The award was presented on March 22nd in
Valladolid during the “DayOne Innovation Summit,” an event celebrating
innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship created by CaixaBank to bring
together the leading players of the entrepreneurial, technological, and
investment fields of Castilla and León.
Pilar del Olmo, the Minister of Economy and
Finance of the JCyL; Marc Benhamou, the territorial director of CaixaBank in
Castilla, León, and Asturias; and José Bayón, the CEO of ENISA were responsible
for delivering the award to Luis Lombana, the general director of Ficosterra.
In his acceptance speech, he took the opportunity to highlight the support
Ficosterra had received from the Business Competitiveness Institute Board of
Castilla and León throughout the launching process.
These awards, which began in 2007, are
considered the foremost awards for startups in Spain and Portugal. In addition
to an economic endowment, CaixaBank offers a support program for the
globalization and expansion of award-winning companies.
A total of 962 companies from Spain and
Portugal participated in this celebration of innovate business. There are 19
awards that CaixaBank presents to the companies with the greatest impact in
their region: 17 for Spain and 2 for Portugal. In the case of Castilla and
León, Ficosterra’s business entry was selected among five finalists: Aquacorp,
Fundeen, Hilo Verde Innovación, and Limmat Group.
On May 14th the award will be presented to the
best companies in each sector, chosen from the applications received from Spain
and Portugal. Six sectors have been definitively linked to the new trends in
innovation and the business areas of BPI and CaixaBank, among which is the Agro
Tech category, to which Ficosterra has also submitted its entry.