AgrotecUV is the High Technology Incubator for Sustainable Agri-Food promoted by the Universitat de València and the Fundació Parc Científic Universitat de València. It was established to become a benchmark in business innovation in the agri-food sector. It fosters entrepreneurial projects and startups that provide innovative solutions aimed at transforming this sector into a sustainable, healthy, inclusive system, tailored to consumer needs and capable of facing climate challenges.

  • ACTIVITY: High Technology Incubator for Sustainable Agri-Food
  • LOCATION: Paterna, Valencia
  • FOUNDING DATE: 2022
  • CATEGORY: Incubation, acceleration, entrepreneurship, startups, innovation, open innovation
  • CONTACT: agrotecuv@uv.es
  • WEB: https://www.uv.es/agrotecuv/es/agrotecuv.html
  • BUSINESS LINES: Open and transversal character, accommodates any innovative project or technology with an application in the agri-food sector

TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND:

At AgrotecUV, we offer agri-food companies the know-how of researchers from the Universitat de València to provide solutions tailored to their problems and innovation needs.

Our innovation areas focus on 7 key aspects for the transformation of the agri-food system:

  • Development of new foods and food ingredients
    • Design, formulation, and evaluation of new food products
    • Food ingredients and bioactive compounds from foods
    • New co-products through the valorization of waste
    • Alternative food sources: microalgae and insects
    • Plant-based foods: foods for vegans and vegetarians
  • Nutrition and health
    • Nutrigenomics, personalized nutrition, and microbiome
    • Nutraceuticals: prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics
    • Development of functional foods
    • Clinical trials to evaluate the functionality of foods
  • Food quality and safety
    • Foodomics: characterization of food quality and safety, authentication, and origin
    • Analytical control of food samples
  • Pathogen control
    • Development and synthesis of new biomolecules
    • Development of new agrochemical formulations
    • Biological control of pests
    • Analysis and determination of active ingredients in agrochemical product formulations
    • Intelligent systems for the detection and control of agricultural pests
  • Primary production
    • Improvement of vegetable crops
    • Post-harvest
    • Grape cultivation and enology
    • Aquaculture: diets and pathogens
    • Sustainable and efficient use of ecosystem services (water, soil, and energy)
  • Industry 4.0: digitization, traceability, packaging, and logistics
    • Application of big data and smart data analysis in the agri-food sector
    • Integrated systems for food quality control
    • Blockchain for agri-food traceability
    • Intelligent systems for food storage and distribution
    • Remote sensing and monitoring of agricultural areas
    • Innovative and sustainable packaging

Design and development of new materials for food packaging