Startups

JOS is an internationally patented technology, the first Smart Energy Surface where each connection point is a high-power socket, to which dozens of different devices can be docked and powered directly on the surface, saving large

Basca design produce and market machines for cleaning and reconditioning mixing tanks and industrial containers (IBCs, barrels, drums, etc.). The main advantages of Basca's machines are:

The mission of Natural Development Group® is to achieve continuous innovation in eco-sustainability in agricultural production.NDG own innovative technology, protected by multiple patents, for feeding active ingredients to vegetable organisms, already implemented in a series of products.

Zero3's services include system design, environmental consulting, production feasibility analyses, thermographs and thermographic diagnosis. They offer a product line branded 03 Stabilizer® relevant to decarbonisation, environmental sustainability, and energy transition.

Approximately 11 bn tons of waste are produced in the world each year, only 25% is reused or recycled. In Italy, special waste produced by businesses stands at about 154 mln tons (source: ISPRA, 2019).

Regenstech concentrate on the transformation of textile waste from fashion sector SMEs into Secondary Raw Material (SRM) applying an "as a service" model. The initiative responds to the ever more stringent European standards for waste management, offering SMEs an external service for standards compliance without requiring direct investments in technology.

UP Urban Planning Ltd is an engineering company that deals in a multidisciplinary way with local urban transformation  through the use of decision support tools and urban data to integrate multiple contexts. The planning activity is always focused on avoiding the creation of a duality between sustainability projects and users behaviour, a duality that is often the source of inequity. Urban Planning is thus making use of economic and financial strategies in order to translate the idea into reality.

The aim of the company is the development, production, and marketing of innovative products and services with high technological content. In particular the development, production, and marketing of highly innovative products and services with high technological content through experimental research and development in the natural sciences and engineering.

eDriveLAB is a spin-off of the University of Parma that innovates within the vehicular mobility sector.

Flash Innovations operates in the solar energy sector. The company develops solutions for increasing the safety of photovoltaic plants and direct current electrical systems.The product we are currently marketing, ArcoSTOP, reduces the risk of fires caused by electrical arcing.

Established as a limited company in June 2010, Techno GF is engaged in the study, development and application of energy-saving software. Working on the premise that solar radiation behaves in a similar manner to the propagation of radio waves, this startup uses a sophisticated ray tracing program for the prediction of radio coverage in an urban environment, developing it to calculate solar intensity (in collaboration with the Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems at the University of Bologna). 

Guides companies towards economic savings and increased competitiveness on the market, through innovative energy efficiency solutions that are customisable and tailored to their specific needs.

Caramella Multimedia is a spin-off of Porrini s.r.l., operating in the transport and logistics sector.From the world of transportation and related needs comes Metropoli: a suite of GPS controls developed for the management of activities related to the mobility of workers.What distinguishes Metropoli from other GPS control systems is the use of common smartphones that do not require the installation of hardware or interfaces or other modifications.

DIFLY, a leading company in Italy in the drone sector, provides comprehensive, high–value aerial services for companies and public authorities, including:photogrammetry and geomappingenvironmental and river analysisphotovoltaic field inspections and analysisprecision agriculturestructural and infrastructure inspectionsevidence collection, investigations, and OCP (crime scene investigations)

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Banca della Calce (Lime Bank) offers materials and services for sustainable architecture and architectural restoration. It is a reference supplier for private citizens, technicians, and companies that strive to use healthy ecological building materials. We offer high quality lime and certified derivative products manufactured in Italy. We are based in Bologna but operate all over the country and abroad.

iFarming develops field monitoring systems based on innovative technologies. Relying on years of applied research, it introduces IoT potential in agricultural decision-making and enhances sustainable, as well as affordable and remunerative precision farming.

Established in late 2013, MSX Technology produces innovative ventilation louvres for the unit heater, heat exchanger and cooling tower markets.The target sectors are energy production and the treatment of petrochemical waste, as well as heat generation in general, both industrial and civil. This market is growing rapidly, especially in countries experiencing population growth.MSX Technology has developed a new and innovative ventilation louvre with components that are fully optimised both in terms of weight and production efficiency.

Hydrosynergy was established in June 2010 by biologists from the BiGeA Department of the University of Bologna.