Hevea3D receives the Entrepreneurship Award at the fifth BASF–ICIQ Awards

Hevea3D has received the Entrepreneurship Award at the fifth BASF–ICIQ Awards, presented at a ceremony in Tarragona.

The company is developing technologies based on water-based latexes to bring rubber 3D printing to industrial applications. Its aim is to translate scientific research into manufacturing solutions, opening new possibilities for designing and producing industrial components without moulds.

Hevea3D acknowledged the support of POLYMAT and EHU and thanked the organisers for their commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer. POLYMAT congratulates the company on this recognition and its work to connect research with industrial needs.

The awards also recognised Jordi Hernández Contreras, from the Universitat de València, for the best doctoral thesis. The best patent award went to the CSIC team comprising Félix Antonio López Gómez, Eloy Asensio de Lucas, Ana María Guerrero Bustos and Ana Rosa Ballester Frutos.

Hevea3D is seeking collaborations with companies in the rubber industry interested in exploring new opportunities for manufacturing without moulds.