Business Incubation and Techno-Entrepreneurship Center (BiTec)

Ethio-Organic: Organic pesticides production

Production of organic pesticide from locally available plants namely croton Machrostachys, Justicia Shimperiana, Cordina Africana and Calupurina Aurea in order to solve the society problem which are crop loss , health problem, environmental impact and scarcity. Our product is formulated in liquid form and is applied to target pest „„temch‟‟ in Amharic and the target crops are cereals during pre-harvesting stage. The product is eco- friendly, attacks only target pests, affordable price, effective and sustainable and occupies vast market size.

Portable Oxygen Concentrator Manufacturing

A Robust, durable, low cost and Portable Medical Oxygen Concentrator Device that can work Efficiently in Dusty, Humid, High Temperature and limited infrastructure areas.

Ageligle Eco-Packaging: Production of Packaging Paper from Rice and Wheat Straw

Agelgil Eco-Packaging is a startup company producing packaging card board mainly from different agricultural bi-products, water hyacinth, and bagasse (sugar factory by-product) alternatively. We aim to solve the severe scarcity of packaging in the manufacturing industry and create an additional sustainable income source for farmers by supplying their bi-product which will otherwise be dumped.

Ray Cosmetics: Production of Skin Care Products from Fish Scale

RAY Cosmetics is a product centered business that produces skin care products, lotions, hair care shampoos, and sanitary soaps from fish skin. The products differentiate themselves from those on the market in that they contain a protein called collagen, which gives them such characteristics as moisturizing, anti-aging, pearl essence, and detoxifying nature.

OpenFlex Microscope

Optical microscopes are an essential tool for both the detection of disease in clinics, and for scientific analysis. However, in much of the world access to high-performance microscopy is limited by both the upfront cost and maintenance cost of the equipment. The OpenFlexure microscope has been designed to enable low-volume manufacturing and maintenance by local personnel, vastly increasing accessibility.

MOSEB: Manufacturing of organic sweet products from sugar cane by extracting the juice

Production of sweet inverted sucrose syrup(cane honey) from sugar-cane which substitutes the imported corn and other syrups like marmarata, peanut butter. Which used for pancake, baklava and for other bread consumers as sweetener. All of the above is for small scale production and in case of large scale production our syrup used for soft drink companies, biscuit company’s, pharmaceutical companies and others those needs confectionery and simple sugars.

Engocha Engineering: Manufacturing of semiautomatic Injera baking machine

Engocha, a startup semi-automatic Injera making machine manufacturer, seeks to improve the lives of women and be the part of the green legacy.

Wolel Ceramics: Producing floor ceramics from wasted plastic material

In Ethiopia, there are plastic waste problems and shortage of a house. The Ethiopian Government said that about 70% of housing units in Ethiopia require total replacement, and plastic affects the water, air, and climate. In order to solve these problems, what will be the solution? Well, the solution is designing plastic tiles from plastic and other materials. These tiles are smart floor, roof, road, and wall tiles.

Ahadu Agro-processing: Post processing of Tomato

Tomato is the fourth most produced fruit in Ethiopia. By its nature it consists of a higher quantity of water and makes it highly perishable. So, Ahadu can solve this problem by processing the raw tomato into processed tomato ketchup and tomato paste. These business projects help the farmers from economic instability and meet the demand of the customers by supplying these processed tomato products.

Etse-Hiwot: Manufacturing of Protein powder from locally available plants

Our company name is Etse-Hiwot and we are startups in 2022 at Bahir Dar university, bitec makerspace, Ethiopia. So, we come with a big dream and passion to produce plant-based protein powder from locally available plant called lupine Albus which can sustain children‟s and pregnant mothers from death due to stunting and malnutrition. And also, our product can be used by other people like body builders, football players, militaries, athletes, vegetarian and it can be used as ingredients for food processing industries.

CNC Plasma Cutter

An affordable Computer numerically controlled machine that cuts through electrically conductive material in any shape designed in a precise and accurate way that makes metal mass production quick and easy.

AYB Adaptation and characterization

The title of the project is “Evaluation of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich) Harms) for its growth, productivity and nutritional composition as a means for food security and bio-drill in Ethiopia” AYB is one of the numerous underutilized legumes in Africa with great potentials as a food security crop in developing countries. It is cultivated for both edible seeds and underground tubers. AYB is hypothesized to originate from Ethiopia. However, it is currently a forgotten crop and recent survey of herbaria collections only found Ethiopian AYB samples dated from mid-1800s. This suggests that AYB used to grow in Ethiopia but now has disappeared from the agricultural practice in the country. Compared to other grain legume crops, AYB can form both high protein beans and tubers on one plant. The current research will encourage more studies; bring to knowledge the crop‟s potential and the need for its exploitation in Ethiopia. Therefore, this project aims to study the growth and productivity of AYB in tilled soils in Ethiopia and determine the differences in protein and starch composition of the tubers from the different accessions. Field study is conducting at the teaching and research farm of the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar university during the irrigation season of 2022. There are 20 accessions were obtained from IITA; from which only 8 accessions was tested in RCBD design with three replications.