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Follow Up VIU

An intensive program designed to provide young researchers from Know Hub Chile's partner knowledge-generating institutions (IGCs) with capabilities, methodologies and standards, strengthening how they structure their projects for ANID's VIU competition.

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An online Follow Up VIU 2025 session.

What it involves

Through hands-on workshops and methodological tools, we build capabilities to identify, validate and define science-based value propositions, enabling teams to independently lead the valorization of their developments and improve their chances of success in creating EBCTs.

  • Who it's for

    Young researchers from Know Hub Chile's partner and associate universities.

  • What it offers

    Three weeks of workshops and working sessions to identify, validate and add value to technologies with strong potential for an application.

  • Goal

    Refine and strengthen projects ahead of applying to ANID's VIU competition.

By the numbers

editions
2
applications
30
teams won the VIU competition
10

Track record

  1. Follow Up VIU 2026

    This second edition of the program supported teams from Universidad Católica de Temuco, Universidad del Bío-Bío and Universidad Católica del Maule, all Know Hub Chile partners, as they applied to ANID's VIU competition.

    Follow Up VIU gave the teams methodological support, including a review of their technology transfer model and the definition of strategic intellectual property issues before presenting to the evaluation committee.

    The VIU application process, presented in an online Follow Up VIU 2026 session. The goals of the ANID VIU competition, presented in an online Follow Up VIU 2026 session. An online Follow Up VIU 2026 session: from science to innovation.
    teams applied
    18
    won the competition
    4

    Won the VIU competition

    • Biofuelsolutions Universidad Católica del Maule
    • Textbio Solutions Universidad del Bío-Bío
    • Biolev Universidad Católica de Temuco
    • Sitme Universidad del Bío-Bío

    Supporting our partner universities with methodological assistance at an early stage was key to winning funding for these four regional initiatives.

    Enzo Pantoja Ecosystem Director at Know Hub Chile

  2. Follow Up VIU 2025

    The first edition of Follow Up VIU supported teams from Universidad Católica del Maule, Universidad de Talca, Universidad del Bío-Bío and Universidad Católica de Temuco, Know Hub Chile partners, in preparing their projects for ANID's VIU competition.

    Over three weeks, the program helped identify and prioritize technologies with strong potential for an application, and develop key aspects of the projects. The support covered the value proposition, technology readiness level, intellectual property, business model and commercialization strategy, plus a final review of the applications.

    Participants in an online Follow Up VIU 2025 session. A team presents the problem and opportunity it identified in a Follow Up VIU 2025 session. Title slide of the preparation and support workshop for the VIU 2025 competition.
    teams applied
    12
    won the competition
    6

    Won the VIU competition

    • Production and enzymatic characterization of the Latex clearing protein enzyme Universidad Católica del Maule
    • MagenPharm Universidad Católica del Maule
    • Kellü: BioHerbicide Universidad Católica de Temuco
    • DUALBEE Universidad Católica de Temuco
    • SafeCoast Universidad de Talca
    • Decision support system for operational management and water planning of wells Universidad del Bío-Bío

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Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación y ANID, Gobierno de Chile