Shuttle bet on him again Alicante ability. business accelerator promoted by the president of Mercadona, Juan Roig, has included two new companies from the province between 120 attempts He was selected from all over the country for his new call in September. about this ibionsa firm specializing in improving the quality of life of cancer patients through nutrition and modeliumdevelops software to facilitate financial analysis of renewable energy projects.
The first of these will be part of the project. “Traction” program, It specializes in promoting startups that already have a defined project but are still in their infancy. In this case, Ibions was released in September of last year. internal medicine doctor Sara Bañón and Julio Madrigal, PhD in molecular biology. It is an online clinic that specifically wants to help patients with different ailments. cancerto improve their quality of life, their health, and even the outcomes of treatments. nutrition.
“Sara started working with some close people who were diagnosed and noticed the results and how much some dietary changes may help The expert draws attention to the benefits that can be obtained with certain foods, for example, to restore the macrobiota – the microorganisms that live in the human body and perform different functions – when affected. oncological treatments.
“Statistics show that One in three people will get cancer “We believe we can help many people throughout their lives,” says the biologist. quit work In New York he had to dedicate himself 100% to this venture. It’s a step forward in Bañón’s case, putting aside his work in public health.
Currently the team is completed by the psychologist Angel Vergarabecause they consider the parity key to get the necessary changes in the habit.
At first, they admit they were a little scared of the reception an online clinic might have, but they state that after the pandemic “people are already used to using this media and talking on screen”, so now they don’t. Don’t think it will be an obstacle. One of the targets set upon his entry into Lanzadera, create synergy Improve their platforms with technology companies that are already in the accelerator and develop an app that makes it easy to track treatments. They also aim to conduct clinical trials in the future, as they make it clear that all their recommendations are based on scientific facts and criticize existing interventionism in this field.
Another of his projects is school They said they’re just starting out on the web and want to promote cancer prevention through nutrition.
On your own behalf modelium joins Lanzadera through “Start” program, assigned to entrepreneurs who are still shaping their projects. In this case, it is the initiative of the entrepreneur. Alberto Sanchez It consists of the development of a software platform for financial analysis of renewable energy projects.
As Sánchez himself explains, the decision to start his company came after eight years of working in the renewable mutual fund industry, realizing that many of the internal processes of this type of company were “not optimized and very software-enabled.” Sánchez prefers not to go into too much detail about his project, as it is still in the “beta” phase, that is, in development. The purpose of entering the accelerator is to professionalize the company and gain business management knowledge.
More than a thousand companies accelerated
Since its establishment in 2013, Lanzadera has promoted more than 1000 companies and provided more than €21 million in loans to numerous projects. Currently, more than 300 companies are receiving support from this initiative at their facilities in Marina de València. Selected companies can receive from 1,000 euros in assistance to 500,000 euros in financing and above all a lot of training and guidance in developing their business.