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PROGALU
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Colombia
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Team Members
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Name
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Position
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Nationality
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Victoria Santamaria
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Chief Executive Officer
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Colombian
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Elizabeth Londono
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Chief Financial Officer
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Colombian
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Jenny Londono
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Chief Technical Officer
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Colombian
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Jorge Hernan Mesa
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Mentor
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Colombian
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Concept
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Progalu is a biotechnological project with high impact and social value that looks to improve the quality of life of the people, by means of the reinforcement of his immunological system, with the purpose of reducing the indices of infections disease and illness caused by virus in the profile epidemiologist of Colombia. All this, with the incorporation of the nourishing Additive Ganoderma lucidum in a daily diet, which contains active agents called polysaccharides, is verified that fortify the immunological system of the people with its continuous consumption.
The method of production of the nourishing additive Ganoderma lucidum, under which the process of Progalu was designed, is the submerged culture of the fungus in bioreactors, which presents great competitive advantages such as: Maximum production of interest compounds (active agents), facility for the quality control, diminution of the time of culture and minimization of the possibility of contamination of the product.
The initial target market is the group of communitarian dining rooms and nutrition equipment recovery centers of the department of Antioquia. As resulting from the investigation made to this market, we have detected a high potential demand what demonstrates that a viable project exists for our product doing it economically viable.
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Mission
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Progalu’s mission is to develop biotechnologically alimentary products made from an eatable fungus, mainly Ganoderma lucidum, which reinforce the health of our clients, with great human, social and environmental responsibility.
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Talent & Innovation
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Days ago the conclusions of the National Survey were disclosed, informing about the Nutritional Situation in Colombia. Carried out by the Colombian Institute of Familiar Well-being, a great percentage of children have anemia and present a delay growth due to bad alimentary habits. The survey revealed a serious phenomenon of anemia between the infantile populations: 33% of the minors of 5 years old suffer it. In addition, the amount of children is worrisome that suffers of delay in the growth due to an inadequate alimentation. The Colombian population is considered in the 46 million inhabitants in the 2005, 26% of these in countryside and urban 74%. The rate of fecundity for the country (number of children by woman) is quite unequal, in the urban zones is far below as opposed to the countryside. These demographic inequalities are related to the poverty and the hunger, especially in marginal areas from countryside and urban; in a poor home, a greater number of children diminishes the possibilities of having a suitable feeding and nutrition just like access to the health and medicines.
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What we can contribute to other entrepreneurs in the Americas
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We can contribute with our knowledge and experience in investigation and development, since throughout our process of investigation we have been supported by the University EAFIT, institution that has an investment in laboratories of investigation of 9 billion Colombian pesos. And in addition, our experience like enterprising since we are being supported by the municipality of Medellin by means of its program Cultura E since we are winners.
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Contact Information
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