Driving entrepreneurship that accelerates decarbonization

Repsol, through its Corporate Venturing team, has acquired a 21.43% stake in the Valencian spin-off Darwin Bioprospecting Excellence. This young company, from the University of Valencia, is a pioneer in biotechnology and focuses on bioprospecting and the cultivation of microorganisms to create pioneering solutions for the industry and the environment.

The relationship began with a biotechnology project developed at our R&D center, Repsol Technology Lab, when in 2020, a team of our scientists identified a consortium of microorganisms capable of significantly attacking the structure of polyolefins, supporting and demonstrating, for the first time, their biodegradation in laboratory conditions.

This technological solution opens new avenues for soil and water bioremediation and has been transferred to Darwin at the same time as the investment has been formalized, so that the spin-off can promote it and bring it to the market as soon as possible.