On Thursday, May 11, we welcomed Alejandro Vicchi, Director for the Federalization of Productive Innovation at the Secretariat of the Knowledge Economy, and Dino Kazuo Da Silva Miranda, Project Advisor at the Secretariat of the Knowledge Economy, to the LA.TE. ANDES S.A. facilities.
We gave them a tour of our facilities led by staff from the institution, and they also attended a presentation by Roberto M. Hernández, President of LA.TE. ANDES S.A., titled “LA.TE. ANDES, Comprehensive Public-Private Project. A Form of Unity (Symbiosis).” This presentation detailed the economic and timeline aspects of Project CENTEC 005 of the Argentine Technology Fund (FONTAR), under which LA.TE. ANDES S.A. was established as a joint venture. Additionally, the characteristics of the company’s current production units—Cron.Ar, Cri.Ar, and Andino 3D—were discussed, along with future I+D lines related to production systems and future commercial ventures derived as spin-offs.
It is important to note that LA.TE. ANDES S.A. is a project selected by the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion in the CENTEC 005 call for proposals in 2014, declared a “success story” for meeting all established objectives in a timely and proper manner (construction of the laboratory building, acquisition and installation of equipment, training of human resources, certification by international entities).
We continue to work on the development of strategic technology-based and applied research projects aimed at addressing critical issues in the assessment of georesources and science.