With increased life expectancy Diseases Chronic diseases and medical consultations, along with the documentary records that must be carried out Professionals Subordinate health.
“In Argentina, a doctor spends on average about 8 hours a week filling out forms and records, “This creates a bureaucratic burden that ultimately impacts the quality of care,” says Pilar Mendiburo, one of the center’s founders. caleb, A program Which is used artificial intelligence To automate query logging tasks.
It’s about to An application that creates automatic transcriptions of medical consultations, standardizes the information and integrates it into the medical history, allowing professionals to focus 100% on the dialogue and patient care.
The project was developed by Mendiboro in collaboration with Florencia Cavalieri (both students at the University of Favaloro) and Dr. Flavio Colavecchia and resulted in Final This year from competition From the Balseiro Institute IB50K technology startups.
“Artificial intelligence is at the core of the application that handles everything from transcription to creating and consolidating medical information. Additionally, “It allows the patient to receive medical instructions on his mobile phone.”Mendiburu’s comments iProfessional. “This is a tool designed in Spanish for the Argentine health system and designed so that a doctor can have it on their cell phone,” he explains.
Currently the project is in Validation phase. The entrepreneur adds: “The tests were conducted through 550 consultations and the results were good.” He points out that the plan aims to adapt the application so that it can be exported to other countries in the region.
Florencia Cavalieri Pilar Mendiboro and Flavio Colavici, members of the Caliab project.
“The idea is Which can be downloaded from stores (App Store and Google Play). In each country, it should be clarified with the challenges and requirements of each health system. We have already demonstrated the technical feasibility, and the next step is to be able to scale the project, Requires a medium-range initial investment, Mainly intended for cloud infrastructure, certifications and sales strategy development.”
Promoting technology-based companies
The IB50K competition is organized by the Balsero Institute, of the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) and the National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo). and Distribution of US$50,000, between cash funding, infrastructure, mentoring hours and training, to selected science and technology-based projects (Hence the abbreviation of its name: IB50K).
This year in its 15th edition The first prize of US$30,000 was awarded to KalibiThis took place at a ceremony held at the end of September at the Balsero company’s headquarters in the city of Bariloche. he Second prizeworth US$15,000, was awarded to the Bio H41 project, from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) to develop a cosmetic active ingredient from Patagonian yeasts, which constitutes a sustainable alternative to similar synthetic products.
and Third prizeamounting to US$ 5,000, corresponds to the Odycell Nanotherapies, presented by the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires (ITBA), which combine nanotechnology and immunotherapy, to treat cancerous tumors.
When evaluating, He sought to ensure that the initiatives had an economic, social and environmental impact. “The feasibility of bringing the projects to market was also taken into account,” stressed the members of the competition jury, who are leaders from the academic sector and Argentine scientific technology companies.
throughout 15 editions That IB50K has been shared More than 1000 businessmenIn total, 305 projects were submitted and several technology-based companies emerged. The competition is organized by the Liaison and Innovation Secretariat of the Balsiero Institute.
The IB50K competition distributes $50,000 to selected science and technology-based projects
The foundation is currently headed by nuclear engineer Graciella Bertolino, its first female director in its 75-year history, who has highlighted the need to support scientific technological research and the creation of science-based companies in the country.
This edition of the competition was made possible thanks to the support of sponsoring companies and organizations such as Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA), SF500, Fundación YPF, INVAP, CONUAR, Javier Kreiner, Alma Global, Siemens Energy, INTA, Fundación ArgenInta, RATHER LABS, Probattery Solar, ADIMRA, Videoswitch, Dorking, Dioxitek, Fundación. Balsero and the Balsero Institute Alumni Association.
Science, innovation and production
In addition to the three winning projects, there were five other finalist projects:
- Circa treatments It is a biotechnology startup that develops innovative medicines for various types of rare cancers with no treatment options, such as cholangiocarcinoma. Made up of UBA students and alumni.
- H2hydra It is a startup company developing a software platform specialized in the design and technical and economic evaluation of green hydrogen projects. It is a SaaS platform, powered by artificial intelligence and geospatial analysis. It allows you to simulate, dimension and optimize the entire value chain: renewable energy generation, electrolysis, storage, processing, transportation and distribution. It was presented by students and graduates of the National University of Cordoba.
- InTest.Ar It is a non-invasive, multi-biomarker home test that allows early detection of precursor lesions of colorectal cancer in the stool, and integrates molecular and clinical data using artificial intelligence. The team consists of students from the National University of Mar del Plata, Unicen (Central University) and UAI of Rosario.
- Scobia Biosystems It digitizes biomanufacturing with the first in situ fluorescence microscope integrating artificial intelligence and digital twins. The project focuses on foodtech, biopharmaceutical and bioplastic producers who are leading the shift towards sustainable production. It was presented by Koyo National University.
- Scargoth Transforms construction with smart, energy-efficient (A+ or A++) habitats and removable modules. These structures incorporate Meccano technology for easy gradual expansion, geothermal heat pumps that recover heat from gray water, and multi-layer panels with sustainable materials. Provided by the National University of Rosario.
The IB50K competition is organized by the Balseiro Institute and the National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo).
All finalized projects received access to mentoring and coaching sessions to improve their business plans, as well as the ability to present to mentors and investors.
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