Incubadora & Venture Lab SEIUM
- Where technological ideas are transformed into companies that define the future.
SEIUM
The Incubator & Venture Lab at SEIUM — International University of Advanced Multimodal Engineering is the heart of the university’s innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer ecosystem.
With a structure inspired by Silicon Valley venture builders and European innovation hubs, the SEIUM Venture Lab encourages students, researchers, and alumni to turn technical knowledge into real solutions that can scale globally and generate industrial, social, and economic impact.
Its mission is clear: to foster the creation of startups, spin-offs, and disruptive projects in the fields that define advanced multimodal engineering—from electric mobility and aerospace design to energy, applied AI, robotics, and ethical defense systems.
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Mission and vision of SEIUM Venture Lab
Mission:
To promote technology transfer and high-impact entrepreneurship through the incubation, acceleration, and financing of innovative projects born in SEIUM laboratories, classrooms, and research centers.
Vision:
To become the world’s leading platform for university innovation in advanced multimodal engineering, connecting researchers, companies, and investors to solve the major challenges of mobility, energy, and sustainability in the 21st century.
- Incubation and development of technological projects.
- Acceleration, financing, and connection with investors.
- Intellectual property management and market transfer.
- Technical, economic, and legal advisory to structure the idea.
- Access to mentors and industrial experts in design, manufacturing, AI, simulation, energy, or regulation.
- Workspaces in SEIUM MakerSpaces, HPC laboratories, composite materials centers, wind tunnels, simulators, and test benches.
- Support to validate the technical, economic, and regulatory feasibility of the project.
- Integration into an intensive 6 to 12-month program.
- Advisory on go-to-market, financing, and operational management.
- Access to networks of venture capital, business angels, and European funds (EIC Accelerator, CDTI, Horizon Europe, etc.).
- Participation in international fairs and demo days with potential industrial partners.
- Strategic support in growth, internationalization, and alliances.
- Access to the SEIUM Innovation Fund, an institutional university co-investment fund.
- Continuous mentoring and compliance programs to scale projects under ISO, IEC, DO, or UNECE standards.
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Strategic areas of entrepreneurship
SEIUM Venture Lab focuses on projects that emerge from the university’s academic programs, laboratories, and research centers, with an emphasis on sectors with high added value and global relevance:
Mentors, partners, and strategic investors
Venture Lab has an international network of more than 150 mentors from academia, industry, and finance.
It also collaborates with investment funds, accelerators, and technology companies that contribute experience, capital, and opportunities for collaboration.
Partner network
- Industry: Siemens, Thales, Repsol, Navantia, ABB, BMW Group, Dassault Systèmes.
- Funds & accelerators: TechFounders (Germany), Plug and Play (USA), EIT InnoEnergy (EU), DeepTech Labs (UK).
- Public bodies: CDTI, ICEX, Horizon Europe, European Commission, OECD.
- Science parks: Madrid Science Park, Innovate UK, Dubai Future Labs, Osaka Tech Valley.
Specialized mentoring
- Business mentors (strategy, technology marketing, finance).
- Technical mentors (product engineering, R&D, certification).
- Legal mentors (IP, ITAR/EAR, ESG, dual-use).
- Leadership mentors (soft skills, negotiation, international culture).
Funds, investment, and co-investment
The SEIUM Innovation Fund promotes early-stage investment in startups incubated or accelerated within the Venture Lab.
The fund combines its own capital with co-investment from industrial partners and European funds.
By 2025, more than 40% of SEIUM startups receive external funding or contracts with partner companies during their first year.
Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology Transfer
The Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (IP & Tech Transfer) department manages the entire cycle of protection, exploitation, and commercialization of the R&D results developed at SEIUM.
Principles of action:
- Protection of inventions through patents, utility models, and registered software.
- Negotiation of licenses and technology transfer agreements.
- Spin-off structures and university-business joint ventures.
- Compliance with international standards (WIPO, EUIPO, IPR Helpdesk, ITAR/EAR).
- Support for researchers in technology readiness level (TRL) and market feasibility assessments.
Featured services:
- Office for Industrial and Intellectual Property Support (OIPII-SEIUM).
- Legal advice for trademark, patent, and copyright registration.
- Ethical and dual-use review of technology projects.
- Specific training in IP Management, Technology Licensing, and Innovation Law.
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Results and success stories
SEIUM Venture Lab has supported more than 35 technology startups and spin-offs since 2020, with a presence in Europe, America, Asia, and the Middle East.
Notable examples:
- AeroTwin Systems — SAS-SEIUM spin-off: development of digital twins for aircraft; collaboration with NASA Tech Transfer.
- HydroGridX — Venture SEN-SEIUM: energy optimization using AI in hybrid networks (H₂, solar, wind).
- HydroGridX — Venture SEN-SEIUM: energy optimization using AI in hybrid networks (H₂, solar, wind).
- BlueCarbon Dynamics — SNO-SEIUM Project: offshore structures with low environmental impact.
- Veritas Defense Analytics — SDS-SEIUM spin-off: risk analytics and ethical security in defense environments
Each success story reflects the SEIUM philosophy: purposeful innovation, impactful engineering.
Impact indicators 2025
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Indicator |
Value |
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Actively incubated startups |
35+ |
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Funded projects |
80+ |
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Funds mobilized (public/private) |
+12 M € |
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Registered patents |
65 |
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Active industrial alliances |
120 |
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Mentors and associated experts |
150 |
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3-year survival rate |
82% |
Funded projects