Emilia Díaz is an entrepreneur, writer, and businesswoman from Chile. In 2013 she founded the

biotech Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

company Kaitek Labs with a grant from the Chilean government for

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...

. She is the founder and director of the first

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biotechnology network called Allbiotech.

Awards and recognition

Díaz has been recognized as one of the top 100 young bioleaders of tomorrow by Global Biotech Revolution. She has also been named one of the top 100 young leaders of Chile and one of the top 100 female leaders of Chile.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Chilean women in business Chilean women writers Chilean businesspeople Place of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-business-bio-stub