Industria, Innovación e Infraestructura

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.

In a key meeting for the strengthening of Ecuadorian agriculture, authorities from the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL)—including María Isabel Jiménez Ph.D. (Dean of FLS), Ramón Espinel Ph.D. (Director of CIR), Freddy Magdama Ph.D. (CIBE Researcher-Professor), Paúl Herrera Ph.D. (Researcher-Professor), and representatives from the Research Results Transfer Office (OTRI)—received Econ. Richard Salazar, Executive Director of the Association of Banana Marketing and Export (ACORBANEC).

As part of the solemn celebration of the 67th anniversary of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), commemorated every October 29th, a tribute was paid to the most outstanding members of its community. On this occasion, the Faculty of Life Sciences (FCV) stood out as two of its members received prestigious awards for their excellence and dedication.

On September 17, 2025, the official launch of the project “Mollusk Depuration in Ecuador for Food Security and Market Expansion” took place. This initiative is driven by the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) and Ghent University (UGent), with the support of the Technical University of Machala, the Technical University of Manabí, and the State University of Southern Manabí.

The Faculty of Life Sciences at ESPOL hosted the thesis defense sessions for the first cohort of the Master’s Program in Plant Health. The evaluating committee—composed of Dr. Adriana Santos, the respective tutors for each student, and the program coordinator, Dr. Lisbeth Espinoza—assessed seven master’s candidates who presented their degree projects, contributing innovative proposals for the sustainable agricultural development of the country.

The research project titled “Omics technologies applied to the study of B-cell lymphoma for the discovery of biomarkers associated with diagnosis and prognosis” received recognition as the best innovation project in the second edition of the Secuencia Ecuador competition. This project is made possible through the joint work of the Society for the Fight Against Cancer (SOLCA) and the Faculty of Life Sciences (FCV) of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral.