Interview with Fernando Pitossi, Treasurer, Instituto Leloir
The appointment of Lino Barañao and the establishment of the Ministry of Science and Technology suggest that the government has realised what a large role innovation can play in the…
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A world-renowned research institute, Instituto Leloir was named after the nobel-prize winning Argentinean scientist Dr Federico Leloir. Internationally assessed, the institute works in areas of pure research, and helps scientists collaborate with companies in order to provide cutting-edge innovation to both Argentinean and international companies.Instituto Leloir works alongside the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry in this capacity, and has recently begun work on an important collaboration with Pfizer into Parkinson’s research.
Research, Training, Financial Support for Scientific Community, Arrangement of contacts between companies and research scientists
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