Eduardo Soares is the CEO of Biominas Foundation in Brazil and has over 15 years of work experience in the biotechnology sector. He is a board member of several biotechnology companies and has an active role in several initiatives to strengthen the Brazilian biotechnology sector, such as the Biotech Competitiveness Forum of the Ministry of Development (MDIC) and the Brazilian Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABRABI).
Eduardo Soares holds a BS in Biology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil and did his graduate studies in finance (Dom Cabral Foundation, FDC) and in business administration at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil.
I'm used to saying that Biobras is the most successful example of Biotechnology in Brazil so far. It's a company created at the end of the 60's to produce industrial enzymes. This business developed until the point where Biobras started to produce insulin. First, in order to purify the insulin fr...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Eduardo Soares Discusses Challenge of Having Brazil Being Seen As Innovator In Biotechnology Industry
Eduardo Soares States Importance of Focusing on Diseases That Face Developing Countries
