FuranTek Finalist at the 2026 Toribio Echevarria Awards

FuranTek was selected as one of nine finalists in the Startups and Business Projects category at the 36th Toribio Echevarria Awards, an initiative supporting innovative entrepreneurship in the Basque Country.

The award ceremony took place on November 5, 2026, at Tekniker in Eibar, bringing together startups and technology-driven companies from different sectors.

Originating from research at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), FuranTek is developing an innovative catalytic technology for the sustainable production of bio-based 1,5-pentanediol, a chemical building block used in polymers, adhesives, coatings, and other industrial applications.

This recognition highlights FuranTek's progress in translating scientific research into an industrial solution, as the project advances towards pilot-scale production.