Entrepreneurship Night recognizes the best entrepreneurs with the Creatic and Antena TrenLab awards

The Entrepreneurship Night, held yesterday at TecnoCampus, filled the auditorium of the Congress Center to capacity to host the Creatic and Antena TrenLab awards, two calls that promote entrepreneurial talent and technological innovation in the territory. More than 300 people attended the evening, which brought together entrepreneurs, businessmen, institutional representatives and agents of the innovation ecosystem.

The event reaffirmed Mataró's commitment to promoting entrepreneurship and the economic development of the territory, highlighting the key role of collaboration between the public and private sectors in creating new business opportunities. The mayor of Mataró and president of the TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme Foundation, David Bote, recalled, during the opening of the event, that TecnoCampus has an important project underway to expand the facilities with a new building, for which, she pointed out, "we are in talks with the government of the Generalitat to partially finance the investment." The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alice Romero, who was previously a councilor of the Mataró City Council, member of the Board of Trustees and president of the Foundation, celebrated that the TecnoCampus, which this year celebrates 15 years, is a very consolidated project in the country. The councilor explained that the Government is willing to study a collaboration for the expansion that is being proposed "to try to ensure that, this time, we join this project". 

25 years of the Creatic Awards 

The Creatic Awards, which have been held for the 25th consecutive year, have received 56 nominations, and are sponsored by companies linked to the TecnoCampus ecosystem: ESED-Cyber ​​Security & IT Solutions in the Platinum category, FYR Legal, Minoryx Therapeutics, Palobiofarma, Bytemaster, NexTRet, Grup Bonanova and Banc Sabadell in the Gold category, Ambit Iberia, Derecho.com, Ambisort, Imaxel and Eurecat in the Silver category. 

In addition to the companies that act as patrons, the initiative is supported by the Barcelona Provincial Council and the Department of Business and Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the Mataró i Maresme New Information and Communication Technologies Business Group (GENTIC), the Independent Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Catalonia (AIJEC), the Federation of Business Associations and Guilds of Maresme (FAGEM), the Dona't un impuls Association, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, and the PIMEC business organization. 

The awarded projects were the following: 

• Creatic Award for the best business initiative in the field of technology and innovation. Haptika Medical Technologies, for a haptic solution to improve the experience and functionality of arm amputees, and to support rehabilitation in cases of loss of sensitivity of neurological origin. Presented by Jordi Puig. Grant: €12.000, and direct access to an incubation space at TecnoCampus, with a 50% bonus. 
• Creatic Award for the best business initiative led by women. Storymakers, a SaaS platform aimed at the automation and comprehensive management of user-generated content marketing campaigns for brands and agencies. Presented by Martina Díaz-Vélez and Carles Rigat. Award: €6.000 and direct access to an incubation space at TecnoCampus, with a 50% discount. 
• Creatic Award for the best business initiative with impact. H2GO, for the development of bicycles powered by green hydrogen with an interchangeable bottle system, offering a clean and efficient alternative to urban mobility. Presented by Víctor Antràs and Ángel Porras. Award: €6.000 and direct access to an incubation space at TecnoCampus, with a 50% discount. 

The Creatic also recognize entrepreneurial projects from Vocational Training students and the TecnoCampus university center: 

• Creatic Award for the best entrepreneurial project of VET students from Mataró educational centers: Hemosafe Systems, for the proposal of the development, manufacture and commercialization of an automated machine for the efficient management of blood bags in hospitals and blood banks. From the students Aitana Flores, Ana Gonzales, Carla Esteban and Pol Berenguer, from the IES Alexandre Satorras. 
• Creatic Prize for University Entrepreneurship at TecnoCampus: PRAHM, a web application that generates optimal patrol routes for security forces, using heat maps and artificial intelligence. Presented by Ferran Gandia. 

Collaboration with RENFE 

The Antena Trenlab Awards, the result of the agreement between Renfe, the Mataró City Council and TecnoCampus, were also presented during the Night of Entrepreneurship and are consolidated as a leading initiative in the territory to promote solutions around sustainable mobility, which respond to new challenges. 

The Director of Innovation at Renfe, Pilar Gorriz, defined the event as “an essential meeting point for the talent, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our territory”. In his speech, Gorriz stressed the importance of collaboration between institutions, entities and companies “which allow the sum of talent when rethinking a more intelligent, humane and accessible mobility for all”. 

In this edition, 61 projects from 30 different companies were presented at the Antena Trenlab Awards. The awarded projects in each category were: 

• Inclusive Mobility Intelligence Challenge: Kairos, a smart kiosk with conversational AI and humanoid avatar that improves attention, accessibility and the experience of travelers in stations and public spaces. Presented by Martí Blancher. Grant: €25.000, access to the Incubator and acceleration program. 
• Sustainability & Health Challenge: Guaype, a project that transforms railway uniforms and other unused textile waste into station furniture, applying circular economy and sustainable local production. Presented by Javiera Villaroel. Grant: €25.000, access to the Incubator and acceleration program. 
• Smart Customer Experience Challenge: Parkunload, a digital solution that ensures that connecting parking spaces are used only by train passengers, reducing congestion and emissions through an app and Bluetooth sensors. Presented by Carles Sentís. Grant: €25.000, access to the Incubator and acceleration program.