GRIDX is the largest Science Based Company Builder in Latin America.We are impact driven:For scientists: this means their ideas will become concrete and positively change people's lives.For entrepreneurs: this means they will be able to develop great innovative companies with positive impact and exponential growth.I work linking the scientific talent in Latin America with great entrepreneurs, to imagine new businesses and create disruptive science-based startups. We provide smart investment and support them to become global.We've already created 66 biotech startups and we want to create many more.

At the Entrepreneurship & SMES Secretariat we have implemented many great initiatives and programs, such as Congress aproval of the first Entrepreneurs Law, Incorporation of companies online in 24hs, Tax benefits for investors in startups, Matching Funds to co-invest with Venture Capital Funds, Creation of 30 Entrepreneurs Clubs among the country, Entrepreneurship training for more than 100.000 people.In that context I created and led a new Open Innovation program with the goal to join big corporations with tech startups to foster innovation.We piloted an open innovation program for the construction sector, which is one of the most traditional and delayed industries regarding innovation. After the succesfull experience, the Argentine Construction Chamber continued the program to search and invest in innovative startups for Construction Tech.I the AgTech sector, we created a round table that implemented open innovation initiatives that gathered tech startups, big farmers, corporations, incubators, acceleretors, VC funds, chambers and governments. Events, Conferences, AgTech hackatons, trips to global AgTech hubs such as St. Louis, USA, an AgTech Club, among other iniciatives.We piloted an Open Innovation Challenge with Motorola, that open-sourced the development of Moto Mods, calling entrepreneurs to create and sell new Mods.We supported many corporations and institutions with entrepreneurship initiatives to foster innovation: Accenture, IBM, Microsoft, Grupo Assa, CCU Argentina, DIA, Unearthed, YPF, Telefónica, CREA, Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario, AB InBev, Adecoagro, Don Mario,

Bioimanay is a biotech company engaged in the research and development of recombinant proteins for industrial applications (hormones, vaccines, enzymes, antibodies, etc.), from microorganisms whose DNA is reprogrammed to operate as micro-factories.Roles & Responsibilities:- Business Development: opportunity identification and assessment; market analysis; business strategies definition; alliances and joint ventures; technical, economic and financial analysis.- Project Management: Planning; risk analysis; budget control; intellectual property management; customer and partners relationship management; performance indicators.- Business Administration: Finance; Staff supervision; contract negotiations.

EMPREAR is a startup incubator that assists entrepreneurs with the plan, the prototype, the business model, the marketing and the growth strategy.Responsibilities:- Feasibility studies for new projects.- Advice on business and plan of action.- Strategic analysis.- Presentations to public and private agencies.- Evaluation of the Economic and Financial Plan.- Evaluation of the management team and human resources.- Searching for investors.- Search for partnerships.

Objectives:- Immerse students in the entrepreneurial culture - Teach students the fundamentals of high tech entrepreneurship- Connect students to resources, and to thought leaders and serial entrepreneurs- Help tp build startup projectsResponsibilities:- Design and implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programs.- Coaching for startup teams.- Organization of Business competitions.- Networking with professionals, specialists and advisors.- Public relations with universities, incubators and accelerators.

Responsibilities:- Market Analysis.- Search for new engineering and construction projects.- Presentation of proposals, bids and quotes to customers.- Analysis and contract negotiation.- Search of strategic partners.- Supervision of business developers in the subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile.

Projects: - SAP implementation for Exxon Mobil USA & Latin America- Process reengineering for Repsol-YPFResponsibilities:- Project Management: Planning; Follow-up; Performance analysis.- Business analysis: Process design; System mapping; System setup; Testing; User training; Data conversion; Technical support to Business Units.