Daniel Pagliano
Daniel Pagliano is Uruguayan. He has a degree in Agronomy Engineering from the University of the Republic, Uruguay (1985) and a Master of Sciences in Molecular Biology, from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium (1989). Director of the Institute of Applied Biosciences, School of Agrarian Sciences, Universidad de la Empresa (UDE). Director of Agriculture, Education and Health Movement (MAES), a NGO which promotes an integrated vision from food production to health issues. Director of Vitae Latam, a company in genomics, education and health services. Former Director of the Latin American Federation of National Associations of Biotechnology Companies (FELAEB). Former Director and Founder of: Quiniman S.A., animal biotechnology company producing bovine embryos; Calister S.A., company which produces rhizobia inoculants (www.calister.com.uy); Biotec Plaza S.A., company of the Zonamerica Holding which administrates Zonamerica Business and Technology Park (www.zonamerica.com); REDBIO Foundation, a NGO which nucleates biotechnology laboratories in Latin America; Nidetec Holding dedicated to plant genetics, micropropagation and the production of commercial plantations of exportable fruits. Former Professor of Microbiology in the Faculty of Agronomy, University of the Republic, Uruguay. Former Scientist and Project Leader of the National Institute of Agricultural Investigation (www.inia.org.uy). Fellow from the Eisenhower Fellowship (www.efworld.org), the European Union and UNESCO.