Ekonoke

Nuestro reto: que no haya residuos. Aprovechando los hidrolatos de las hojas y tallos del lúpulo, podremos convertir un residuo en un recurso adicional, con potencial aplicación en la industria cosmética. Tenemos muchas ganas de aprovechar los resultados de esta gran colaboración con la Universidad Pública de Navarra y el CNTA. ¡Muchas gracias Eatex Food Innovation Hub por el apoyo!

One of the great perks of taking part in the 100+ Accelerator program last year was having the opportunity to meet other amazing startups that are solving some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. That is how we met Meena Sankaran, Founder and CEO of KETOS. Their KETOS SHIELDs are remote monitoring devices that are installed onsite at indoor farms (among other applications) to sample water post-dosing automatically and proactively ensure dialed-in nutrient solution dosing on an on-going basis. Thanks to the funding support received from SUAVE | Urban Agriculture and AB InBev we have been able to install 2 such SHIELDS in our pilot farm in Chantada to access real-time information as to what our hop plants are requiring in terms of nutrients. By being that precise, we are able to perfect our recipes to get the most out of each plant as well as to be more sustainable with respect to the environment. We look forward to great insights as we continue using KETOS’ technology and to a win-win partnership, with greater efficiency and results for Ekonoke and new market opportunities for KETOS in Europe! #suave #euroclusters #urbanagriculture #green #innovation #EISMEA #indoorhops #impatientoptimists #collaboration #FEMAC

Fue un placer para Ines Sagrario poder contribuir la semana pasada en el Observatorio de elEconomista a las conversaciones en torno a la digitalización del sector agroalimentario, y debatir con protagonistas de primer nivel tanto del sector privado (José Ramón Castro Silva, Javier Roza, Juan Luis Rivero y Jaume Alsina Cornellana) como del sector público (Jordi Llinares) sobre las oportunidades que nos brinda la tecnología y los retos que supone en cuanto a necesidades de financiación. El resumen de Javier Mesa Casanova, Paola Valvidares y Remo Vicario en el link abajo. ¡Muchas gracias!

El 16 de Julio os podéis apuntar a esta charla con Javier Ramiro Moreno, que compartirá el camino que hemos recorrido en Ekonoke para dotar de resiliencia climática al lúpulo, lo que hemos aprendido y lo que nos queda por delante!

¡Te seguimos buscando! Nos han llegado bastantes candidatos para el puesto de *técnico de laboratorio*, pero aún no te hemos encontrado. Seguimos buscando a alguien *enfocado en cultivo* (botánica, hidroponía, agronomía). Si eres un/una emocionado/a de las plantas, tienes un FP-II en temas relacionados con cultivos y 1-2 años de experiencia (idealmente de investigación) relacionada con fisiología vegetal, horticultura o operaciones y tecnología agrícola, envíanos tu CV y por qué te interesa el puesto a hola@ekonoke.com

Buscamos un/una técnico de laboratorio para contribuir a investigación puntera que hacemos nuestro centro de investigación en Tres Cantos, Madrid. ¿Te interesa? ¡Contáctanos! Si no tienes el perfil que buscamos pero conoces a alguien que sí lo tenga, por favor compárteselo. ¡Gracias!

"Madrid-based Ekonoke says it’s found the right business model and R&D method to succeed where others failed" Thank you Cristina Gallardo for sharing our conversation on Sifted! At Ekonoke we have learned from all those indoor farming pioneers who came before us - from their successes and also from their failures - and stayed focused on a high-value crop which is unfortunately under sever climate risk. With an innovative business model that de-risks our growth, we bring value to our clients guaranteeing supply and a positive environmental impact. Through intensive R&D we have developed new knowledge, and built solid partnerships with clients and key suppliers to perfect a scalable method. We still have challenges ahead, but we feel confident that we will overcome them successfully. 🍻 Here is to more success stories in indoor farming! #startup #indoorhops #indoorfarming #climateresilience https://lnkd.in/eD4yNGV4

Cheers 🍻 to all those who work hard every day to achieve whatever they set out to do. Our team at Ekonoke is on a mission to save the world's beer, and it is not an easy task. Days, weeks and months go by where we need to find solutions to yet another problem. Sometimes it even feels like we have arrived at the ultimate hurdle, the one that will keep us down. But teamwork, creativity and amazing drive always manage to save the day. The reward: the great feeling of a job well done with every solution implemented (big or small!) and the best beer in the world, using Chantada-grown indoor hops and brewed to perfection by José Luis Olmedo Nadal and his team at COSECHA DE GALICIA SL / Corporación Hijos de Rivera S.L. 🍻 Have a great weekend! Cheers!!! Carlos Avilés García Julen Equiza Bertol Melini Karaolani Javier Ramiro Moreno #BraisBugallo #teamwork #indoorhops #startup #entrepreneurship

Thank you Robert Fey, Maisie Devine Sherman and Eryn Thomas Devola for sharing Ekonoke's story in such an incredible stage at the Hannover Messe! And thank you specially for your support during our time at 100+ Accelerator and for continuing to work with us as we face our next challenges! Siemens AB InBev #impatientoptimists

We had the pleasure of hosting a press team from AFP in our first harvest in our Chantada Pilot Plant a few weeks ago. This pilot is where we are testing our method at pre-industrial scale. This harvest was certainly a challenge, with 15x more plants than we usually harvest at the lab scale in Madrid, but it was also an incredible learning opportunity. The more we scale, the more we learn. We are lucky enough to count on the support of José Luis Olmedo Nadal and Jose Juan Rico Rodríguez from COSECHA DE GALICIA SL (Corporación Hijos de Rivera S.L.) This piece describes well such a special moment in Ekonoke's history. https://lnkd.in/efwNrzZT