AITEX announces the finalist companies for the AITEX 2025 Business Awards. Out of more than 100 national projects submitted, three expert juries have selected five companies as finalists for each participation category: textile, cosmetics, and entrepreneurship.
The origin of the finalist companies in this edition is highly varied, confirming the national expansion of the AITEX Business Awards. Of the 15 finalists, 9 are from outside the Valencian Community, which represents 60%. The provinces with the most finalist companies are Barcelona, Alicante, and Valencia, but there are also companies from Madrid, Pontevedra, Granada, and Valladolid.
Meet the finalists
- Finalists for the "AITEX Award for Innovation and/or Sustainability in Textiles":
- ARISNOVA: innovative solution for detecting defects in fabrics during manufacturing.
- ILUNION TEXTIL CARE: pioneering textile management model combining sustainability, innovation, and social commitment.
- JOVERTEX: innovative system that filters fumes generated in textile processes and recovers heat for reuse.
- MANGO: development of three innovative materials from textile waste to renovate its stores with a sustainable approach.
- SAULEDA: development of three innovative materials from textile waste to renovate its stores with a sustainable approach.
- Finalists for the "AITEX Award for Innovation and/or Sustainability in Cosmetics":
- NATURAE COSMETIC: pure organic aloe in a solid, practical, and safe format, as if applying the plant directly to the skin.
- MONTIBELLO: hair coloring that covers gray hair with natural tones, caring for hair and scalp.
- ESENCIAS MOLES: technology that transforms perfume into a protective barrier against blue light, present in screens and sunlight.
- FALON LABS: formula that improves skin firmness, hydration, and radiance.
- SPECIAL CHEMICALS: technology that converts microalgae into highly effective and sustainable cosmetic ingredients.
- Finalists for the "AITEX Award for Best Entrepreneurial Initiative":
- CERWALL SOLUTIONS: transforms cybersecurity into something simple, effective, and affordable for everyone.
- DEVERA: automates carbon footprint calculation so any company can measure and reduce its environmental impact.
- SECURO: connects companies with ethical hackers to detect real flaws, paying only for confirmed vulnerabilities.
- HIFAS INNOVATION LAB: drives biotechnological solutions with fungi to improve human, animal, and environmental health.
- THE LOOP: initiative that transforms textile waste into new sustainable products, preventing their disposal in landfills.
"AITEX Award for Innovation and/or Sustainability in Textiles" Jury:
- Ignacio Montava, Academic Director of the Master's Degree in Textile Engineering at UPV
- Eva Bou, Director of the Double Degree in Textile Technology and Design Engineering + Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia
- Salomé Beneyto, Manager of ATEVAL
- Vicente Cambra, Deputy Director of R&D at AITEX
- Meritxell Martí, Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
- Eva María Genicio, Department of Industrial Technologies CDTI
Jury of the "AITEX Award for Innovation and/or Sustainability in Cosmetics":
- Mª Aurora Benaiges, vice president of the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists
- Fernanda López, director of the Master's in Cosmetics at the Polytechnic University of Valencia
- Adrià Martínez, General Manager of Beauty Cluster
- Isabel Soriano, deputy director of laboratories and international offices at AITEX
- María Blanes, head of the Research Group on eco-processes, cosmetics, and health at AITEX
"AITEX Award for Best Entrepreneurial Initiative" Jury:
- Juan Simó, technical director of the business development and innovation area at CEEI Alcoy and Valencia
- Lorena Pedrós, senior technician for startup advising at Ideas UPV Valencia
- Mabel Pisa, professor at ESIC Business & Marketing School
- Raúl Ruiz, vice-rector for students and employment at the University of Alicante
- Diana Jareño, Director of the Secretariat for Student Support and Employability, of the Vice-Rectorate for Students and Employment
- Unai Zorriqueta, co-founder of Hasten Ventures
- Xavier Carbonell, lecturer at UPF Barcelona School of Management
The awards ceremony where the winners, runners-up, and third-place finishers will be announced will take place at the 2025 Business Awards, next Thursday, November 13, starting at 5:30 PM at AITEX.