Matías Saavedra

Matías is a member of the innovation and patenting group of Alessandri. He has experience and academic background both in areas of research and development and in technology transfer, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, R&D financing, innovation management and technology-based business, innovation and patenting.

He has participated in R&D projects that have allowed him to explore a wide range of specialties, such as: microbiology, genetic engineering, bioprocesses, molecular biology and in particular biomining, bioremediation, protein engineering, biophysics and bioinformatics. In addition, he has participated in various consultancies and biotechnology ventures.

Matías is co-author of the first invention patent resulting from an undergraduate thesis at the School of Sciences of Universidad de Chile (accepted at Inapi and filed at the US patent office). He is also author (owner) of a patent protecting a new copper extraction process (granted in USA, Chile, Australia and Peru).

Education

• 2018 Master in Management and Technological Entrepreneurship - Universidad Adolfo Adolfo Ibáñez 2011 Ph.D in Engineering Sciences mention Chemistry and Biotechnology - Universidad de Chile 2005 Molecular Biotechnology Engineer - Universidad de Chile