STARTUP DAY 2025: catalyzing agri-food innovation

STARTUP DAY 2025: catalyzing agri-food innovation
March 6, 2025. Paterna (Valencia)
«Startup Day 2025: catalyzing agri-food innovation» It is a day organized by AgrotecUV and BIOVEGEN, focused on promoting innovation in the agri-food sector. The event will bring together startups incubated at AgrotecUV, leading companies in the sector, researchers and investors to explore innovative and sustainable solutions in the agri-food sector.
Throughout the day, disruptive startups will be presented, pioneering success stories such as the use of phages to combat Xylella fastidiosa, and debate will be encouraged at a round table with leading companies from the AgrotecUV Community in the sector. In addition, experts will share advances in agricultural remote sensing, pest control and food, culminating in a strategic vision on technological trends and investment in the sector.
This meeting is a unique opportunity to connect with the agrifood ecosystem, learn about innovative projects and establish collaborations that promote the transfer of knowledge to the productive sector.
A DÍA DE HOY… ¡93 ENTIDADES PARTICIPANTES!
The event will also allow participating professionals to hold bilateral meetings, in previously scheduled meetings that will take place in the networking spaces provided.If you are interested, please write to the address dlapuente@invegen.org indicating the entity(ies) with which you wish to meet.
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS
The event “STARTUP DAY 2025: catalyzing agri-food innovation” has the following sponsorship modalities:
- GOLD: €1000.
- Use of table/stand + SILVER shares.
- SILVER: €500.
- Possibility of distributing corporate material during the hosting.
- Placing a roll-up on the stage.
- Logo in pre- and post-event communications (newsletters, press releases, etc.).
- Projection of the logo on the session slides.
- BRONZE: actions and budget to be agreed.
PROGRAM
9:30 a.m. Institutional opening
- Rosa Maria Donat Beneito. Vice-Rector for Innovation and Transfer of the University of Valencia
- Pedro Carrasco Sorli. Director of the UV Science Park
- Jose Pellicer Spain. President BIOVEGEN
9:50 a.m. AgrotecUV: incubating the future of the sector
- Eva Bataller. Business development manager at AgrotecUV and innovation agent at IVACE+i
10:00 a.m. X-ray of the Spanish agrobiotechnology sector
- Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna Gutiérrez. BIOVEGEN Manager
10:10 a.m. AgrotecUV Startup Pitches: 3rd Call
- Agrotan Natura: production of biofertilizers and products for quality, profitable and sustainable agriculture. Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Co-founder and CEO of Agrotan Nature
- Ajax DNA: Production of customized microorganisms for the scalable production of novel food ingredients and bioactive compounds. Alexander Atienza. Co-founder and CEO of Ajax DNA
- Bio2Coat: production of natural 100% edible coating films that preserve, protect and extend the shelf life of fresh fruit. Farayde Matta. Co-founder and CRO of Bio2Coat
- Agraris BioTech: development of sustainable encapsulations with controlled release, reducing chemicals and protecting crops in an efficient and ecological way. Lucia Gonzalez Bermudez. Pro-CEO of Agraris BioTech
- Guennetikos Gen: biotechnology company dedicated to the production of secondary metabolites from plants. Miguel Maria Lopez Sanchez. Founder and CEO of Guenentikos Gen
- Karat Foods: development of innovative and sustainable products based on carob, promoting local agriculture, biodiversity and healthy consumption. Luis Borja Garcia Gimeno. Founder of Karat Foods.
- Modoru biotech: development of plant vaccines for pathogen control and nano-encapsulation of active ingredients for use in agriculture. Jose Maria Delgado Martin. Founder of Modoru biotech.
- Veganic nature: development of biosolutions for the sustainable and conscious exploitation of crops, allowing for healthy and profitable harvests. Carlos Ledó. Founder of Veganic Nature and CEO.
11:00 a.m. AgrotecUV startups success stories
- First pilot trial of phages in Spain for the treatment of Xylella fastidiosa
- Marisa Domingo Calap. CEO and co-founder of Evolving therapeutics
- Francesc Adrover . Plant Health Technician. Agro-Food and Fisheries Research and Training Institute of the Balearic Islands (IRFAP)
- Incubation program as a driver of transfer for the development of animal health products
- Rachel Codina. Product Development Manager Bionte nutrition
- Giuseppe Mecca. Professor at the University of Valencia in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Legal Medicine and head of the scientific-technical area of AgrotecUV
11:30 a.m. Coffee break
12:15 h. Round table. AgrotecUV Community: innovation and collaboration
- Nicolas Juste. Project Manager at Anecoop
- Joaquin del Rio. Director of Quality and R&D at Vicky Foods
- Juancho Escobar. Founder & CEO of Q'Omer
- Pepe Castro. Innovation agent for the CV. Project manager at the Unió Llauradora y Ramadera
12:45 p.m. Research by the University of Valencia in the agri-food sector
- Bionutest-UV: design and evaluation of healthy and sustainable foods. Amparo Gamero. Professor at the University of Valencia in the area of food technology
- CBP-UV: biotechnological pest control for more sustainable crop protection. Salvador Herrero. Professor at the University of Valencia in the Department of Genetics at the Biotecmed Institute
- UCG-UV: remote sensing as a tool for sustainable management and transformation of agriculture. Belén Franch Gras. Professor at the Department of Earth Physics and Thermodynamics at the University of Valencia and adjunct professor at the University of Maryland
13:30 h. Trends, disruptive technologies and strategic investment in the agri-food sector
- Xana Belastegui. General Partner of the Agri-Food Tech Fund, SWANLAAB VENTURE FACTORY
13:45 h. CDTI supports technology-based entrepreneurship
- Carlos Franco. Technical Advisor at CDTI. Expert in the evaluation of national and international R&D&I projects in the agri-food sector
14:00 h. Closing