The Chilean startup SeaWater 21 is looking to revolutionize the food industry and expand its international presence with an innovative drink based on seawater extracted from Lebu. They already export to Paraguay and Uruguay, and this year hope to expand to the Caribbean and Mexico.

Topics: Food Industry- R&D

Chile consolidates its position as a food innovation leader, launching the 5th edition of the Food Innovation Catalog. This year, it features 50 products and services shaping the industry’s future. 

Topics: Food Industry- R&D

After setting up operations in Chile in 2023, the pharmaceutical company is already marketing a product for treating leukemia. They are looking to expand their portfolio and aspire to work with the public sector.

Topics: R&D

Located in the Atacama Region, at 5,640 meters above sea level, it houses a 6.5-meter optical-infrared telescope that took 26 years to plan and construct.  

Topics: R&D

The Survey and Longitudinal Studies Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile conducted a study on companies affiliated with the Chilean Pharmaceutical Innovation Chamber (CIF), revealing an investment of approximately US$136 million by 2022.

Topics: R&D

The Spanish company finalized the acquisition of telemedicine firm ChileRad with an investment of US$8.6 million, and also holds a controlling share in Chaxa Radiology.

Topics: Technology- R&D

Chile reached position 50 out of 132 nations in the innovation index. The country stands out for the quality of its regulatory affairs and the creation of new businesses, which are related to an increase in the use of the intellectual property system as a percentage of total trade.  

Topics: Ranking- R&D

The company has decided to move from its site in the Argentinean province of Entre Ríos to Santiago. They highlighted InvestChile’s support in the process.

Topics: R&D

The agency has published an e-book with a step-by-step operating guide that details the benefits for international companies of setting up in the Southern Cone country.

Topics: R&D

This project aims to improve the performance of Camanchaca salmon farm, keeping in consideration variables such as salmon production capacities, demand and price. 

Topics: Food Industry- R&D

Chilean scientists have discovered that an alpaca antibody blocks the Brazilian, British and South African variants of COVID-19. This is the same team of researchers that identified and produced neutralizing agents against SARS-CoV-2 from alpacas last year.

Topics: Coronavirus- Talent- R&D

So far some 200,000 tests have been given in Chile and abroad in companies in different fields.

Topics: Coronavirus- R&D

The country benefited from its extensive public health system, with clinics in even some of the remotest areas.

Topics: Coronavirus- R&D

Faced with the challenge of the technological revolution, the policy on artificial intelligence in Chile addresses the need to react and act proactively in the face of changes produced by society’s mass use of technologies.

Topics: Technology- R&D

GeneproDX has reached an agreement with Belgium’s Biocartis for the distribution of ThyroidPrint, a test that avoids unnecessary diagnostic surgeries and the permanent use of thyroid hormone supplements.

Topics: R&D

With Runway, hyper-realistic audiovisual content can be created, modified and edited automatically, using artificial intelligence algorithms and machine learning.

Topics: Technology- R&D

Chilean entrepreneurs have successfully germinated grains like maize, wheat and barley at temperatures between -2°C and 50°C. They are now seeking to test the development in the field with a view to transforming it into an alternative in the face of water scarcity.

Topics: Food Industry- R&D

Done Properly produces umami naturally and is working on the pilot and scale-up phase for its expansion to Colombia, Mexico, the United States, Spain and Switzerland in 2021.

Topics: Food Industry- Startup- R&D

The technology firm has tripled the productivity of the Teledoc company by developing a platform that automates part of its tasks.

Topics: R&D

The Switzerland-based multinational and the University are organizing a cycle of five meetings in which actors from the public and private sectors will participate.

Topics: R&D