The Entrepreneurship in Women in Science and Technology conference brought the vision of women in science and entrepreneurship closer.
Last Thursday, March 10, the conference Entrepreneurship in Women in Science and Technology was held. The event was a relaxed online chat with the entrepreneurs of the Park Nuria Campillo, from AItenea Biotech, and Candela Sancho, from Detektia. The conversation was moderated by Carmen Gilabert, Head of Institutional Relations and Communication of the FPCM.
During the talk, the speakers stressed the key influence of certain teachers throughout their education to define their vocations. Also the role of these professionals in discovering how science works and how to deal with the unpleasantness it sometimes causes. They also stressed the importance of perseverance and effort to achieve each person’s dreams.
Regarding professional barriers, the speakers commented on their different experiences in the family environment and the closest environment. They highlighted the importance of educating in inclusion from the family to overcome these barriers and change roles in our society.
Throughout the conversation, the two entrepreneurs conveyed the passion that animates them, as well as their curiosity and love for continuous learning. They also commented on the challenge of starting a business and the overwhelming pace that this imposes on them.
Finally, both stressed the importance of being able to apply their knowledge to practical aspects and discover new ideas. And most importantly: it is not all about personal ability, but also about the desire and effort that is invested.
Science and Technology in Women
The FPCM organizes the session Entrepreneurship in Women in Science and Technology to recognize the key role played by women in this sector, make their work in the STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) areas visible, create female role models for children who can contribute to the choice of these areas as professional careers by girls and learn about the factors that affect the current situation of inequality of women in STEM areas to promote practices that lead to their elimination and achieve gender equality in the scientific field.
This activity is part of APTE’s Science and Technology in Women program. This programme, aimed at students from 1st to 3rd year of ESO, consists of a series of workshops, exhibitions and competitions. It also offers a guide to career opportunities for all girls who are interested in studying science and technology careers.
Video of the session
The full session can be seen at the following link:
For additional information about the Science and Technology in Women program, contact Carmen Gilabert at: carmen.gilabert@fpcm.es.
Biographies
Nuria E. Campillo Martín (Madrid, 1969).
She researches, disseminates and transfers in the area of Biological Medical Chemistry. She holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences. She is currently a Senior Scientist at the ICMAT (CSIC), where she develops her research work in the field of drug development using Artificial Intelligence tools. She is the author of more than 90 publications and patents, some of them licensed, as well as several articles and popular books.
President and co-founder of the Science with Three Association for the dissemination of science. Secretary and co-founder of the Association of Senior Management of Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer Institutions (AADIIT).
She is co-founder of the technology-based CSIC spin-off AItenea Biotech, which seeks to help the industrial sector by using the tools offered by Artificial Intelligence.
Candela Sancho (Soria, 1982).
Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Master’s degree in Geophysics and Renewable Energies. After 18 years on the road between Madrid, Barcelona, Toronto and Amsterdam, Candela returned to Soria to launch, from empty Spain, Detektia, a technology-based company with global projection. The objective of Detektia is to apply the DInSAR technique to the problems of stability and maintenance of dams and road infrastructures. The company aims to revolutionise the control and maintenance of large engineering works, contributing to the creation of safer, more efficient and more durable infrastructures.
Despite being only three years old, Detektia has managed to carve out an important niche in the market and has accumulated several recognitions and awards. Candela has extensive experience working in research applied to the analysis of subsidence on the Earth’s surface, both on a large scale, analysing the deformations of the Eurasian plate, and at a local level, analysing specific subsidences such as those produced by civil engineering works.
