The incubator of the University of Valencia and the Science Park of the University of Valencia has selected seven agri-food startups to incorporate them into its second edition of the AgrotecUV incubation and acceleration program

AgrotecUV closes its second call to attract innovative projects and startups in agri-food and welcomes seven new startups to its incubation program. This second call has been a complete success after having registered an increase in the number of applications submitted compared to the previous call. The growing interest in the AgrotecUV incubation program is marked by its strategic location in the Science Park of the University of Valencia, considered the nerve center of leading companies in the agri-food sector. Furthermore, its direct relationship with the university and the different research groups represents an opportunity for collaboration at a scientific-technical level for the applicant startups.

AgrotecUV has seen its presence reinforced beyond the Valencian Community, receiving requests from companies at a national and international level. These range from recently created companies, local cooperative projects, spin-offs of different universities to spin-offs of large multinationals which have shown interest in the AgrotecUV incubation program.

All this highlights the importance that AgrotecUV can have in the sector as an agent that facilitates the creation of companies and the interconnection between the academic and business world, through technology transfer, contributing to the transformation of the agri-food sector into a sustainable system, healthy and adapted to the current needs that society demands.

Over the next year, the selected startups will be able to enjoy the numerous advantages offered by the AgrotecUV incubation program, including the possibility of settling in the new innovation center of the University of Valencia, whose completion is expected by the end of this year 2023.

The startups of the 2nd Call

The selected startups have been the following:

• Bionte nutrition: spin-off of Andrés Pintaluba SA (APSA) specialized in solutions to mitigate the effects of mycotoxins in animal production.
• Bread Free: agri-food startup specialized in the manufacture of wheat flour suitable for celiacs.
• Espirbiòtic: startup that develops dairy products suitable for consumption by pets and humans.
• Ibions Institute: scientific-medical team that works to implement nutrition as part of the treatment of cancer patients.
• La fermenteria de l'Horta: social innovation project based on the study and development of fermented products using traditional recipes that allow improving, regenerating and recovering the processes and products present in l'Horta.
• Mediterranean Algae Technologies: startups dedicated to the cultivation of macroalgae to obtain bioactive compounds for the cosmetic, food and nutraceutical industries.
• Kanara labs: Canarian biotechnology-based company capable of producing active ingredients of plant origin through in vitro techniques.

With the support of FEDER, Santander Universidades and the Generalitat Valenciana through the Consellería d'Educació, Universitats i Ocupació.

AgrotecUV is an initiative of the University of Valencia and the Fundació Parc Científic Universitat de València supported by the Incyde Foundation and 50% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the Pulirregional Operational Program 2014-2020 within the axis 3: Improve the Competitiveness of SMEs, Thematic Objective 3: Improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, and Investment Priority 3: Promoting the entrepreneurial spirit, in particular, facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas, and promoting creation of new companies, also through incubators.

The 2nd AgrotecUV Call has been co-financed by Santander Universidades and has received the support of the Generalitat Valenciana through the Consellería d'Educació, Universitats i Ocupació – CRECE 2023 Program.