Ante la falta de un ecosistema de emprendimiento científico y poca inversión, los investigadores deciden migrar a países donde la innovación pueda despegar. 

Las profesiones con menor presencia femenina son las relacionadas con la minería, seguridad, ciencia e ingeniería. Foto: Shutterstock

In the absence of a scientific entrepreneurship ecosystem and little investment, researchers decide to migrate to countries where innovation can take off. 

The professions with the least female presence are those related to mining, security, science and engineering. Picture: Shutterstock

In the absence of a scientific entrepreneurship ecosystem and little investment, researchers decide to migrate to countries where innovation can take off. 

The professions with the lowest female presence are those related to mining, security, science and engineering. Photo: Shutterstock

Pasar de la investigación a un modelo de negocios en Latinoamérica resulta complicado, pues son pocos los proyectos que se materializan en empresas.

Moving from research to a business model in Latin America is complicated, as there are few projects that materialize in companies.

Moving from research to a business model in Latin America is complicated, as few projects materialize into companies.

Existen muchos motivos que detienen el emprendimiento científico, uno de ellos es el tiempo que se requiere para que la innovación se convierta en un producto final, pero a esto se suma una brecha entre la estructura académica y el mundo de los negocios, así como la falta de inversión.

There are many reasons that stop scientific entrepreneurship, one of them is the time required for innovation to become a final product, but to this is added a gap between the academic structure and the business world, as well as a lack of investment.

There are many reasons that stop scientific entrepreneurship, one of them is the time required for innovation to become a final product, but this is compounded by a gap between the academic structure and the business world, as well as the lack of investment.

Cristián Hernández, socio general de Zentynel Frontier Investments, dice que en Latinoamérica han surgido startups biotecnológicas, principalmente en Brasil, Argentina, México y Chile, pero muchos de los investigadores han tenido que migrar a Estados Unidos por la falta de un ecosistema que impulse el emprendimiento científico.

Cristián Hernández, general partner of Zentynel Frontier Investments, says that biotechnology startups have emerged in Latin America, mainly in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, but many of the researchers have had to migrate to the United States due to the lack of an ecosystem that promotes scientific entrepreneurship.

Cristián Hernández, general partner of Zentynel Frontier Investments, says that biotech startups have emerged in Latin America, mainly in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, but many of the researchers have had to migrate to the United States due to the lack of an ecosystem that boosts scientific entrepreneurship.

Destaca que en el país del norte existe un ecosistema más maduro, por ello los emprendedores migran, a fin de conseguir mayor inversión y crecer el negocio.

He stressed that in the northern country there is a more mature ecosystem, which is why entrepreneurs migrate, in order to get more investment and grow the business.

He emphasizes that in the northern country there is a more mature ecosystem, which is why entrepreneurs migrate, in order to get more investment and grow their business.

“Hay una distorsión en la cantidad efectiva de compañías fundadas por latinos, porque muchos, sobre todo en México, se van y lo hacen allá (en Estados Unidos), y se pierde el registro”, precisó.

"There is a distortion in the effective number of companies founded by Latinos, because many, especially in Mexico, go and do it there (in the United States), and the record is lost," he said.

“There is a distortion in the actual number of companies founded by Latinos, because many, especially in Mexico, leave and do it there (in the United States), and the registration is lost,” he said.