Success stories

Bioproc

Winners of Know Hub Ignition 2023. Their technology uses microorganisms and microbial biofilms to treat industrial wastewater and control polluting gases and odors.

Program: Know Hub Ignition 2023
Founded: Concepción, 2021
Technology: Specialized microorganisms and microbial biofilms
Applications: Agribusiness, wine industry and aquaculture
Focus: Industrial wastewater treatment and gas and odor control

Treating industrial waste with biotechnology

Bioproc is a Chilean science-based technology company, founded in Concepción in 2021, that develops biotechnology solutions for treating industrial wastewater and controlling polluting gases and odors. Its technology uses specialized microorganisms and microbial biofilms to break down pollutants, reduce emissions and support more sustainable management of water resources and industrial processes.

Validating the business model with UC Riverside

After taking part in Know Hub Chile's Ignition program, Bioproc made progress in validating its business model and strengthening its value proposition, supported by Know Hub mentors and experts from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), in the United States.

2021: year it was founded, in Concepción
3: winning startups of the third Ignition edition, Bioproc among them
3: application sectors: agribusiness, wine and aquaculture

Program results

A validated business model and a door to the U.S. market.

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A validated business model

It made progress in validating its business model and strengthening its value proposition, with Know Hub mentors and experts from the University of California, Riverside.
02

International internship

As one of the three winning startups of the program's third edition, it earned an international internship to validate its customer segment and explore business opportunities in the U.S. market.
03

A more sustainable industry

Its technology breaks down pollutants and reduces emissions in sectors such as agribusiness, the wine industry and aquaculture.

Testimonials

Know Hub Ignition has the level of rigor needed to scale and unlock Bioproc's sales, and to build a national and international reach that expands our goals and long-term roadmap. Combined with the work of the mentors and executives who strengthen us, it is a way to raise the limits and goals we set for ourselves.

Gabriela Villouta

CEO and co-founder of Bioproc