NanoFreeze was founded in 2018 at the Universidad de los Andes with one goal: to make refrigeration more sustainable and energy-efficient. Its founders are Isabel Pulido, Diana Paola Camacho, and Laura Camila Calderón.
In an interview with El Referente, the team shared that it all began with a visit to a Colombian town without electricity, where food spoiled quickly. Their research led them to the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae, whose proteins help form ice, and to the development of a bionanocomposite that freezes at higher temperatures.
The first product was a vaccine container designed for remote areas. Today, the portfolio includes Cold Coats, Folding Coolers that reduce their height by 55% and replace Styrofoam, and refrigeration panels. Its clients are logistics operators and companies in the pharmaceutical, floral, food, chemical, and veterinary industries.
In 2020, the company joined the Rising Up in Spain program by ICEX-Invest, due to Spain's strength in perishable exports and nanotechnology.
