They emphasize the scientific contribution of Latins

Latin Americans have made major scientific contributions for the benefit of health, education and the economy of the humanity.

To promote regional intellect emerged innovators of America, an award that shows the world inventions and creativity of modern talents in the fields of social, business, cultural and scientific development.

Innovators of America promotes Latin a new American culture of innovation in order to share, spread and propagate the creative spirit regional.

The creators of the contest, Colombian architect Gustavo Sorzano, and the Dominican Felipe Pagés, director of Innovamérica, explained the scope of the award at the breakfast of LISTÍN DIARIO, accompanied by the winners of the 2011 version. Were interviewed by the journalist and the director of the newspaper, Miguel Franjul, editor Fernando Quiroz Bethania Apolinar.

The innovators of America 2011 were the Colombian Jorge u000aEnrique Leal Rodriguez, in the Education category, with the project "Virtual tools for education and social inclusion"; While the Argentine Argentine Luis a. Aponte you-Tinao won science and technology with a paper on "Assistance computerized in oncological surgery Osteoarticular and skeletal transplants".

In design, the Argentines Darius Polanco and Diego Weisse won with the initiative "Coconut Lounge: modern furnishings for outdoor"; in sustainability and ecology won the Colombian Andrés Ramirez Velez, with "Use Integral of the by-products of the benefit del Café" and his compatriot Javier Mauricio Agudelo Rendón, with "Biotechnology applied in food supplements" won the award in the area of enterprise and industry. The winners were awarded $40 000 in the Dominican Republic, as is the birthplace of the birth of America.

Motivation
award was motivated in the u000afact that Latin Americans suddenly entered the international environment, but the highlights are the artists. Sorzano gave as an example in the Dominican Republic case the most outstanding are musicians and dung, and Colombia writers and singers.

"Latinos have been dump to the artistic world, sports, and everything that is intellectual capital has not been attractive to the media," adds Pagés.

Sorzano cites some of the scientific contributions of Latinos, such as the system to transmit color TV, which was an invention of the scientist and researcher Mexican Guillermo González Camarena.

Brazilian Santos Dumont was the first man to take off on board a plane, meanwhile, Mexican scientist Mario Molina was the discoverer of the hole in the ozone layer, and the Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer, founder of Brasília, is one of the most important architects of the world.

Also highlighted the u000afeat of the medical cardiologist and investigate Dominican Dionisio Soldevila, who discovered that the tendon of the common extensor of the toes is divided into five, not four as he was believed to date, addition to the alleged three independent muscles in the buttocks are not such, but only one (which reduced the number of muscles in the body of 512-509).

The prize will be awarded every two years to recognize innovation, inventiveness, intellect and creativity of Latin Americans. Reward the modern heroes for their ability to transform society through its innovations.

Sorzano indicated that the award seeks to be a platform for communication and development in a world rapidly changing, technologically challenging, so you can have an impact on public policies in the countries of the region. The prize was released this year with the support of the Development Bank of America u000aLatin.

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The increase of the REGIONAL Exchange
the emergence of America innovators award has served to increase the exchange of ideas in the region, opens the door to possible alliances and financing, and encourages the European Union and the interaction among Latin Americans.

For Gustavo Sorzano, creator of the award, Latin America is the continent which should provide the next players of mankind, which considered possible because it has the largest biological laboratory of the world, as for example the case of the Amazon rain forest and other natural resources.

The Governments of the countries of Latin America have given their support to this award created to recognize this work carried out by Latin American icons that sing, or run behind a ball, nor appear often in the media of communication.

is directed by Patricia Janiot, and has a network of media partners to give coverage to u000aprizes consisting of LISTÍN DIARIO, Dominican Republic; Trade, America TV and channel N, Peru, Venevisión and Unión Radio, of Venezuela; United stations, Guatemala, and TVN-2 Panama. Other media joined the coverage were CNN in Spanish, El Tiempo, of Colombia, and El Clarín, of Argentina, El Universal and Televisa's Mexico.

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