{"id":5815,"date":"2023-11-15T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.areasciencepark.it\/accelerare-lo-sviluppo-di-nuove-molecole-grazie-a-un-reattore-chimico-automatizzato-katakem-vince-ledizione-2023-di-startup-marathon\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T15:37:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T13:37:30","slug":"accelerating-the-development-of-new-molecules-with-an-automated-chemical-reactor-katakem-wins-the-2023-edition-of-startup-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.areasciencepark.it\/en\/accelerating-the-development-of-new-molecules-with-an-automated-chemical-reactor-katakem-wins-the-2023-edition-of-startup-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating the development of new molecules with an automated chemical reactor: Katakem wins the 2023 edition of Startup Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>An\u00a0<strong>automated, zero-emissions chemical reactor<\/strong>\u00a0that will enable digitalisation of chemical processes, transforming them into files. This is the innovative technology from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FFOSjJ2teKd_K&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686320055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TR%2FShh%2B%2Fpw%2Fg%2BnxbdVDiOc436iedTvpncMjW5Yp64WE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Katakem<\/strong><\/a>, a startup from Catanzaro, in Southern Italy, which won first place in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FVWKNlgjlUZOu&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686320055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iZDR4NM4j1vNaZynPmjKLB2bRRJHEseU5u17oPl%2BBBg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Startup Marathon 2023<\/strong><\/a>. The contest run by\u00a0<strong>Area Science Park<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UniCredit<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FGqUWgkSPJmtY&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686320055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8PR3rorVdQIQxiqX9UlMdpm%2BTXn%2BVjxe%2FZOefi%2Beh8g%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fondazione Comunica<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0ended on Tuesday 14 November, with an event hosted at the UniCredit offices in Verona.\u00a0<strong>Ten finalists were selected<\/strong>\u00a0by a panel of judges made up of entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts, from an initial pool of\u00a0<strong>61 innovative companies who entered the contest<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>34 different incubators, accelerators and university research centres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Working in the sectors of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, agritech, robotics and life sciences, the ten startups competed for\u00a0<strong>access to the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2F5kiUaqbVFYhE&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686320055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X9XNKdEnCHY0nZZJdMrCCL6I3FtR27DjXtE%2BbOMxZCY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>UniCredit Start Lab<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>acceleration programme<\/strong>. The company that came out victorious was\u00a0<strong>Katakem<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 put forward by the Calabrian innovation hub\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2Fd1vK7UYa4LON&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686320055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=koWaAMpLn10F6%2BEIDTh26Jid1PU%2FNrW0WbbA6F4p7%2BE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Entopan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 which has developed\u00a0<strong>technology capable of accelerating the development of new molecules and their time-to-market.<\/strong>\u00a0The new technology is called\u00a0<strong>OnePot<\/strong>, an automated, zero-emissions chemical reactor that digitalises a chemical process, transforming it into a file that can be sent anywhere in the world and instantaneously replicated.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the podium were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FR5kfLTdPfERP&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8wteP9XscfGN%2F6lJrW6T3BAC77cHR6Qg%2BzlwyWoosVM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Enphos<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from Verona, put forward by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FsGlKsQeMCyjG&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b881eP%2B48G1gzgd4swltZhsXxSXjXtutYTfEnxLTSxE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>INSTM consortium<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FhSpaufCgP7jn&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=11ZPrWm2DuMv9O0GgO5Lzpveg4803LJLZY3%2F9iFNzKw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Rozes<\/strong><\/a>, a spin-off from the University of Padua. Enphos\u00a0<strong>develops solutions for producing green and white hydrogen,\u00a0<\/strong>which include high-efficiency electrolyzers to generate green hydrogen and artificial-photosynthesis materials and systems to produce white hydrogen and e-fuels. It is working on developing a system for long-term energy storage. Rozes is an innovative startup specialising in\u00a0<strong>artificial intelligence\u00a0<\/strong>that helps economic operators to anticipate the risk of entering business relationships with potentially dangerous and financially unstable companies. It has developed an index for\u00a0<strong>measuring a company\u2019s risk level\u00a0<\/strong>by analysing accounting anomalies deriving from fraud, money laundering, false invoicing and fraudulent bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>The final of the 2023 edition was the first live event since the contest was first launched in 2020. For all the startups that reached the final stage, the event was an\u00a0<strong>opportunity to meet and network with entrepreneurs and investors<\/strong>, participating as the audience for pitch sessions and then in one-to-one sessions with the finalist companies.