INNOVATION AWARD IN HEALTH SCIENCES
one million pesos and a trip to international innovation center in Germany
to the winning proposal in basic and applied health sciences that create
value for society will be given. Published on Tuesday 09 April 2019. The
Government Secretariat of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of
the Nation (SGCTIP) together with the pharmaceutical and chemical company
Merck S.A. call for Argentine entrepreneurs to participate in the second
edition of "Merck Award - SGCTIP innovation in health sciences"
competition. The selected project will receive one million pesos and a trip
to Merck Innovation Center in the city of Darmstadt, Germany. From 10 April
to 31 July, proposals may be submitted scientific base and / or technology
in the field of health that create value for society. Subject areas covered
are: Bio-Interfaces and biosensors; Solutions for the treatment and
monitoring in oncology and / or neurological diseases; Diagnostic tests for
neurological and / or Oncological and / or fertility diseases; microbiome;
Artificial intelligence applied to health; synthetic biology; Industry 4.0
applied to health; and Robotics. The launch of the award, which has the
support of the German Embassy in Argentina, was held at the diplomatic
residence located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, with the
presence of Undersecretary of Political Science, Technology and Innovation,
Sebastian Guerriere; Merck's global CEO of Healthcare and member of the
Executive Board of Merck, Belén Garijo; and the German ambassador, Jürgen
Christian Mertens. In this context, Guerriere said: "Tomorrow is the Day of
Scientific Research, in commemoration of Bernardo Houssay who marked a
point of inflection in the science of our country, so it is very
interesting to be announcing a new award". "This activity has the power to
connect players in the National Science and Technology with industry,
leading to projects of very high added value that we are sure will make a
great contribution to the health area," he said. For its part, he
considered Garijo: "Our company renews its commitment to this award, which
began last year and which we appreciate the cooperation of the Government
Secretariat". "In Argentina, innovation in science and technology has a
long tradition that is recognized internationally, and continue on this
road is the task that unites us," he added. In turn, Mertens
said: "Collaboration between industry and the academic and scientific world
is a key part of innovation and technological development; Therefore, from
the German Embassy we support this second prize, and we are very interested
in knowing what new project will be the winner. " Finally, Dr. Mauricio
Farez recounted his experience after obtaining the first place in the
contest in 2018: "In recent decades, major advances in clinical research
are the product of joint effort, which involved more than one working
group. Today, there is no longer isolated genius who made a revolutionary
discovery. If you look at recent history, we see that multidisciplinary
teams are ─procedentes both public and privado─ those leading innovation to
patients. " Farez, along with Diego Fernandez Slezak, he presented the
Entelai-PIC project, consisting of a platform for automated medical image
analysis. The system is capable of processing, using artificial
intelligence techniques, various clinical studies and provide a
comprehensive picture accompanied by a detailed report automated manner. In
August an evaluation committee, consisting of members of the Secretariat of
Government and Merck S.A., will choose 10 projects whose managers have the
opportunity to attend seminars mentoring, where they provide fundamentals
for effective presentation to the jury that will determine the winner. The
winning proposal will receive one million pesos and a trip for two to the
Innovation Center Merck S.A. in the city of Darmstadt (Germany), in order
to implement the project or prototype through mentoring in: design
thinking; Oratory; Business development; Scheme business model; As training
in the field of your project; Pitch and training. You will also have access
to "Merck Accelerator Pitch Day", where they will quote entrepreneurs
worldwide with potential business investors. Those interested in
participating in the call, must register through the Innovation Platform
Market Argentina within the validity period.
to the winning proposal in basic and applied health sciences that create
value for society will be given. Published on Tuesday 09 April 2019. The
Government Secretariat of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of
the Nation (SGCTIP) together with the pharmaceutical and chemical company
Merck S.A. call for Argentine entrepreneurs to participate in the second
edition of "Merck Award - SGCTIP innovation in health sciences"
competition. The selected project will receive one million pesos and a trip
to Merck Innovation Center in the city of Darmstadt, Germany. From 10 April
to 31 July, proposals may be submitted scientific base and / or technology
in the field of health that create value for society. Subject areas covered
are: Bio-Interfaces and biosensors; Solutions for the treatment and
monitoring in oncology and / or neurological diseases; Diagnostic tests for
neurological and / or Oncological and / or fertility diseases; microbiome;
Artificial intelligence applied to health; synthetic biology; Industry 4.0
applied to health; and Robotics. The launch of the award, which has the
support of the German Embassy in Argentina, was held at the diplomatic
residence located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, with the
presence of Undersecretary of Political Science, Technology and Innovation,
Sebastian Guerriere; Merck's global CEO of Healthcare and member of the
Executive Board of Merck, Belén Garijo; and the German ambassador, Jürgen
Christian Mertens. In this context, Guerriere said: "Tomorrow is the Day of
Scientific Research, in commemoration of Bernardo Houssay who marked a
point of inflection in the science of our country, so it is very
interesting to be announcing a new award". "This activity has the power to
connect players in the National Science and Technology with industry,
leading to projects of very high added value that we are sure will make a
great contribution to the health area," he said. For its part, he
considered Garijo: "Our company renews its commitment to this award, which
began last year and which we appreciate the cooperation of the Government
Secretariat". "In Argentina, innovation in science and technology has a
long tradition that is recognized internationally, and continue on this
road is the task that unites us," he added. In turn, Mertens
said: "Collaboration between industry and the academic and scientific world
is a key part of innovation and technological development; Therefore, from
the German Embassy we support this second prize, and we are very interested
in knowing what new project will be the winner. " Finally, Dr. Mauricio
Farez recounted his experience after obtaining the first place in the
contest in 2018: "In recent decades, major advances in clinical research
are the product of joint effort, which involved more than one working
group. Today, there is no longer isolated genius who made a revolutionary
discovery. If you look at recent history, we see that multidisciplinary
teams are ─procedentes both public and privado─ those leading innovation to
patients. " Farez, along with Diego Fernandez Slezak, he presented the
Entelai-PIC project, consisting of a platform for automated medical image
analysis. The system is capable of processing, using artificial
intelligence techniques, various clinical studies and provide a
comprehensive picture accompanied by a detailed report automated manner. In
August an evaluation committee, consisting of members of the Secretariat of
Government and Merck S.A., will choose 10 projects whose managers have the
opportunity to attend seminars mentoring, where they provide fundamentals
for effective presentation to the jury that will determine the winner. The
winning proposal will receive one million pesos and a trip for two to the
Innovation Center Merck S.A. in the city of Darmstadt (Germany), in order
to implement the project or prototype through mentoring in: design
thinking; Oratory; Business development; Scheme business model; As training
in the field of your project; Pitch and training. You will also have access
to "Merck Accelerator Pitch Day", where they will quote entrepreneurs
worldwide with potential business investors. Those interested in
participating in the call, must register through the Innovation Platform
Market Argentina within the validity period.