This company develops advanced functional electrostimulation solutions for the rehabilitation of people with diseases or injuries in the central nervous system.
The award ceremony for the 31st Edition of the Toribio Echevarria Awards was held on Thursday, 22nd July, in which one of our portfolio companies, Fesia, was the winner of the “Support for Internationalisation” Award.
The Toribio Echevarria Awards, promoted by Eibar Town Hall and BIC Gipuzkoa, are organised in order to recognise the work of entrepreneurs, foster initiative and encourage creation and business development. In this edition, 22 candidates were received related to business initiatives in the health, food, energy, sustainability and ICT sectors.
Awards in the “Business Ideas/Projects” and “Start-up Company” categories come with prize money of €10,500 and access to diverse aid, training and consultancy programmes. The winning company of the “Support for Internationalisation” Award also receives economic support and guidance on how to tackle its development process in other countries. The “Eibar Town Hall” extraordinary awards also come with prize money of €10,500 and access to specialised training through BIC Gipuzkoa.
The award ceremony was held at the Coliseo Antzokia in Eibar and was attended by Markel Olano, Deputy General for Gipuzkoa, Arantxa Tapia, Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructure of the Basque Country, and the Mayor of Eibar, Jon Iraola.
Winning companies of the 31st Edition of the Toribio Echevarria Awards
- “Business Ideas/Projects” AWARD
Innovation Tree: Company devoted to the development of a prototype that enables lithium-ion batteries to be recycled using an environmentally friendly hydro-mechanical technology, recovering part of the materials to make new batteries and minimising the carbon footprint.
- “Start-up Company” AWARD
Polykey Polymers: Production of bio-sustainable polymers and innovative materials for energy storage based on its own technology and customised sustainable polymer engineering services.
- “Support for Internationalisation” AWARD
Fesia: Start-up that develops advanced functional electrostimulation solutions for the rehabilitation of people with diseases or injuries in the central nervous system.
- Eibar Town Hall’s extraordinary “Eibar Company” AWARD
Lean Stocks: B2B marketplace to connect companies in processes related to the purchase/sale of industrial machinery and associated services.
- Eibar Town Hall’s extraordinary “Strategic Specialisation” AWARD
Fokus: Digital platform for the monitoring and management of specialised talent in electronic sports.
- “Iñaki Goenaga” RECOGNITION 2021
AIBE Mecánica de Precisión: Companies devoted the design and production of tools and special machinery, as well as the machining of high-precision parts.
