Aquaponic Design Srl was found in 2021, as innovative startup and spinoff company of the University of Bologna. Thanks to a multidisciplinary team of designers, agronomists and fish farmers, it focuses on urban agriculture and soilless crops. The company designs, builds, distributes and manages aquaponic and hydroponic systems for private partners, individuals and the public administration. A strong collaboration with the Bologna City Council and the University of Bologna lead to the implementation of a number of activities for urban regeneration and agriculture. Aquaponic designs also offers training courses and consultancies on commercial aquaponic farming.
ScalaBox Farm is a new brand of Scalabros Srl, which started in 2021 as a Research and Development project on Circular Agriculture. The company specialises on the implementation of innovative agricultural technologies on shipping containers, including both facilities for mushroom production on innovative substrates (e.g., exhausted coffeground) and indoor vertical farming with integration of Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies. The ScalaBox systems were displayed at EcoMondo fair and were recently integrated in the sustainable food pilot of the Bologna City Council, realized within the project H2020-Food Systems in European Cities (FoodE).
Hangar, is an innovative start-up, born in Northern Italy in 2016. They have developed, in collaboration with research centres and universities, an innovative LED lamp system and software dedicated to different sectors, agriculture, entomology, algae and microalgae. Their mission is to help increase the quality and quantity of production, reduce mortality, extend seasonality and improve the well-being of the environment.
Tectum Garden's mission is to address the pressing need for sustainable urban spaces, playing a pivotal role in the transition to greener, decarbonized cities. It leverages the expertise of the Sostenipra research group in circular economy, urban agriculture, and life cycle analysis, aiming to share this valuable knowledge with society. This knowledge serves to tackle forthcoming sustainability challenges across three key dimensions: social, environmental, and economic.