Activa Startups

Activa Startups is an initiative promoted by the Fundación EOI (Escuela de Organización Industrial) and the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of Spain, and Its main objective is to foster collaboration between spanish SMEs and startups to promote open innovation, business growth, and the digital transformation of SMEs through the resolution of innovation challenges. The grants are aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have their tax domicile in Spain. The SME must be interested in developing an innovation project in collaboration with a startup that provides technical advice and support.

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Bioinfile offers a range of specialized bioinformatics services, including quality assessment of databases, database co-creation, and scientific consulting. They provide tailored reports to ensure database accuracy and support clients in co-creating and maintaining highly curated datasets. Their consulting expertise covers bioinformatics optimization, project planning, data curation, and quality assurance, making them a valuable partner in microbiome assessment and scientific research.

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The core product of Bioinfile is its aggregated biomedical database, designed for precision and scalability. It supports research in various fields, including human microbiome characterization, with datasets covering gut, skin, lung, oral, and vaginal-endometrial microbiomes. This product includes frequent updates and advanced data curation methods to ensure accuracy and reliability. Bioinfile’s database is a crucial tool for CREATING AND MAINTAINING bioinformatics workflows AT HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS.

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What key benefits DOES Bioinfile bring, as a partner in the Activa Startups program?

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• AI-Driven Data Curation: Bioinfile AGGREGATES, RefineS and calibrateS biomedical databases COMBINING ADVANCED AI ALGORITHMS WITH PROFOUND DOMAIN EXPERTISE SUCH AS IN microbiome research. ThIS DATA Is always up-to-date, accurate, and ready for use, significantly reducing the time required for NEW manual curation and increasing data reliability.

• Enhanced Data Integration: Bioinfile ENABLES COHESIVE AND high-quality databaseS TO BE FURTHER USED DOWNSTREAM THE R&D PROCESSES, INCLUDING E.G. THE TRAINING OF NEW AI MODELS AND ALGORITHMS. This approach improves update speed and supports rapid scientific advances, providing biotech companies with a clear competitive edge in product development.

• Scientific Quality and Precision: Bioinfile's databases are calibrated to deliver high-resolution results, minimizing the possibility of false positives and negatives in microbiome analyses. This ensures that the products developed by the SME meet the most rigorous scientific standards.

• Personalized Approach and Scalability: Bioinfile offers customized solutions tailored to the specific needs of each project. From co-creating databases to optimizing bioinformatics workflows, Bioinfile ensures support that is aligned with the scale and goals of the SME.

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• Reduction of R&D Time and Resource Use: Bioinfile’s curated databases enable biotech companies to shorten their R&D cycles, directly leading to lower energy consumption in research activities. The efficiency gained through quick access to high-quality data allows companies to minimize the need for prolonged experimental phases, thereby reducing their overall carbon footprint.

• Efficient Data Management: The company's approach to managing large datasets through scalable AI solutions prevents redundant efforts in the industry, such as analyzing duplicated data and manual updates. This more efficient data management process results in less energy-intensive operations and supports a transition to a more sustainable biotech sector.

Sustainable Practices

• Commitment to FAIR and FATE Data Principles: Bioinfile prioritizes the principles of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Explicability) in its data practices, ensuring that its UNDERLYING datasets can be shared and reused across different research initiatives. This commitment reduces the waste of scientific resources, as data is used more efficiently across multiple projects, maximizing its impact.

• Gender and Equity Perspective: Bioinfile facilitates innovation in biomedicine through AI-optimized databases that are tailored to a gender perspective. For example, recognizing the uniqueness of the gut microbiota in each individual, the optimized and customized databases ensure that all patients are treated as study subjects under equitable conditions to achieve personalized medicine, regardless of their motor, psychological, intellectual, sensory abilities, or other minority groups. This equal access and consideration eliminate gender barriers, promoting equity and inclusion in genetic research and personalized medicine.

• Sustainable Innovation and Circular Economy in Biomedicine: Bioinfile contributes to adopting measures aimed at improving sustainability, efficiency, and the circular economy in biomedicine and artificial intelligence. In particular, it promotes the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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FAQS ACTIVA STARTUPS

• What is the Activa Startups initiative?

  Activa Startups is a grant program promoted by the Fundación EOI and the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of Spain, with the aim of fostering open innovation in SMEs. It focuses on collaboration between SMEs and startups to develop projects that drive digitalization and the adoption of emerging technologies.

  More information available at the Official EOI website.

• Who can apply for the grants?

  The grants are aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have their tax domicile in Spain. The SME must be interested in developing an innovation project in collaboration with a startup that provides technical advice and support.

• How much funding can be received?

  Each SME can receive a grant of up to 9,500 EUR as non-repayable funds. These funds are intended to cover the costs of the innovation project developed in collaboration with a startup.

• What types of projects can benefit from these grants?

  Projects should focus on digital transformation, the adoption of emerging technologies, and the resolution of innovation challenges. This includes the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, big data, blockchain, and more. Additionally, the transition towards a low-carbon economy and the adoption of sustainable practices are highly valued.

• What are the deadlines for submitting an application?

  The application submission period is open from October 1, 2024, and ends on October 31, 2024. It is important for the SME to prepare the necessary documentation and submit its application before the deadline to be considered.

• How is the application submitted?

  The SME must submit the application electronically through the Fundación EOI's online portal. The form is simple and requires information about the SME, a description of the innovation project, and details of the collaboration with the startup. It is an accessible process designed to facilitate SME participation.

• What is meant by an “innovation challenge”?

  An innovation challenge is a problem, challenge, or opportunity that an SME faces and seeks to resolve through collaboration with a startup. For example, it could be the implementation of an artificial intelligence solution to optimize production processes or the development of a data analysis tool to improve decision-making.

• What role does the startup play in the project?

  The startup acts as a strategic collaborator, providing advice and technological solutions to the SME to resolve the innovation challenge. Although the application is submitted by the SME, the startup is a key partner in the execution of the project.

• What are the benefits of collaborating with a startup through Activa Startups?

  Collaborating with a startup allows SMEs to access advanced technologies and innovative approaches, accelerating their digital transformation. Additionally, the grant covers the costs of this collaboration, making it easier to adopt new solutions without the need for significant investments.

• Where can more information about the call be obtained?

  The full text of the call and the regulatory bases are available in the National Subsidies Database, on the Fundación EOI's website (www.eoi.es), and on the Ministry of Industry and Tourism's online portal.

• What sectors can participate in Activa Startups?

  The call is open to SMEs from a wide range of sectors, except those operating in fishing and aquaculture, as regulated by Regulation (EU) No. 1379/2013, and those engaged in the primary production of agricultural products.

• What requirements must an SME meet to be eligible?

  The SME must have its tax domicile in Spain and be up to date with its tax and Social Security obligations. Additionally, it must comply with the European definition of an SME, which includes criteria such as the number of employees and turnover.