We have some great news to share: the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI) has granted its support to BIOSENSHOES, a project we will be developing together with Garvalín and ONCEB over the next three years.
The project, titled “Transforming the children’s footwear value chain towards digital health through sensing technologies and intelligent analysis”, has been selected under the Business Value Chain Consolidation Programme 2026–2028, one of the most competitive calls in the Valencian innovation system.
A recognition of collaboration
This AVI programme rewards projects in which companies from different links of the same value chain work together to innovate. BIOSENSHOES being selected recognises the strength of the proposal and the consortium’s ability to turn an idea into a product with real market potential.
For Blautic, it is also a chance to keep growing in digital health, alongside leading partners in their fields and with the backing of the Generalitat Valenciana.
A balanced consortium
BIOSENSHOES brings together three Valencian companies with complementary capabilities, in a balanced consortium where each partner contributes key expertise and takes on a significant share of the work:
- Garvalín, a children’s footwear manufacturer with its Biomecanics brand, coordinates the project and contributes its knowledge of children’s feet and of the market.
- Blautic provides the technology: electronics, connectivity and software.
- ONCEB provides product design, so the technology fits into the shoe naturally, safely and comfortably.
Industry, technology and design working together: that is the combination that makes it possible to turn a traditional product into an innovative solution.
What we want to achieve
The goal of BIOSENSHOES is to develop a smart children’s shoe, connected to a mobile app, that helps support children’s development in their everyday lives. Broadly speaking, the project has three goals:
- Look after children’s health: provide objective information on children’s activity and motor development, helping to prevent and detect possible issues early.
- Support families: give them clear information and ideas to encourage children to move and play, and to fight sedentary habits from an early age.
- Innovate in the footwear sector: bring the traditional footwear industry closer to digital health and design better shoes thanks to the insight data provides.
Next steps
The project has just started and will run until 2028. We’ll share our progress on this blog.
Want to know more about BIOSENSHOES or how we can help you innovate with technology? Write to us.
