{"id":93416,"date":"2019-10-01T18:50:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecreview.tec.mx\/?p=93416"},"modified":"2023-08-02T23:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T23:04:13","slug":"mexican-awarded-by-mit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/biotechnology\/mexican-awarded-by-mit\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT recognizes Tec graduate research in nanotechnology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guillermo Ulises Ruiz Esparza is the first Mexican to have been given the \u201cPegasus\u201d Future of Health Technology Award by the MIT Media Lab for his innovative contributions to medicine and nanotechnology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruiz Esparza heads the Molecular Nanosystems research group within the Health Sciences and Technology division that is run jointly by Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TecScience<\/em><\/strong> chatted with the Mexican researcher, who also holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Biosciences <\/a><\/strong>from the Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mexican awarded by MIT Media Lab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What opportunities do you find in the fusion of two areas of knowledge?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I trained in medical and technological areas to be able to talk about and understand both clinical-medical and technological-engineering jargon. I see patients, treat them, and know what their problems are firsthand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gives me a competitive advantage because I know what the problem to be addressed is. The technological side gives me a springboard for creating innovative solutions and solving these problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medicine’s future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What motivated you to venture into nanotechnology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything we do in my research group is technology. The goal is to ensure that what we create gets to patients, clinics, and the marketplace. We\u2019ve co-founded various companies (Veri Nano and Veri Seal) and attracted investors who\u2019ve put millions of dollars into these companies. We have offices in Boston, China, and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this award mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m honored that experts consider what we\u2019re doing, in my research group or in the companies, is of value, that they think it can really have an impact on the future of technology and medicine, and can change many people\u2019s lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They recognize that we\u2019re on the right track, that what we\u2019re doing can revolutionize medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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