biocore biological cooperative research s.coop.

Name

biocore biological cooperative research s.coop.

Legal name

BIOCORE S.COOP.

Website

https://biocore.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. R&D Project Contracts: BIOCORE designs and executes high-value innovative projects funded through contracts and convenings with public sector partners (OPIs, public companies, municipal governments) and private sector partners (technology companies, social economy entities). Projects have specific objectives, determined duration, and shared resources.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BioCore S.COOP. designs and executes high-value R&D+i projects in biosystems, engineering, computing, and territorial planning through project-based contracts and convenings with public research organizations, municipal governments, technology companies, and social economy entities. The cooperative integrates non-equilibrium thermodynamics, General Systems Theory, and natural dialectics across four activity areas to deliver interdisciplinary research outcomes, technology prototypes, and community science programs.

Product overview

BIOCORE S.Coop. is a national cooperative dedicated to R&D+i in commitment with public benefit and community knowledge. The organization operates as a multi-project research and development platform encompassing four main areas of activity: Biosystems and Biocomputation, Engineering and Territory, Community Science, and Information Theory. The portfolio includes research projects (Microbioma e Inmunidad studying immune-neutrophil relationships; MÓNERA URBANA investigating urban social metabolism with AI; G2PRIMA developing applied mathematics for encryption; MADING creating biomaterials from plant fibers and fungal mycelium), technology prototypes (GenerACCIÓN for electromagnetic motors and generators powering MoviBIC electric bicycles), community programs (BIVOS^lab for citizen science and educational initiatives), and scientific publishing (Zoomática journal). Projects interconnect through shared methodology and applications, with territorial planning (TERRITORIO) integrating outcomes from materials, mobility, and community science initiatives. The cooperative forms part of ZOOCÁNICA S.COOP.Mad., a second-degree cooperative coalition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zoomática (ZMTK): An editorial project - an electronic journal with mixed format for dissemination of Biocore projects, communication and internal review area
• BIVOS^lab
• G2PRIMA
• MoviBIC
• MADING
• GenerACCIÓN
• Territorio
• Mónera Urbana (MONURB)
• Microbioma e Inmunidad

