Synkotech, NeumaCare and AlgaNova among winners of third Premis TIC Catalunya Sud in Reus

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The third Premis TIC Catalunya Sud were handed out at firaReus Events, in Reus's Tecnoparc. REDESSA and the Clúster TIC Catalunya Sud run the awards, with backing from the Diputació de Tarragona. Five prizes went out. Synkotech Biocompatible Materials, a Reus company making biocompatible materials for healthcare, veterinary and personal-care use, took disruptive technology. Macaque Consulting, an AI consultancy for large companies, took growth and expansion. Since it was founded in 2024, the growth in question did not have long to happen.

NeumaCare was named best start-up for a system that adjusts light and other sensory inputs to help hospital patients rest and recover. AlgaNova Biotech won the sustainability prize for turning microalgae into farm products, starting with a natural biostimulant for crops. Both came through the REDESSA incubator, which is also one of the organisers. Ingrid Canal, founder of Alongside, won the women-in-tech award; her company makes an app that offers emotional support to children going through cancer treatment.

The awards drew 41 entries, a record and 70% more than the 24 received in each of the first two years. Reus sent twelve and Tarragona nine. Pablo Mazón, who chairs the cluster and runs Movertis, said the region did not want to be "only the territory where big investments arrive" but the one that makes the most of them.