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CB UdeC- DiagnoChrome Chile

DiagnoChrome is a spin-off company of the Biotechnology Center at the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile. La company develops kits for the diagnostics of plant pathogens, being our first kit the detection of Botrytis cinerea in bluberries. 

Website:
www.centrobiotecnologia.cl
Main Sector
Diagnostics Subsector
Indication
Year Founded
2016
Dr rer Nat Sofia Valenzuela
Professor- Deputy Director 
BIO

Biochemst from the Universidad de Chile, and dr rer Nat at TU Braunschweig, Germany. Currently Deputy Director of the Biotechnology Center and professor at the Forest Science Faculty at the Universidad de Concepcion Chile. Main area of R&D&i genomics and biosafety of GMOs. PI of several R&D proposals with companies, in the area of forest genomics. 

Have been co-founder of two spin-offs Genomica Forestal and DiagnoChrome. The latter focused on the development of detection kits for plant pathogens. 

CeBiB Chile

The Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering is created in 2014, after being selected by the Research Partnership Program of CONICYT to be part of the national program for Basal Funding for Excellence Scientific and Technological Centers.

CeBiB is a Centre of Excellence in cutting-edge research composed by an interdisciplinarian team of renowned national and international scientits, capable of investigating key aspects and current trens in biotechnology and bioengineering, including the research for important applications for industry.

One of the main goals of CeBiB is the research and development of applications to be used in areas where Chile has significant comparative advantages, looking for these areas always in line with the interests of the industry and the needs of the public and private sectors, to increase the competitiveness of the national economy based on scientific and technological innovation.

CeBiB is composed by researchers and academics leaders in their fields from Chilean universities: Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Antofagasta, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad de La Frontera and Universidad de Los Lagos.

Website:
www.cebib.cl/en/
Main Sector
Biotech Subsector
Medtech Subsector
Diagnostics Subsector
Year Founded
2014
María Isabel Guerra
Dr. Daniela Vaisman
LinkedIn logo Project Engineer 
BIO

Civil engineer in biotechnology, bilingual and graduated from postgraduate programs in the areas of chemistry and biotechnology. Positive, proactive and efficient, with great interest in learning about new areas. With a productive career, focused primarily on biotechnology and the chemical industry; management and innovation, related with the postgraduate studies and with independent projects (production of hyaluronic acid from bacteria; optimization microorganisms cultures; development of a ELISA Kit for salmon; collagen extraction from cuttlefish; Lobesia botrana trap and repellent, CORFO Projects, HibridaLab, Hospital SCM, etc.). A particular training in innovation and entrepreneurship in the last years has allowed to develop the ability to work guiding different interdisciplinary groups, mainly associated with emerging projects and structuring business models. With special interest in the formulation and development of innovation projects within and outside companies, particularly related with the biotechnology industry, health and process engineering.