The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE) has highlighted the 100 best startups of 2023 , located in its parks spread over 15 autonomous communities, covering sectors such as biotechnology, AI, clean energy, among others. APTE seeks to promote the innovative talent of these spaces, encouraging interaction with investors at the Transfiere Forum in Málaga from March 20 to 22, 2024.
To give publicity to these startups , the association has created a section on its website where you can consult the activity sector in which they are included, the scientific and technological park where they are located, their web pages, the range of annual turnover, the investment captured by each one, the investment status they are in and the year of creation.
Among these startups, 3 are part of the Industrial Doctorate Plan:
- Quside , with two industrial PhD projects , was founded in 2017 from a project of the Institute of Photonic Sciences ( ICFO ). Quside is a startup that designs and produces quantum components for the cybersecurity and supercomputing markets. Quside aims to help improve the cybersecurity of all Internet communications, from mobile to servers, as today's communications are inherently insecure and can be compromised by scientific advances. The Quside company and team have won several awards in recent months and participate in several national and European research programs, such as the FET Quantum Flagship program.
- AllRead MLT , with an industrial doctorate project , is a spin-off from the Center de Visió per Computador de Catalunya ( CVC ) and the UAB Research Park, born from The Collider program of the Mobile World Capital Foundation. Founded in March 2019, it has achieved through the technology transferred from the CVC and the application of a pay-as-you-go business model of this technology, to be able to obtain dozens of customers and pilots among which are corporates of the such as IAG Airlines, State Ports (Barcelona, Bilbao, Algeciras), Post Office, Aigües de Valencia, Naturgy, etc. During the first year of its life, AllRead MLT has managed to attract EUR 500,000 in exclusively private financing between Corporate Venture Capita , Family Offices and Business Angels, so that its staff already reaches 12 people on its payroll.
- Roka Furadada , with four industrial PhD projects, is a startup born in 2019 at the UAB Research Park. Its mission is to reduce the incidence of skin cancer through the research, development and production of active ingredients and medical devices, with high efficiency and low toxicological and environmental impact. Its purpose is to help prevent and reduce the incidence of skin cancer, developing the first intelligent ultraviolet radiation filter: SMART UV, with new molecules that carry therapeutic activity to prevent and treat diseases associated with sun exposure.
