As a worldwide reference in aquaculture, specifically in salmonids production, Chile counts with a mature industry and well positioned in the international markets. However, this situation also shows some problems: being mono-producer, an excessive geographic concentration and an arguably environment sustainability. In this scenario, Northern Catholic University (UCN) and Fundación Chile (FCh) had joined in […]
With the purpose of protecting the environment and the community form contamination produced by mercury, Fundación Chile, developed a project called Mercutreat that establishes the creation of a plant that encapsulates the element, converting it into a harmless waste. “The toxicity of mercury may damage the nervous and circulatory systems together with the heart. This […]
Fundación Chile, together with Pro Chile and Achilles Chile, published the first Export Suppliers Report for the Mining Sector 2010-2014, a project developed within the High Grade Mining National Program, the one that is mainly intended to boost the mining exports, pretending to reach sales for US$10,000 million on year 2035. “The High Grade Mining […]
The objective that the students of Estado de Israel School in Valparaíso chose is very specific: they want the elevator of the school to start working properly again, so that Ignacio, a student of seventh grade who is in wheelchair, can move around easily. “What made me and my colleague happier is that the decision […]
The only way to obtain maqui nowadays is through harvesting wild trees, since so far has not been developed a technological package for its commercial production. For this reason, the volume obtained is limited and cost is high. With the presentation of first maqui clones in SAG (Agricultural and Livestock Service, the official Chilean State […]
UBI Global, leader organization in analysis and measurement of performance of incubators for companies associated to universities, announced that EmprendeFch – Entrepreneurship Platform of Fundación Chile – positioned itself between the five bests “Business Incubators Associated to Universities” in its annual ranking, This ranking highlights incubators and accelerators that have a better average performance. With […]
Accelerate and boost the efficient lighting market is the objective of the international Project Enlighten, that Fundación Chile will implement at national level within three years. The program’s goal is to save 4,8% of the country’s electricity consumption and 34% of lighting, which results in 1,2 million tons of carbon emissions reduction and savings for […]
Hoping to bring the world of wine closer in a simple and entertaining way, HelloWine emerged. It is a club that offers a small box that arrives at your front door every month, with four 375 cc wine bottles, carefully chosen by an oenologist. Each box has a different theme, from different grapevine varieties to […]