Products and services

• Microbioma e Inmunidad Scientific research project studying how changes in microbiota affect neutrophil activity and morphofunctional transformation in circulation, examining the impact of aging on immune cell regulation with applications in complementary treatments for pro-inflammatory conditions.
• Mónera Urbana (MONURB) Investigation of social metabolism in urban contexts, studying how living conditions affect human microbiota on skin and salivary cortisol levels using citizen science methods, bioinformatics sequencing, and AI machine learning algorithms for clustering and statistical analysis.
• GenerACCIÓN (Motores) Research on new electromagnetic generation principles for high-performance motors and generators, including prototype design, construction, analysis, and computer simulation models for industrial applications in wind turbines and hydroelectric turbines.
• Mading (Biomateriales) Investigation into new materials based on plant tissues including lignin-derived polymers and fungal mycelium, developing functional and durable structures for bicycle frames, propeller blades, and architectural applications.
• MoviBIC Design of a new generation electric bicycle prototype combining high-performance motor technology on a structure made entirely of densified wood, providing real sustainable mobility solutions between municipalities.
• G2PRIMA (Algorítmica) Applied mathematics research project on magic squares and prime numbers, developing computer algorithms to construct large numerical matrices reducible to seeds for compression and transmission, with potential applications in encryption, data storage, and data traffic.
• Territorio (Planificación) Local solutions for territorial reorganization through new knowledge-based industry models as economic reactivation axis, incorporating mobility plans, urban planning, and social-ecological care development.
• BIVOS^lab (Formación) Training area of the cooperative conducting citizen laboratory initiatives, trainer formation workshops, scientific camps for youth, film forums, theater, university courses, and internal knowledge exchange between working groups.
• Zoomática [ZMTK] (Editorial) Electronic scientific journal with mixed format serving as dissemination medium for BIOCORE projects, internal communication and review space, featuring peer-reviewed articles, research logs, and bibliographic reviews.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zoocánica S.Coop.Mad.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOCORE is a member of Zoocánica S.Coop.Mad., a second-degree cooperative coalition together with Silvestrina S.Coop.Mad. and Xapa.Coop. This coalition is referenced in several structural projects and actions. Zoocánica serves as a shared workspace for the constituent cooperatives.
• Silvestrina S.Coop.Mad.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilvestrina S.Coop.Mad. collaborates with BIOCORE on multiple projects including MoviBIC (electric bicycle design) and Territorio (territorial planning). The collaboration leverages Silvestrina's expertise alongside BIOCORE's research capabilities.
• Xapa.CoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXapa.Coop is part of the Zoocánica S.Coop.Mad. second-degree cooperative coalition alongside BIOCORE and Silvestrina S.Coop.Mad.
• Organismos Públicos de Investigación (OPIs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPIs are Public Research Organizations that collaborate with BIOCORE on research projects. BIOCORE establishes collaborative networks with OPIs through contracts, agreements, and convenings for the execution of R&D projects. The cooperative also benefits from external laboratory infrastructure provided by OPIs including DNA sequencers, cytometers, anaerobic chambers, and electron microscopes.
• Gestores Territoriales (Municipal/Local Governments)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial managers including local and municipal governments collaborate with BIOCORE on territorial planning projects. BIOCORE works with municipal and provincial government teams on reordering plans, mobility, urban planning, and ecological/social care development.
• Universidades y Centros de FormaciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversities and training centers collaborate with BIOCORE through internship programs. BIOCORE maintains university internship agreements (convenios de colaboración) that provide continuous contact with academia and new knowledge. Students in practices contribute to project work alongside cooperative members.
• Empresas tecnológicas, TIC y FinancierasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology, TIC, and financial companies are part of BIOCORE's collaborative networks, engaged on a project-by-project basis through contracts and agreements.
• Entidades de la Economía Social (Associations, Cooperatives)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial economy entities including associations and other cooperatives form part of BIOCORE's collaboration networks, engaged through contracts and convenings for project execution.
• Grupos ciudadanos (Citizen Groups)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitizen groups participate in BIOCORE's community science projects as collaborators, sharing information about their way of life, social situation, and geographic environment while collecting biological samples for research.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tecnalia Corporation: Spain's largest private applied research center, operating across multiple scientific and engineering domains with public and private sector clients. Highly comparable multi-disciplinary R&D model, but at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio than BIOCORE.
• CARTIF Technology Center: Spanish applied research center with similar multi-domain scope and a comparable mix of public sector and industry clients. Performs contract R&D with a project-based engagement model analogous to BIOCORE's, but at significantly larger scale and broader thematic breadth.
• Fundación Tekniker: Basque applied research foundation specializing in advanced manufacturing, materials, and energy technologies. Comparable in delivering project-based R&D to industry and public clients, with overlapping competencies in materials science and electromagnetism relevant to BIOCORE's MADING and GenerACCIÓN lines.
• AINIA Centro Tecnológico: Spanish technology center providing contract R&D for the food, biotech, and consumer goods industries. Similar business model of project-based R&D services to private and public clients, with a heavily application-oriented approach akin to BIOCORE's R&D+i framing, though focused on industrial biotechnology verticals.
• ITCL Technology Center: Spanish R&D center providing contract research and engineering services to public institutions and industry. Operates under a comparable Spanish public-private R&D ecosystem with multi-disciplinary project portfolios, though at larger scale and with a stronger industrial automation orientation.
• Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA): Alliance of Basque research centers coordinating R&D across multiple scientific domains and serving similar public sector and industrial clients. Represents the kind of multi-center aggregation model BIOCORE could aspire to, with much greater scale and broader thematic coverage.

Regional players

• Mondragón Corporation: Federation of Spanish cooperatives with deep roots in the Basque Country, operating across industrial, retail, finance, and knowledge sectors. Highly comparable cooperative ownership and governance model to BIOCORE, but at vastly larger scale and focused on industrial/educational rather than research activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles3 records

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