BIOINCUBATECH is a High Technology Incubator promoted by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), in collaboration with Uninova and the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago de Compostela, for advancing the innovation and transfer of biotechnology in the fields of health and food in micro-enterprises. This project is financed by the INCYDE Foundation through the Call “High Technology Incubators for the promotion of Innovation and the transfer of technology to micropymes” (2018, FEDER Funds), and co-financed by the Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) of the Xunta de Galicia.


GALICIA supports Biotechnology

This project involves three elements which are key to success of creation of BIO companies based on new knowledge:

  • Scientific skills, infrastructures and knowledge provided by University of Santiago de Compostela, which has over 30 years of experience in the processes of knowledge transfer and creation of knowledge-based enterprises.
  • Active participation in the strategic decision-making processes of BIOGA (Galician Life Sciences Technological Business Cluster).
  • A favourable institutional environment due to “2020 Biotechnology Promotion Strategy” designed by the Ministry of Economy of the Regional Government of Galicia (Xunta de Galicia), which will mobilise €200 million



WHAT IS BIOINCUBATECH?


INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH MICROSMES CREATION

BIOINCUBATECH is a project which combines incubation and acceleration programmes with infrastructure endowment in order to attract entrepreneurial talent and research results from around the world to Galicia.

BIOINCUBATECH INFRASTRUCTURES


BIO endowment of 8 incubation units in the Emprendia building (USC).

Setting up a CENTRALISED scientific-technical infrastructure:

  • Cell culture room
  • Molecular biology room
  • Cleanroom
  • Preferential access to USC scientific infrastructures.



PROGRAMMES

Several support programmes in 4 key areas of activity will be available to BIOINCUBATECH user companies:

1 KNOWLEDGE transfer and INNOVATION management

  • Defining science-based business projects. Maturing research results (VALUE-ADDING).


2 Recruiting and managing executive TALENT

  • Including mentoring actions, providing interim managers or recruiting international managers.


3 COORDINATION and international networking

  • Including coordination programmes for interenterprise innovation, technological hybridisation, international mobility of entrepreneurs or access to consultants on international landing.


4 INVESTMENT attraction and financial management

  • Including support programmes to facilitate the access of professional investors (VCF), Business Angels, crowdfunding or industrial investors.




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  • Area of Activity
  • Universities
  • Technology transfer
  • Research services and supplies
  • Industrial property, patents & trademarks
  • Scientific & Technical instruments
  • Training
  • Research Centers
  • Cellular and molecular biology
  • Company type
  • Public and Private Organizations - Non Profit Centers - Medical Research Facilities
  • Services and consulting for biotech sector
  • Technology Services
  • Health Biotechnology
Office
Área de Valorización, Transferencia e Emprendemento. Edificio Emprendia s/n
Santiago de Compostela , A Coruña 15782, ES
P: +34 881815563
E:avte@usc.es

Partners

The University of Santiago de Compostela leads the project through its Area of Valorization, Transfer and Entrepreneurship. The project includes two partners: The Chamber of Commerce of Santiago de Compostela and Uninova – Business Innovative Initiatives, under the collaborative project formula. The project has the support of the Xunta de Galicia through GAIN – Galician Innovation Agency.


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BioIncubaTech belongs to “High Technology Incubators for the promotion of innovation and technology transfer to micro-SMEs” Project, aimed to modernize the regional productive fabric. These Incubators are created as traction instruments aligned with the objectives of the EU 2020 and Horizon 2020 Strategy and will promote inter-regional cooperation, as well as collaboration between public and private sector agents at international level.


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Objectives

BioIncubaTech offers a centralized infrastructure, with high capacities based on high added value services, which, with a qualify human team and large experience in both the scientific/technological and business areas, provides a set of coordinated services for business acceleration.

- Creation of micro SMEs

In the biotechnology sectors health and food sciences

- Improvement of companies competitiveness

In bio health and food sciences technology sectors through technology transfer and incubation development actions, innovation promotion, mentoring, networking and communication actions

- Technology transfer to productive system

Making the double effect of improving competitiveness, but also the sustainability of the R + D + i action

- International business advisory

Promoting the reach of technological and commercial agreements with national and international strategic partners, international business development and, ultimately, to achieve being outstanding actors in global markets

- Internationalization support

Of R + D + i activities, especially in the field of technology transfer, inter and intra sectorial collaboration, talent adquisition and the sharing use of cutting-edge equipment


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Biotechnology sector

The incubation of micro SMEs related to the biotechnology sector is proposed as a fundamental objective:

From the creation of technology-based companies that transfer relevant national and international research results to the market

To companies that need to improve and innovate in their processes regarding the biotechnological field, especially in health and food technology sectors both nationally and internationally.

Program

The incubation of micro SMEs related to the biotechnology sector is proposed as a fundamental objective:

  • Projects in the pre-incubation phase
  • Projects in the incubation phase and
  • Projects in the acceleration phase


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