Startups

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 company was founded in 2017 from the idea of a pool of engineers with over 15 years of direct experience in the wholesale energy and environmental markets. Its primary mission is to spread and uphold the policies of environmental sustainability though research, development, and the spread of innovative solutions (not only technological) addressing both energy consumers and operators.

For 15 years Optit has been offering IT solutions based on advanced mathematics, data science, analytics, and optimization in support of company innovation.We improve efficiency and effectiveness for medium and large sized companies in diverse sectors (energy, refuse, logistics, retail sales) through innovative support systems for decision making.

Ecoinnovazione is a spin-off from ENEA, accredited as an industrial research laboratory in the Emilia-Romagna High-Tech network. We offer companies and public authorities customized solutions for the assessment and promotion of sustainability in the environmental, economic, and social dimensions. We develop products while also addressing organizations and local territory.

Ri.Circola is an innovative startup that develops digital instruments and strategies for measuring and reducing the environmental impact of professional activities. It transforms operating data into concrete environmental indicators, making sustainability measurable and integrable into company processes.

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:

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

Neurality has realized an SaaS for analysing images and video applying artificial intelligence techniques with the aim of extracting crucial information for the businesses in which they are used. After successful applications in the medical world, the Neurality methods are expanding to other markets, including industry and agri-food.

NostrAEnergy offers consultance services in the field of energy saving, through the design, production and marketing of innovative processes of energy qualification and mitigation to climate change in civil and residential buildings.

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

Ecocircular s.r.l. is an innovative startup that produces rubber and plastic treatment plants (even from waste) using proprietary patents and technology.

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.

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.

GQenergy was born with the aim of designing and manufacturing eco-sustainable products. Thanks to its technology, GQenergy aims to change the way of supplying energy to any device with a battery, thus significantly reducing costs and pollution while providing greater autonomy. 

Argi Tech make and sell premixed clay-based plaster, along with natural and recycled products for bio-architecture. Our main innovation is the product, "Argi Lite Bio Thermal Plaster".This is an indoor thermal plaster based on clay, organically cultivated hemp, recycled cellulose, and recycled cellulose flock. Our other products are:

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.

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.

KiRa Technology has created the BioGS-1.5 micro-cogenerator, a machine that can produce high-efficiency electrical and thermal power for domestic or small business use using a renewable and sustainable energy source: wood biomass.

Winet designs and realizes wireless sensor networks (WSN), mainly for environmental monitoring, industrial and landslides. The idea arose  by the two partners, both graduates specialists in Systems Engineering and Information Technology of ICT, and it is the provision of a comprehensive service monitor for customer-specific needs, composed by  a network of wireless sensors and subsequent analysis of data collected through monitoring.