-to-measure approach. More than 8 out of 10 consumers would like to make healthier and more sustainable choices, but almost 7 out of 10 exhibit a need for guidance in this process (Deloitte study, 2021).We offer the simplest most complete instrument on the market to help them make better choices.

JEM Tech was born out of experience in operating theatres during doctorate teaching in Verona hospital. A lack of assessment of cardiac kinetics was observed during surgical operations due to limitations in current technology.JEM Tech therefore developed and built the first videocardiograph (VCG), a non-invasive medical device based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) capable of assessing the mechanical operation of the heart in real-time using only a video camera.

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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.

Research, production, and marketing of innovative patented dermocosmetic and nutraceutical products.Mitochon Dermocosmetics is an innovative company in the dermocosmetic sector, specialized in wellness and skin care products. In addition to orodispersible food supplements like MITOFAST, we also offer a complete line of antiage products, including day and night emulsions, serum, and detergent.

Care-TB Srl was founded in Modena in 2023 and is an innovative startup specialized in the silver economy sector, with a focus on assistance for the elderly.

DoubleCheck is a business project that addresses food quality control by developing products and services aimed at large companies and individual consumers, with positive effects on quality of life and the environment.The project sees the patenting of a system for isolating and quantifying environmental and food-based microorganisms.

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.

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.

Health Strategy develops software solutions for the health sector, with the purpose of supporting the management and strategic needs of outpatient clinics and health facilities. The startup's solutions aspire towards the streamlining and improvement of the health system through digitalization, optimization of internal processes, and strategic control of health facilities.

REEL has developed dedicated software for the medical sector that simplifies and speeds up the device test and certification procedure. The platform automates pre-compilation of test reports, reducing times, costs, and error margins.

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:

U-Watch is the tracking system which allows to monitor, contact and protect people, with a specific focus on people affected by chronicle deseases.

The company provides advanced assistance services for vulnerable people in private homes and protected facilities, based on digital technologies and highly innovative intelligent systems.We design and implement integrated systems for monitoring, safety, communications, home automation, and environmental control, using sensors, video cameras, voice-activated devices, biometric systems, and medical telemetry. 

The main pillar of OFFICINA TECNOLOGICA is the creation of sophisticated solutions that exploit the potential of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP), offering our customers an unprecedented level of support. The company's central mission is to provide customized, highly efficient answers, going beyond the limitations of traditional help desks and call centers.

eSteps acts to counter increasing motor disability in the lower limbs, providing monitoring solutions before, during, and after hospitalization. It applies biomechanical and telerehabilitation protocols along with sports telemonitoring. These combine with hi-tech customized, sustainable solutions that prioritize patients and sportsmen.

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.

FitStadium is a training app devised by the Cesena team of the same name.The startup was founded by Denis Brighi and Luca Domeniconi, graduates in Computer Engineering at Cesena, and Milos Jankovic, a Telecommunications Engineering graduate at Bologna.FitStadium's primary objective was to offer all fitness enthusiasts an online meeting point: so in September 2012, the FitStadium.com social network was launched.