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LixiLab is a biodesign initiative aimed at bridging the gap between scientific remediation research and real-world applications, focusing on tackling heavy metal water contamination. Utilising a portable system called BACUA, it employs the Lysinibacillus sphaericus CBAM5 bacterium to cleanse water of heavy metals. Collaborating with Mochuelo farmers near Bogotá, Colombia, LixiLab addresses concerns of crop loss and animal illnesses due to suspected metal contamination from local landfills, educating the community through workshops and digital content on bioremediation solutions.
Valentina Pérez Escobar is a Colombian designer that applies design thinking in research and development processes to face all kinds of challenges, creating self-sustainable designs within their context. It allows her to integrate knowledge from diverse disciplines to gain a broader perspective, and address problems from multiple angles. That’s where her passion for Biodesign emerges, as it brings together nature, science, technology, and design to develop solutions influenced by field research, always with the aim of contributing to society and the planet, incorporating sustainability and circular economy principles into her final proposals. more
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Laura Camila is a designer with a focus on communication and product design. She possesses a strong passion for textile design and holds experience in marketing and IX UI design. Her primary motivation lies in the belief that her projects can make meaningful contributions to development and research, positively impacting communities. She has confidence that LixiLab, as a project aiming to promote health and well-being, will have a significant positive influence on people's quality of life. more
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Maria Valentina is a designer with complementary studies in management. She is interested in circular design, biodesign and social innovation. The concept of Life Centered design changed the way she saw design but strengthened at the same time the idea of what design should be. Creating sustainability strategies and systems, together with other disciplines, is what she would like to do in the years to come. more
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Lina Sánchez is a designer with an educational background in communication and product design, who actively seeks new challenges to push her out of her comfort zone. She has a true passion for creating impactful designs that address real world problems, and her strengths lie in graphic communication, design thinking, academic research and problem-solving through systemic thinking. She feels inspired to use design for sustainability, and as an opportunity to pave the way for critical and collective thinking in the construction of a better world. more
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Carolina Páez Vélez studied chemistry and microbiology and has a master degree in biological sciences. Her studies in science developed in her a passion for microbial life and plants and made her interested in studying the symbiotic relations between them. During her Master degree she studied the potential of the bacteria Lysinibacillus sphaericus to capture gold from water and developed several biomaterials in order to enhance its efficiency. more
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María Alejandra is a Colombian designer with a passion for sustainability and crafts. Her studies at Colombia and Sweden shaped her vision of design as a tool to improve people's lives. During her studies she applied material exploration in multiple projects to come up with alternative solutions to everyday needs. After finishing her bachelor's degree she pursued a career in product development working with artisan communities to create luxurious products that enhance the beauty of the local crafts. In the future she wishes to partake in interdisciplinary projects that contribute to the development of her country. more
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