{"id":173812,"date":"2026-06-29T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=173812"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:39:58","slug":"tec-de-monterrey-unam-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/health\/tec-de-monterrey-unam-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Tec de Monterrey and UNAM Join Forces to Accelerate New Drug Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developing new medicines in Mexico requires much more than a good scientific idea. It requires bringing together specialists from different disciplines, having high-tech infrastructure, establishing links with industry, and the ability to translate laboratory discoveries into solutions that reach patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the objective of the <strong>new <a href=\"\/en\/health\/pharmaceutical-development-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agreement<\/a> between Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)<\/strong>, which seeks to strengthen biomedical research and accelerate the development of <a href=\"\/en\/health\/medical-innovation-mexico-global-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health innovations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis will be a national and international benchmark of how <strong>the union of wills and capabilities through institutions can transform the lives of people and communities through innovation<\/strong>,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/tec.mx\/en\/about-us\/presidents-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Garza Salazar<\/a>, Executive President of the Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey Educational Group, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sedeco.cdmx.gob.mx\/comunicacion\/nota\/promueve-sedeco-la-consolidacion-de-ciudad-de-mexico-como-hub-de-ciencias-de-la-vida-con-la-inauguracion-de-central-distrito-tlalpan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ceremony to formalize UNAM&#8217;s incorporation into the Tlalpan Innovation District<\/a> through the signing of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration will be linked to the future Interdisciplinary Center for Predictive Medicine, which is being built in the Tlalpan District, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/tag\/campus-ciudad-de-mexico\/\" id=\"545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mexico City campus<\/a> of Tec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture>\r\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/2-2.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\r\n                <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/2-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/2-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n            <\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Leonel Lomel\u00ed, Rector of UNAM; David Garza, Executive President of the Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey Educational Group; and Juan Pablo Murra, Rector of Tec de Monterrey, during the signing of the agreement. (Photo: Courtesy of Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a building, the space will be an <strong>ecosystem of collaboration and community<\/strong>, where researchers from both institutions will work together to develop medical technologies with the potential to become treatments, devices, or science and technology-based companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCooperation between higher education institutions is most valuable to a society when it translates into programs with measurable results and shared commitments,\u201d said Leonardo Lomel\u00ed, rector of UNAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><picture>\r\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7-1024x1024.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173821\" style=\"width:569px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/Copy-of-QUOTES-WEB-DUPLICAR-7.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n            <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Science to Industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the main objectives of the agreement will be to develop Mexico&#8217;s own <a href=\"\/en\/health\/entrepreneurship-healthcare-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biopharmaceutical industry<\/a>. Currently, a large part of the medical technologies used in the country are exported from abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alliance seeks to promote alternatives developed by Mexican scientists, from the early stages of research to the creation of prototypes of molecules, drugs and treatments with the possibility of reaching the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe no longer want to focus only on generating knowledge; we want that knowledge to be transformed into real solutions for the population,\u201d explained <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/quimica.unam.mx\/perfil\/gerardo-leyva-gomez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gerardo Leyva<\/a><\/strong>, a research professor at the Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first lines of work to be developed will focus on areas that are crucial to public health, such as neurodegenerative diseases, aging, precision oncology, and regenerative medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the existing projects between both institutions are research on new treatments for diseases such as Parkinson&#8217;s, Alzheimer&#8217;s and spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (characterized by the progressive loss of motor coordination), as well as the development of innovative formulations for wound healing and infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.tec.mx\/vivo-tec\/display\/PID_141019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonathan Maga\u00f1a<\/a>, national leader of the Research Group on Aging and Longevity at the <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/school-of-engineering-and-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Engineering and Sciences<\/a> of Tec de Monterrey, pointed out that the agreement represents a change in the traditional way of doing science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are not starting from scratch. There is already a scientific collaboration with concrete results; now we want to take the next step and turn that research into applied science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To achieve this, both institutions will leverage their complementary strengths. Tec will contribute with infrastructure, bioengineering capabilities, partnerships with companies, and an environment designed to facilitate innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UNAM will contribute with decades of experience in pharmaceutical development, medicinal chemistry, and industry collaboration. The intention is to advance together from basic research to technological scaling stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collaboration as the Engine of Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the researchers involved in the alliance, the signing of the agreement represents a paradigm shift, where public and private education will no longer be seen as opposites and incompatible, but rather as complementary and collaborative entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis agreement arose from a friendship,\u201d Leyva noted. \u201cWhen we start from a foundation of trust and empathy like that, everything that follows will have a positive impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the vast scientific work, the agreement includes the training of undergraduate and graduate students, who will be able to join interdisciplinary projects and get closer to innovation and technology transfer processes from the early stages of their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture>\r\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/3-1.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/3-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/3-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n            <\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The event was attended by researchers from both institutions, government representatives, and business leaders. (Photo: Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the researchers, the alliance also sends a message about the <strong>future of science in Mexico<\/strong>. \u201cWe could probably do it alone, but it would take us much longer,\u201d Maga\u00f1a reflected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hope is that this collaboration will allow more discoveries made in Mexican laboratories to not only be published in scientific articles, but to become medicines, biopharmaceuticals and other innovations capable of improving people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, they also seek economic benefits and new public policies that will benefit the country, as well as direct collaboration with the government, businesses, and research centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTogether we can achieve more,\u201d Leyva said. \u201cIf we combine our capabilities, we can develop technologies that benefit the population and strengthen the country\u2019s scientific and technological capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Did you find this story interesting? 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