The Binational Node for Health Innovation (NoBi Health) participated with two panels in the INCmty entrepreneurship festival, presenting the six projects selected in NoBi Health 2019 and discussing the best practices learned during the two editions of the program.

In an interview, some of the participating leaders, such as Verónica Ponce (Team 241), Enrique Villalobos (Team 246) and Larisa Uribe (Team 259), shared testimonies on their experience in the program.

Moreover, the NoBi Health leaders recognized the participants’ professionalism and the richness of their contributions, while reflecting on the program’s continuity and the future impact of the projects that are underway.  

“The objective of researchers’ gaining a more market-oriented mindset and having business ideas with an added value was accomplished, while the entrepreneurial leaders brought them closer to technology, a very rich industry,” stated Fernando Moya, NoBi Health leader and national director of the Academic Department of Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation of EGADE Business School.

Servando Aguirre, leader of NoBi North, commented, “Rather than discussing the particular success of the projects, I would like to highlight the lessons learned by researchers and entrepreneurial leaders on communicating the value of their technology to the market. Moving to another language isn’t easy, so one of the most important successes is that it helps entrepreneurial leaders to communicate better.” 

José Ernesto Amorós, national director of Doctoral Programs and co-leader of the Strategic Focus Research Group in Entrepreneurship and Leadership at EGADE Business School, emphasized two aspects of the program.

“The first has to do with the process experienced by all the teams, particularly in relation to changing scientists’ mindset and the adoption of an entrepreneurial culture. The second was the success of adopting a program originating from the United States, while understanding the idiosyncrasy of Mexican scientific culture,” he said.

Luis Alfonso Quero, in his role as an instructor, reflected on the achievements of the program beyond specific projects.

“The definition of success is to endeavor to challenge scientists’ belief system, disassociated from entrepreneurship. In these seven weeks, participants were able to develop fundamental social skills so as to begin to conceive entrepreneurship, based on commercial potential,” he said.

The Binational Node for Health Innovation seeks to impact the generation of startups and the application of scientific research in Mexico, fostering in researchers a practical approach oriented towards innovation and the solution of social issues.