Call for Innovative StartUp area SISMA 2012
The Innovative StartUp HelixPharma was the only one in the province of Ferrara to benefit from the regional contribution for Innovative StartUps in the 2012 earthquake area, proposing a project entitled: HELIXCOMPLEX® SECRET PROJECT BY HELIX ASPERSA.
Investigation outcome 15734892132208_5
The investigation group and the evaluation team, appointed respectively with executive decisions no. 12338/2019 and n. 13796/2019 (corrected for mere clerical error by n.14070 / 2019), have carried out the formal investigation and the substantial evaluation of the applications submitted pursuant to articles 11 and 12. of the Notice and the results of these procedures have been incorporated in the Commissarial Decree no. 2091 of 08/11/2019. The result of this investigation considered the project presented by the Innovative StartUp "ADMISSIBLE", granting the contribution required for its development within 18 months.
Results
The proposed project involved the development of a process for the enhancement of the snail secretion, intended as a waste product from the helicopters supply chain to make it a raw material of interest in the wellness industry, or, as the title of the project, the HelixComplex. The first phase of the project, already completed at the time of the request thanks to other contributions won in the past, saw the development of specific snail breeding protocols for the production of a secret that is diversified in composition and effectiveness, the development of a system extraction and its sanitization and research protocols to verify its effectiveness and safety thanks to the close collaboration with the University of Ferrara. The second phase of the project, which is the subject of this request for assistance, provided for the development of raw materials obtained from phase 1 through innovative applications, and the construction of the production infrastructures necessary for its massive marketing and export abroad, in particular in the Asian market and middle Eastern.
The contribution obtained made it possible to purchase a new extraction machinery, optimized to produce more and better, to improve the sanitation and quality control system with the purchase of specific laboratory equipment, but above all to obtain greater skills and credibility. which made it possible to sign an exclusive contract with the French company HPE iNGREDIENS, leader in the production of nutraceuticals from waste materials of the French heliciculture sector and in charge of distributing the HelixComplex worldwide.
A success that was certainly possible thanks to the regional contribution received.