UNU Biotechnology Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean

Advancing Biotechnology Research

In a world tailored to our biological decisions, our main objective is to train biotechnologists ethically committed to the material and civic advancement of Latin American and Caribbean citizens.

Click here for more information
Background Pattern – UNU Yellow

Recent News

News

Closing the Circle for Sugarcane

Mariela Torres is working to turn acidic waste into thriving harvests

10 Sep 2025

News

Breaking through neurocysticercosis, the old-fashioned way

Lucia Celia Abril Garcia developed a pipeline to isolate parasitic microRNAS for an eventual early diagnostic protocol for this taeniasis

20 Sep 2025

Announcement

UNU-BIOLAC announces the winners of the Training Courses Program for 2026

Following the June Open Call, the verdict by external evaluators is in. Congratulations to the winners.

29 Aug 2025

Announcement

UNU-BIOLAC announces the winners of the Fellowship Program for 2026

Following the June Open Call, the verdict by external evaluators is in. Congratulations to the winners.

29 Aug 2025

News

Understanding Cancer, One Cell at a Time

Dr. Ricardo Chinchilla coordinated the course on Single Cell transcriptomic analysis at the University of Costa Rica

28 Aug 2025

News

Maricary Sifontes is Constructing Efficient Delivery Systems for Gene Therapy

Designed In-silico, the new peptides traveled from Cuba to Brazil for testing

27 Aug 2025

News

Save Toads, Beat Cancer

Nature is a repository of therapeutic molecules, and Talia Frometa's work is living proof of why we need to protect her

21 Aug 2025

News

SAH propagation techniques for tuber germplasm

A regional biotechnological collaboration to benefit producers and concumers of Latin American and Caribbean staples

30 Aug 2025

Ccs

Courses and Fellowships

Building strong research networks and biotechnology capacity throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
Click here for more information
Course on neglected diseases UNU BIOLAC

Subscribe to keep up to date with our work

Receive the UNU-BIOLAC newsletter every month, and be part of our mailing list.
SUBSCRIBE