Grants & Awards
ZEPREN Solutions is a highly innovative company that has been recognized as a such by public entities and obtained funding for several R&D projects:
CaixaBank DayOne Premio Emprende XXI (2025)
ZZEPREN Solutions has been awarded as the top startup within the Aragon autonomous community for the award “Emprende XXI” organized by CaixaBank DayOne.
Misiones Ciencia e Innovación (2024)
Grant MIG-20241189 “SAETA: Investigación en sistemas de acristalado inteligentes, energéticamente eficientes, transparentes y con acceso a tecnologías móviles”, in consortium with Ariño Duglass, Optare Solutions, Worldsensing and GSerTel. Funded by CDTI.
Asociaciones Empresariales Innovadoras (AEI) Programme (2024)
Grant AEI-010500-2024-123 ”VILAROQ: Sistema de vision láser para robot quirúrgico”, in consortium with Deneb Medical and Techniker. Funded by Ministerio de Industria y Turismo.
Misiones Ciencia e Innovación (2024)
Grant MIG-20241125 “PROMISE: Programable Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) for telecom, quantum, sensing and space and security applications”, in consortium with Tecnobit, Telefónica, Quside and Sparc Foundry. Funded by CDTI.
Top101 Spain Up Nation (2024)
ZEPREN Solutions has been included in the Top 101 of the most impactful innovative startups in Spain, also being recognized as the ambassador for Aragon autonomous community. Spain Up Nation is organized by Foro ADR and Enisa.
Junior Company of the year (2024)
We are thrilled to announce that ZEPREN Solutions has been selected as JUNIOR COMPANY OF THE YEAR for the Information Society Prizes 2024 given by Ingenieros de Telecomunicación de Aragón! A very important recognition by our peers that show the impact that our young project is having in a very short time. Thanks to all staff, customers, partners and investors for making this possible!
PADIH programme (2024)
ZEPREN Solutions collaborates with University of Zaragoza in the “Programa de apoyo a digital innovation hubs (PADIH)” under Grant 2024/DIH_01/000531, funded by Fundación EOI.
TechFabLab programme (2024)
ZEPREN Solutions has been selected for the TechFabLab program (24/028-032) to promote and support the company’s activities and innovation projects.
It has been funded by the European Union, within the framework of the NextGenerationEU program, the Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and the Government of Aragon, through the Aragonese Institute for Development.
Kit Digital (2023)
ZEPREN Solutions has benefited from the “Kit Digital” Programme under grant 2023/C015/01734403, for web site building, SEO optimization and social networks marketing.
Colaboración Público-Privada (2023)
Grant CPP2023-010636 “STASH: Sistema autónomo de alerta de fugas de fluido caloportador en plantas solares de concentración parabólicas”. In consortium with Fundación Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER).
Torres Quevedo Grant (2023)
Torres Quevedo Programme 2023, Grant PTQ2022-012645, financed by MCIU/AEI / 10.13039/501100011033, partially covering contract cost of PhD researcher Rubén Martínez during the period 2024-2027.
TDI-FEDER Programme (2023)
“Programa Misiones de Ciencia e Innovación” part of the PERTE of microelectronics and semiconductors (2023)
Grant MIG-20231016 “INSPIRE: FOTÓNICA INTEGRADA TRANSVERSAL COMO TRANSFORMADOR DEEP TECH DE INDUSTRIAS ESTRATÉGICAS” (Transversal integrated photonics as deeptech transformer of strategic industries), in consortium with TECNOBIT, MULTIVERSE COMPUTING and VLC PHOTONICS.
Innovative SME seal (2023)
ZEPREN Solutions has been awarded with the “Innovative SME seal” (Sello PYME Innovadora) by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The Innovative SME seal is a recognition granted by the Ministry of Science and Innovation to companies whose activity focuses on Research, Development and Innovation. The distinction was created in June 2014, with the aim of establishing a system of positive discrimination among companies that favours those most likely to remain in time, grow and be competitive.
Startup certification by ENISA (2022)
ZEPREN Solutions has obtained the certification as #startup by Enisa con el emprendimiento innovador, which recognizes new companies based on innovative technology with high growth potential. This certification enables ZEPREN to benefit from the multiple advantages set out in “startup law” (28/2022 of December 21st).
PAMEJ (Programa Aragonés de Mejora de la Empleabilidad Joven / Aragon Programme for the Improvement of Youth Employment) (2023)
ZEPREN has received several PAMEJ grants, partially covering contract costs of young (<30) highly qualified employees.
Z-0131-PAMEJ-23
INVESTIGO Programme (2022)
“Programa INVESTIGO” R&D grant (Z-0034-INVESCS-22), supporting the contractual costs of an R&D engineer for 20 months to execute an R&D project related to instrumentation for environmental impact analysis in wind farms. The project was carried out during 2022 and 2023. The “INVESTIGO” programme is financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU as part of the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia (PRTR).
PAMEJ (Programa Aragonés de Mejora de la Empleabilidad Joven / Aragon Programme for the Improvement of Youth Employment) (2022)
ZEPREN has received several PAMEJ grants, partially covering contract costs of young (<30) highly qualified employees.
Z-0153-PAMEJ-22
Industrial PhD Grant (2021)
Industrial PhD Programme 2021, Grant DIN2021-011740, financed by MCIN/AEI / 10.13039/501100011033, partially covering contract costs and tutoring fees of PhD candidate Salvador Andrés during the period 2022-2026.