University of Udine awards Start Cup innovation prizes

The University of Udine has awarded the winners of the Start Cup Udine, a competition designed to promote entrepreneurial ideas among students, researchers, and faculty. Out of 37 participants and 17 initial finalists, five category winners each received 3,000 euros.

The winning projects include:

• Igudar: An ICT system that generates safety plans for public squares by simulating crowd flows and vehicle attacks. • Motus Powertrain: An industrial innovation featuring a carbon rear bicycle wheel that integrates an electric motor and battery to convert standard bikes into e-bikes. • Skydrop: A cleantech solution using sponges made from fruit waste to extract water from the air. • VigilAir: A medtech system for the continuous monitoring of tracheostomy cannulas to detect obstructions or bleeding. • Exolve: A life science platform using bovine milk serum-based extracellular vesicles for topical bioactive applications.

The initiative was supported by Fondazione Friuli as part of the Across project, in collaboration with Tec4i Fvg and the Alto Adriatico “Andrea Galvani” Technological Pole of Pordenone.