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In 2018, he participated in IDDS International Development Design Summit, initiative created by MIT D-Lab to co-design low-cost solutions to challenges faced by people living in poverty around the world. That same year, he was a finalist in the Disrupton Amazonia contest at UTEC, where he built a prototype of mobile laboratory to collect plastic from the Amazon River and transform it into useful products. The last year, Diego was selected to participate in IAP-MIT Design Technologies for Coffee Production in Colombia. They designed new technologies for agriculture with a team of students from Harvard and MIT and coffee growers.<br>
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In 2019, Diego was certified as Trainer of Trainers CCB in Brasilia dictated by Amy Smith (Founding Director of MIT D-Lab). Also, he lead a STEAM educational project for children where we he promote creativity and innovation. Currently, He is part of a project between UTEC and Cleveland Clinic that uses synthetic biology to produce a 3D matrix useful in diverse medical applications.
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