Agriculture, Health, and Food: The Best Sectors for Creating Biotechs in Chile.

Although the industry has been labeled as nascent and complex, the low production costs, the lack of resources that force the creation of efficient solutions, and the quality of the scientists can make the country an ideal place to enhance biotechnology. However, the limited funding for research and the lengthy product validation processes continue to be challenges that must be addressed.

From companies like NotCo, which have used biotechnology to create healthy mayonnaise, to drugs that cure Alzheimer's and cancer, biotechs have positioned themselves globally as one of the most powerful industries for the future. Their rapid development has been precisely due to the need to solve actual health and environmental problems, aiming at a global market and improving people's quality of life.

Thus, stakeholders in this ecosystem assert that though Chile has not yet become such a developed industry, in recent years, there has been an increase in scientific entrepreneurs who have committed to generating these types of solutions, even managing to establish themselves in Silicon Valley.

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Santiago Centro, Estación Central, and Macul are the most profitable communes for real estate investment.

Defining the economic destinations of rental income, having enough savings for the down payment, and focusing on the capital gains of the location are key factors when investing in apartments. Only by considering these can the expected returns be achieved, which, according to experts, range from 3% to 5% gross per year, depending on the sector, in addition to the tenant's stability and the property's size.

Due to the low rates of mortgage loans and the wide range of new homes in the country, real estate investment has become increasingly convenient, either to secure a better retirement or to increase one's assets. For both those who are entering this business for the first time and those who are already involved, it is essential to know the market in which they are investing, as this sector generally does not seek immediate returns -it is more focused on the security of the fixed income from property- and decisions around this activity will depend on the economic objectives they have as investors; that is, the destination or use of the income that will be obtained from that rent.

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"Executive Director of the American accelerator Founders Space, Steve Hoffman: 'The Rise of 'Chilecon Valley' is Underway'."

Addressing a real need, focusing on a large market, having a good team, and a secret ingredient. These are the keys to having a successful startup, according to the leader of the Silicon Valley incubator that helped boost Instagram. Better known in San Francisco as 'Captain Hoff,' Steve Hoffmann is convinced that having a successful startup is all about the mindset. Chilean entrepreneurs must think big to achieve global success, setting aside small markets.

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