<\/p>\n<p>The final also saw the participation of the best female-led startup of Startup Marathon 2023, already recognised during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FbSb5CpB9nVU4&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JO7aUMZyo8Z7P4K69f%2BXtXGwYAEXeG3xNl%2B%2BaLFZdro%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Digital Day<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 27 October \u2013 the online event during which the finalists were selected from the 35 shortlisted companies. This was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FVvxeGrDdt95K&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y7XlOiEZ%2FZ451EdBtcmKol7G4mKqCMpWiCDcPvbdO28%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bioverse<\/strong><\/a>, which produces electromedical equipment designed for use in emergency settings and low-resource contexts. The company has developed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FrKviNbM1qsqQ&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6Pm8Ir6luG5RKZWUSzMkN1pgHilhCtoMyuGjy9pmYCQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Corax<\/strong><\/a>, a\u00a0<strong>low-cost, transportable device capable of reproducing the characteristics of an intensive-care room for burns patients<\/strong>, enabling safe transport to hospital structures. Thanks to this success, the startup joined the shortlist for the international acceleration programme\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FGk4bD-kfzFvA&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VfwKPEVkdZfc8BfXJptq9QXiJuGy19REBLhx%2BCPTOPI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Prospera Women<\/strong><\/a>. Bioverse was nominated for the initiative, in its role as business accelerator, by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2F4F78cA35fyg6&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hOY8ME%2F0T%2BJeJSHnzywnsY23hJluY8Mb%2Fi%2FbPregIs4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Almacube<\/strong><\/a>, the innovation hub of Confindustria Emilia Area Centro and the University of Bologna.<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with a presentation from the team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2F5kWvRvUyodTx&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Rh%2BRU%2FI6NA6S2CCgtKPRj%2BsrN1LWdBXk9PwQzRJbxQo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Enacuts Polimi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the Politecnico di Milano University, winner of the Enacuts national competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm that the fourth edition of Startup Marathon has been a great success\u201d, declared\u00a0<strong>Roberto Pillon<\/strong>, Head of the Business Generation Unit at Area Science Park. \u201cNot only from a quantitative perspective, with this edition having the highest ever number of participants, but above all in qualitative terms. The startups that took part are in fact a representative sample of the innovation potential of our country \u2013 potential that Startup Marathon is working to optimise\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe final confirmed the value of the startups selected by a panel of judges that are highly competent in the area of innovation\u201d, commented\u00a0<strong>Renzo Chervatin<\/strong>, Head of Regional Development at UniCredit \u2013 North-East. \u201cHere at UniCredit, we are very satisfied with the result of this fourth edition of Startup Marathon, which has held an in-person event for the first time at our offices in Verona, for the final. The project demonstrates how open innovation can be the key to generating value for the entire economic and social system: for businesses with clear goals for growth and positioning in the market, for startups on their own path to growth, and for the innovation ecosystem supporting these startups. At UniCredit, we want to play an active role in this process and we believe that participation as a partner of Startup Marathon clearly demonstrates this. Having established an ecosystem of such great value is very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many startups competing, many businesses and investors participating and many different interests: a challenging but winning formula for those wishing to invest in innovation,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Gianni Potti<\/strong>,\u00a0Chair of Fondazione Comunica and founder of DIGITALmeet. \u201cThis was an unmissable occasion that has made Startup Marathon one of the leading Italian events in the sector, perfectly integrated with the places we find innovation: incubators, science and technology parks and universities, to promote and further the best Italian entrepreneurial ideas, and to strengthen and support many projects that would otherwise risk being lost without the support of solid innovation organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2020,\u00a0over the years\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FX7MGgl79w4l-&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bvHLJStCdfdvtxurgoAF7t%2FIYGlIyfYMC%2FwAoh7rOsA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Startup Marathon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has selected and recognised innovative companies operating in sectors such as artificial intelligence, diagnostics, IoT and sustainability. Winners of past editions include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2Ff91H8Ign95jF&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FQtGd%2Bm5ENUGGrdCld6uk%2B1ZrjPQZsv%2BfkcUNneepEE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CAEmate<\/strong><\/a>, an enterprise that developed software for the predictive maintenance of infrastructure;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2FXmoRsqk_gyxt&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=APIUY0yvpI26450cNY3Nxw6JnyR7aqTTy%2BKFBJBYjTU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Aisent<\/strong><\/a>, which provides services based on AI, machine learning and computer vision; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F49g9l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com%2Fmk%2Fcl%2Ff%2Fsh%2FSMK1E8tUrCniLUOG2YcaLp9Q76yA%2F9352G8DHloS1&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csilvia.reinotti%40areasciencepark.it%7C731a3304ac65476a082f08dbe5c27b3b%7Cd4aafca6bf354515b06a4973cdfbbed3%7C0%7C0%7C638356395686476344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d9%2Boh1SFSymMu7ErjVFzuyAaoACmW4fAniU5QxV4G6w%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>M2Test<\/strong><\/a>, a spin-off from the University of Trieste with an innovative method for diagnosing osteoporosis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partners<\/strong><br \/>\nIn addition to the three promoters, Startup Marathon is supported by a range of partners. These are: Unicorn Trainers Club, Elis Innovation Hub, Italian Angels for Growth, Italian Business Angel Network, Giordano Controls, Fastweb, Venture Factory, Start Tech Ventures, Liftt, Carel, Eatable Adventures, Chiesi, Manni Group, Maxfone, Dba Group, Angel for Women, Eurotherm and HiRef.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The startups competing<\/strong><br \/>\nThe ten startups in the final were: Agreen Biosolutions, Audio Innova, Biomeye, Cyber Evolution, Cyberneid, Enphos, Katakem, Lightscience, Robotizr and Rozes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Startup Marathon is a contest for innovative enterprises open to startups, innovative SMEs and university spin-offs put forward by incubators and business accelerators. 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