The project Genetix and Context, driven by Diana Castro, has emerged as the winner of the first edition of the Incuba Emprende Program, an initiative by the USC's Area of Valorization, Transfer, and Entrepreneurship (USC Emprende) aimed at supporting entrepreneurial projects within the university. The second prize went to Discerna, by Brais Vázquez.
Genetix and Context offers comprehensive bioinformatics consultancy, omics data analysis, and biological and clinical interpretation. Meanwhile, Discerna is a digital platform for managing and tracking training practices between educational institutions and companies.
The finalist projects presented their proposals to the jury during the Demo Day event, held at the USC's Museum of Natural History and presided over by the Vice-Rector for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer, Marcelino Maneiro. Diana Castro received a prize of 4,000 euros, and Brais Vázquez, 2,000 euros.
Among the other six finalists were Nutrición sen dietas (Daniel Presa), Viñalert (Levi García), Viltar (Óscar Baltar and Carlos Vila), Nexum Xestión (Iago Murga and Xián Eirós), and Dashia (Iván Aradas).
The director of AVTE, José Luis Villaverde, explained the objectives of the edition, while the Demo Day served as a meeting point with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, featuring round tables with representatives from the Xunta de Galicia, Igape, Startup Galicia, Zubi Capital, The Beta Factor, Osix Tech, Albor Biotech, and Neutron Insights.
