The Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) at ESPOL successfully held the 5minpitch semifinals, a high-level competition where students from the Nutrition, Biology, and Agricultural Engineering programs tested their synthesis skills, strategic vision, and scientific rigor.
In this forum, designed for future professionals to present their capstone projects in just five minutes, two winning teams per program were selected to represent the faculty in the grand final during the upcoming Feria Idear.
Solutions with Real Impact
The winning projects of this cycle (PAO II 2025) stand out for their focus on solving critical challenges in health, biotechnology, and agricultural sustainability:
B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics:
Aitana Espín Olaya and Odalys Ortega Zamora with the project "Nutrition that strengthens, recipes that heal".
Gianela Crespín Lay and Ronald Ledesma Núñez, who presented an innovative nutritional management proposal for youth soccer players.
Biology:
Angie Gabriela Fajardo Calderón, with an analysis of the prevalence and genetic variability of the Banana Streak Virus (BSV) in Ecuador.
María Valentina Ramírez San Miguel, with the development of a vaccine platform for the control of avian viral diseases.
Agricultural and Biological Engineering:
Maoly Dayanara Toapanta, who developed a predictive model for microbial growth during the fermentation of fine aroma cocoa.
Rachel Kristhyna Rivera Cerezo, with research on the potential of actinobacteria as a sustainable biological alternative for the control of Bacterial Moko.
Feria Idear will be the stage where these six projects aim to establish themselves as disruptive solutions for the country's development, proving that at ESPOL, innovation starts in the classroom to transform the national reality.
