Hifas Group
Our business group is made up of several companies specialized in biotechnology
Since our beginnings more than 20 years ago, we have been driven by a great passion for the planet. Investigating on the sustainability and the health of human beings, animals, plants and fungi that interact with it.
The integration of CSR and ESG (environmental, social and governance responsibility) is carried out in all our companies collectively, since we have a common mission.
Common mission
Investing in R+D in the life sciences sector is the key at Hifas Group.
The Life Science sector covers:
Medical Fields
with a focus on fungi for biomedical-base research at Hifas da Terra
Veterinary Fields
fungi applied to the health of pets and farm-animals is the focus of Hifas Vet
& Environmental Fields being
Hifas Foresta’s goal
Transversally to this sector
Hifas Innovation Hub
promotes innovation in Life Sciences, supporting R+D and entrepreneurship initiatives in these fields. Our elite research team provides support in key areas such as regulation, intellectual property, funding, and clinical trials.
Active R+D projects
Qualified Experts Work With Us
Collaborators work with us
Collaborating Research Centres
Management, Sustainability and Business Ecology Awards
Venture Builder for Myco_projects
Environmental and Agri- Forest Myco_products
Human Mycotherapy
Veterinary
Mycotherapy
Biopharma early-drug
Discovery for antibiotics
universal ethical principles and the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Human Health
People
Innovation
Animal Health
Circular Economy
Environment
Human Health
From our company we conceptualise a global approach to human health, animal health and environmental health.
We are a team of veterinarians, biologists, doctors, microbiologists, pharmacists and geneticists, leaders in human health for more than 20 years in food supplements.
At Hifas da Terra, we develop more than 30 R+D+i projects in the field of health and well-being. We collaborate with research centers, hospitals, and universities to validate the applications of medicinal mushrooms.
At Hifas Vet we believe that gender equality
is not only a fundamental human right, but is one of the essential foundations for building a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
For this reason, our objectives are aligned with the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
People
We value our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive and stimulating work environment.
We promote diversity, gender equality and work-life balance.
We strive to provide professional and personal development opportunities to our employees
Committed to job creation and attracting and retaining exceptional talent, providing an attractive and rewarding work environment.
OBJECTIVE 5.5.
Ensure the full and effective participation of women and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.
Innovation
Hifas Vet arises as a result of the implementation of several research projects initiated by the Veterinary R+D Area of its parent company, Hifas da Terra.
We possess an extensive repertoire of trials carried out to validate the application of mycotherapy in animal health
The promising achieved results are the basis for the creation of Hifas Vet through the current lines of research.
OBJECTIVE 5.5.
Enhance the use of enabling technology, including information and communication technology, to promote gender equality.
Animal Health
Hifas Veterinary S.L., the veterinary division of the group, is a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of nutritional supplements for pets and nuclei of functional ingredients for livestock. Our commitment to research and science is constant, guaranteeing vertical integration of the traceability and quality of all the company’s products and ensuring the supply of our raw materials of natural origin.
In our pet division, we provide solutions with scientific evidence to improve the health of pets with chronic diseases (diseases of immune-mediated origin, cancer, gastrointestinal, dermatological or musculoskeletal problems, among others) and the prevention of other pathologies
In our animal nutrition division, we research innovative feed ingredients that improve the health and performance of farm animals
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Circular Economy
At Hifas Vet we believe in the importance of contributing to the construction of a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future
That’s why we’ve adopted circular economy principles as an integral part of our business strategy. In a world where natural resources are limited, we recognize the need to break with the linear model of production and consumption
Instead, we embrace the circular economy, an innovative approach that seeks to close material and energy cycles, promoting reuse, recycling, and regeneration
Key points of our commitment
- Recovery of neighbourhood forests
- Use of crop residues as organic matter -> composting
- Use of renewable energy
- Paper & Cardboard Recycling
- Waste ‘0’, Zero Waste
OBJECTIVE 5.4.
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through public services, infrastructure and social protection policies, and by promoting shared responsibility in the household and family, as appropriate in each country
Environment
We are committed to the environment and sustainability
All our products come from raw materials of 100% natural origin, in addition to dispensing with plastic packaging
Our research projects were born with the aim of improving the world which we live in.
An example is the patent entitled “Fungus-based complementary food for bees and its use”, a complementary food for bees with active ingredients of fungal origin, with immunomodulatory activity, which helps in the reduction of stress of these insects, prevention of parasites and diseases and in the increase in reproduction.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Key points of our commitment
- Planting more than 60,000 chestnut trees per year
- Continue contributing to the formation of mycorrhizal chestnut forests to recover the rural environment and fight against the proliferation of invasive species.
- Improvement of the landscape: more than 15Ha, award for the improvement of the Galician landscape
- Use of crop residues as organic matter -> composting
- Use of renewable energy
- More than 60 solar panels installed in the facilities and greenhouses
- All hot water comes from our two biomass boilers
- Registration in the CRAEGA: Regulatory Council of Organic Agriculture
HIFAS VETERINARY, S.L. successfully completed all the phases of the “Responsabilízate program”, thus fulfilling the conditions for obtaining the “Responsabilidad Company Seal”.