Research that generates innovations: Experience of the Biotechnology Laboratory of UNAN-Managua

Abstract

The Biotechnology Laboratory of UNAN-Managua presents its experience in conducting research that started from the need to contribute to the improvement of a national problematic. These researches, have generated innovations in different fields through the conception of products with marketable potential that contribute to the sustainability of the institution and using biotechnology as an accessible and low cost alternative. The innovations are focused on environmental and agricultural problems and include different stages: from laboratory-level analysis and experiments, to field validation. A key aspect in the development of these researches and innovations is the inter-institutional collaboration that facilitates the processes and the dissemination of the results. In this paper, we are presenting the development of a bio insecticide for the control of beans and corn pests, the identification of plants and microorganisms with phytoand bio-remedial potential, as well as the formulation of a hygienic product made out of a household waste. All these innovations are in different stages: some in the process of development and validation, and others and others are in the process of authorization management by the competent authority to allow their distribution and commercialization at the national level.