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A startup that develops innovative projects in home medical care, health in work and school environments, innovation in homes and urban spaces.  Projects

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.

The state of art in cranioplasty (implanting sections of skull) is hampered by numerous issues: the high cost of operating theatres and implant prostheses (average total of €12,000), an extended learning curve for surgeons, aesthetic and functional imperfections, and non-repeatability in emergency cases.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

We are an innovative female start-up with the aim of promoting wellbeing and awareness in the world. Our Emotional Cosmetics project arises from the idea of uniting natural cosmetics, which contain synergic blends of essential oils, with a patented wellness course that acts on the entire body and five senses, leading to a state of complete wellness.

Purò Srl develops solutions based on free oxygen (ozone) for hair care and regeneration, starting from a scientific discoveries tested at the Carlo Bo University of Urbino.The company has patented a "Cosmetic hair method using ozone" in Italy, the USA, Europe, and Japan, and registered the European brand Purò.

Air Factory is an innovative start-up based in Piacenza and incubated at the Urban Hub. We design and develop services to validate and certify the performance quality of environmental data from test laboratories that monitor atmospheric emissions.

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.

A UNIBO spin-off born of a collaboration between a Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering professor and four of its researchers.

FOCALIS is an innovative startup that develops, produces, and markets medical devices for septic and/or aseptic prosthetic revision procedures. The activity concentrates on integration of existing technologies with new, original solutions capable of rendering surgical operations safer, more effective, and less invasive.The FOCALIS approach aims to reduce the need for replacing prostheses and the risk of relapse, in response to a real need in the orthopaedic sector.

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.

Celldynamics is pioneering a new benchmark in in vitro testing for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Our solutions, tailored for 3D cell models, are reshaping decision-making processes by delivering more reliable outcomes.We offer suite of innovative laboratory tools that synergize fluidics, optics, and sophisticated image-based software analysis. Our solutions are entirely conceived, developed, produced, and marketed by us and follow a rigorous process of evaluation and experimental verification.​

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.