CSTO2NE Training Seminar – Eco-Innovation Business Models
Date: 26 January 2026.
Time: 13:00 – 17:45 (CET).
Format: Hybrid (on-site and online).
Venue: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Language: English.
Register Here: EELISA Digital Campus
The Training Seminar on Eco-Innovation Business Models is a hybrid learning activity organised within the framework of the CSTO2NE (Biomimicry and Carbon Absorbent Eco-Materials for a Climate-Neutral Economy) project, funded under the Horizon Europe – MSCA Staff Exchanges programme.
The seminar focuses on the pathways that transform research and technological innovation into market-ready solutions, with a particular emphasis on construction technologies, eco-materials, and sustainability-driven business models. Through a series of expert talks, participants will explore how innovative ideas evolve from early concepts and laboratory prototypes to industrial demonstrations, certification processes, and full-scale market deployment.
The session brings together academia, industry, start-ups and investors, offering students a unique opportunity to understand real innovation ecosystems and the role of collaboration between universities and industry in accelerating sustainable transitions.
Program and speakers:
The seminar includes the following keynote talks and presentations:
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- Building University–Industry Alliances: Collaborative Platforms and Public–Private Partnerships for Innovation
- Joaquín Ordieres Meré (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – UPM)
- Early Incubator in Construction Technologies – From Concept to Lab Prototype: Building the Foundations of Construction Innovation
João Silva (Ocean Blossom) - From Prototype to Demonstrator: Technical Validation Pathways for Emerging Construction Materials and Systems
Clémence Lebailly-Lepetit (Bioxegy) - Piloting Innovation at Scale: Industrial Demonstrations and Certification Roadmaps
Lorna Anguiliano (Phyona) - Deploying Market-Ready Construction Technologies: Pathways to Full-Scale Implementation and Adoption
Aloysio Gomes de Souza Filho (University of Beira Interior – UBI) - Growing University Spin-Offs: Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital
Tomás Navarro Echeverría (Scaphari Ventures)
The seminar concludes with an open discussion session, moderated by Antonia Pacios (UPM), allowing participants to engage directly with the speakers and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of eco-innovation in construction.
