Matteco, Verázial and Calsens triumph at the 6th edition of the Valencian Science Park Network Awards



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## Matteco, Verázial and Calsens triumph at the 6th edition of the Valencian Science Park Network Awards AirBiometrics, a company associated with Espaitec, the Science and Technology Park of the Universitat Jaume I, was awarded second prize in the start-up category

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The Polytechnic City of Innovation, Science Park of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), was the venue for the 6th edition of the Awards of the Valencian Science Parks Network (rePCV). The event honoured the most outstanding initiatives in the field of business innovation and scientific and technological entrepreneurship in the Valencian Community and linked to Valencian public universities.

The gala brought together leading figures from the public, academic, business and innovation sectors. The event began with a welcome speech by Juan Vicente Capella, director of the Polytechnic City of Innovation-UPV, who was accompanied by Juan José Cortés, director general of Innovation of the Generalitat Valenciana (GVA), and Tonia Salinas, president of the rePCV. Capella highlighted the high standard of the 38 companies that had applied for the awards. Likewise, Cortés pointed out that "innovation has two ingredients: talent and opportunity" and underlined the GVA's mission to "create the conditions for opportunities to emerge". Finally, Salinas highlighted the support of the Valencian Science Parks to facilitate the consolidation of innovative initiatives in the Valencian Community ecosystem.

Next, Juan José Cortés and Ester Olivas, director general for Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation, spoke on behalf of the Valencian Regional Government's Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism. Both directors presented the new IVACE+i support lines for the Valencian business ecosystem. Cortés highlighted the GVA's efforts to promote innovation, particularly in the simplification of procedures in the new IVACE+i lines. For his part, Olivas announced the star aid of the Institute's new lines to promote the internationalisation of Valencian companies and to support SMEs in the recruitment of young talent, with 100% financing of recruitment in the first year.

The day continued with the intervention of Mayte Bacete, director of Maxlinear Hispania and president of the Valencia Silicon Cluster, who presented a successful case of collaboration between companies and universities. Bacete highlighted the positive impact of cooperation and links between companies and universities. Moreover, the director and president stressed the need for institutional support to encourage start-ups and spin-offs: "The leading countries have a brutal start-up ecosystem. Aid, programmes and tax benefits are needed, as well as training programmes in universities". In terms of training and professionalising talent, she highlighted the new chairs in microelectronics design and the future international semiconductor campus of the Valencia Silicon Cluster, which is being developed in collaboration with the UPV and the University of Valencia.

**Three categories and nine winning companies**

The highlight of the event was the presentation of the nine awards, one prize and two runners-up, for each of the three categories: Spin-off, Start-Up and University-Business Collaboration.

Tonia Salinas and Juan Vicente Capella presented the trophies in the spin-off category, with the prize going to Matteco, which is linked to the Science Park of the University of Valencia, and the runners-up prizes to Kerionics and Corify Care, both spin-offs from the Polytechnic City of Innovation-Polytechnic University of Valencia. The winning spin-off, Matteco, stood out for its materials technology that decarbonises the economy, particularly through its innovative catalysts and electrodes for the production of green hydrogen.

The trophies in the start-up category were then handed over by Alberto Conejero, vice-rector for Students and Entrepreneurship at UPV, and Ester Olivas (GVA). They presented the award to UPV start-up Verázial Labs, represented by Alejandra Castillo, a specialist in digital marketing. The company was awarded for its Verázial ID solution, which offers secure identification using biometric technology. The runners-up were AirBiometrics, a start-up from Espaitec, the Universitat Jaume I Science and Technology Park, and Scale Nanotech OÜ, a start-up from UPV.

The prize in the business-university collaboration category was awarded by Salvador Coll, vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer at the UPV, and Juan José Cortés (GVA) to Cálculo y Estructuras Sensadas (Calsens), the winning company for its great collaboration with the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), founded in 2013 through the alliance between telecommunications engineers and civil engineers, which stands out for its innovation in the development of intelligent systems for 24/7 monitoring of structures and processes. The runners-up in this category were Greene Enterprise and Global Omnium Aguas de Valencia, both companies associated with the Polytechnic City of Innovation.

**Institutional commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship in Valencia**

The event closed with words from Esther Gómez, Regional Secretary for Universities of the GVA, and Salvador Coll, vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer of the UPV. Gómez congratulated the winners and highlighted the efforts of the entrepreneurs, whether they are spin-offs, start-ups or companies, and particularly appreciated the ability to do this in the vicinity of science parks and the university as a generator of knowledge.

In conclusion, Coll thanked the institutional representation and its commitment to R&D&I, and appreciated the teamwork of the entire innovation ecosystem, in which science parks are a link to build a better future for the Valencian community. This sixth edition of the awards reaffirmed the Valencia Science Park Network's commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, and underlined the importance of collaboration between universities and industry to boost the region's technological and economic development.

**Valencian Science Park Network**

The Valencian Science Park Network (rePCV) is made up of the Miguel Hernández University Science Park, Espaitec, the Science and Technology Park of the Jaume I University of Castelló, the Science Park of the University of Valencia, the Polytechnic City of Innovation-Universitat Politècnica de València and the Alicante Science Park-University of Alicante.

The rePCV aims to be an instrument for promoting the competitiveness of companies and knowledge-generating institutions located in or linked to Valencian science parks. In addition, it promotes the culture of innovation, diversification and the growth of a new business and industrial fabric, of quality, differentiated and committed to social responsibility policies.

* **rePCV Awards**:<https://premiosrepcv.net/>
* **Valencian Science Park Network**:<https://www.repcv.net/>

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