Laura Macció (Uruguay) CEO and founder of METABIX BIOTECH. Finalist of the WeXchange competition for entrepreneurs in STEM fields. "The entrepreneurial ecosystem energizes you." What did it mean to you to be selected as a finalist in the last WeXchange competition? It was an immense joy because I've...

To protect biodiversity and promote an inclusive nature-based economy and future, IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), is launching NaturaTech LAC. At the launch event, which was attended by key stakeholders, regional leaders from Latin America...

Women-led technology startups in Latin America and the Caribbean may apply until June 30, 2024, on the WeXchange website. IDB Lab, the innovation and venture laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, and its WeXchange platform, which promotes the growth of women technology...

Interview with Mariana Sarmiento (Colombia) CEO of TERRASOS, company selected by IDB Lab for a project that combines digital tokens with biodiversity “The distrust in digital assets is overcome by communicating” What needs to change in our societies for sustainability to be at the center of our...

By EIT Climate-KIC In November 2023, as part of a collaboration between EIT Climate-KIC, a European Knowledge and Innovation Community, and IDB Lab, 28 Entrepreneurship Support Organisations (ESOs) from 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) were selected to participate in a programme...