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Latin America had had an approach to Europe regarding certification programs, specially throughout the Euroepan Software Institute. There are programs in place funded by different multilateral institutions which enable training in some countries. Normally those programs are performed by academic institutions along with public economic development agencies. Those networks can lead us to entrepreneurs willing to certify their companies preparing them for internationalization. We should start contacting my friend Dr. Jose Gregogio Silva at Universidad de Los Andes in Venezuela, and explaining to him about our city and our project.
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Biotechnology is by definition “Any technological application that uses biological system, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.” or in other words “Application of scientific and technical advances in life science to develop commercial products.”
In the region of Uruguay Biotechnology is of great impact on their economic platform. The economy in Uruguay is mainly driven by agriculture and livestock, two main areas for the develop of Biotechnology, another main application of biotechnology is the health care department.
Uruguay is part of Biotecsur, which is the biotechnology platform of Mercosur. Biotecsur most important cooperator is the European Union. According to Biotecsur there are 13 major research centres in Uruguay and about 15 Programs that provide finances for research.
During the month of May of this year, Uruguay and Cuba closed a deal to cooperate with each other in the Biotechnology development of pharmaceutics, the collaboration treaty were signed by the Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, of Cuba, and the Universidad de la Republica and the Pasteur and Clemente institute, of Uruguay. They will be working on the fields of Oncological treatment, and a several number of complex illness especially diabetes.
n the Agricultural side, Uruguay has currently three authorized biotech cultivates for production and commercialization in Uruguay:
1) Soja-40-3-2 : That produces a tolerance to the herbicide glifosato.
2) Maiz MON 810: corn resistant to lepidopteros insects .
3) Maiz Bt11: corn resistant to lepidopteros insects .
In the year 2009, the camara Uruguaya de Semillas approved 5 new projects were to do evaluation tests on corn plantations; Also there were approved 5 other events to test new soja seeds for exportation purposes.
In 2010, 3 news projects were approved to evaluation tests on corn and 2 on soja; and 6 other events for exportation purposes. All of this experiments and tests are conducted by Yalfin S.A, Monsanto Uruguay S.A, Rutilan S.A, Reyland S.A, Sinalod S.A. , and Hinkely S.A.
The INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agropecuaria ) approved 8 for value chain (cultivos de secano, arroz, producion de leche, produccion de carne y lana, produccion forestal, produccion horticola, produccion fruticola y produccion citricola) And 3 national programs on strategic areas (Pasturas y forrajes, produccion familiar, produccion y sustentabilidad ambiental)
Websites for references:
http://www.biotecsur.org/bases-de-datos/catalogo-de-instituciones
http://www.inia.org.uy/online/site/213864I1.php
www.cus.org.uy/biotecnologia/cultivos-aprobados#cultivo
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