UNAM presents scientific spin-offs at Academia Ventures Day

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), through its Coordination of Linkage and Technology Transfer (CVTT), presented six scientific-technological spin-off companies during the second edition of Academia Ventures Day. These startups, developed by university researchers, focus on sectors including health, energy, and sustainability.

The event aimed to connect academic knowledge with investors, venture capital funds, and business ecosystem specialists to transform research into viable market solutions. Diana Tamara Martínez Ruiz, Secretary of Institutional Development, emphasized that technology transfer is a social responsibility intended to create jobs and well-being.

Nayeli Marlene Yáñez Hernández from the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) also highlighted the necessity of strengthening ties between universities, industry, government, and investors to facilitate the movement of innovation into the productive sector.