The program promotes projects specialized in biotechnology, AI-driven medical technologies, and genomics, among others.

San Juan, Puerto Rico - July 1, 2024 - Seven local companies and projects from the first generation of the bioscience incubation program, BioLeap, presented their solutions, achievements, and future plans in their long-awaited Showcase, to an audience of investors, corporate partners, and members of the local and international business ecosystem.

Located in the Hacienda la Esperanza Nature Reserve in Manatí, the arboretum has more than 1,000 trees, shrubs and plants native and endemic to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Manatí, PR- Sheltered under the shade of the branches of a violet tree, between moments of shared laughter and tears of emotion, family, colleagues and friends of botanist Miguel A. “Papo” Vives Heyliger, celebrated the inauguration of the arboretum that bears his name at the Hacienda La Esperanza Nature Reserve (HLE), in Manatí.

Neurons are one of the main components of the brain and play a key role in its processes, from coordinating limb movement to memorizing important dates and planning actions. For example, as you read this story, your nerve cells encode the information, make a judgment about whether you find it interesting or boring, and maybe even make you remember a “brain-burner” test.

Timothy J. Colston, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biology and director of the Genomic Resources Collection at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Mayagüez Campus (RUM), is one of the co-authors of an article recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Science, which provides a new analysis of the evolutionary history of all snakes and lizards using genomic-scale DNA sequences and fossil data.