The initiatives promoted by the Regional Innovation Center have been worked on together with the industry and based on sustainable development.
The Regional Innovation Center of Los Lagos, together the private sector through the Salmon Technology Institute (Intesal), the Chilean Mussel Farmers Association A.G. (AmiChile), the Chilean Chamber of Construction (Chilean Chamber of Commerce) and Agrollanquihuethey are inviting to learn about the new challenges raised by companies in these sectors, on the digital business opportunities platform for solvers in the Los Lagos region.
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During the first quarter of this new year, they will be available on the web platform www.innovacionloslagos.com the challenges for the salmon industry worked in conjunction with leading companies and that have relation to the environmental protection, the waste management, efficiency in the fish feedingand effective prevention and communication in the event of harmful algal blooms (FAN, also known as "blooms of algae").
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Alejandro Velásquez, who is the director of the area of industries of the Regional Innovation Center, invited the solvers to respond to these challenges taking into account business opportunities with big corporates.
"In our first year of operation, twelve companies from the region took part in the more than 40 challenges of four large productive sectors, where one in three connections generated interest in the corporate; therefore, we invite the solvers of the region to visit our website www.innovacionloslagos.com and review the challenges raised in salmon farming and be part of this large community of solvers that they are innovating and impacting on the territory," said Alejandro Velásquez.
How does it work?
The platform of business opportunities allows to identify and apply, to specific challenges of large and medium corporates of the aquaculture, agricultural and construction industries, solutions that will be piloted and discussed with companies, to later present a commercial proposal that meets the demand.
The Los Lagos Regional Innovation Centre is a programme driven by the Los Lagos Regional Government (GORE)supported by public resources approved by the Regional Council (CORE) of Los Lagosand executed by the Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh) Sede Puerto Montt and the Synergy Association.
*Credits of the featured photo (in context): Archive of the Oceanic Aquaculture Program promoted by Corfo.
