Increasingly, the ability to select the kinds of innovation projects to pursue and incorporate their power quickly, is becoming not just a way to create a competitive advantage but maybe the only sustainable competitive advantage.
From being known as exporters of coffee and bananas, we evolved towards the manufacturing of microchips in the 1990s and then towards the export of services and advanced technology. The country thrives globally and regionally for indicators of business sophistication, creative production of goods and services, and the quality of its human resources: driven, bold and creative.
Learning has been a cornerstone of our society since 1870 when education became free and mandatory. We will continue to invest where it matters the most: our people.
We embrace challenges, learn rapidly and welcome opportunities. A nation governed in peace with a solid long-standing democracy that stands behind health, education and the pursuit of self-development.
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We are investing in our future by continuing to develop innovative, market expanding products, and enhancing our digital platforms to broaden the reach of the Motiva brand and forge stronger and more cost-effective connections with our plastic surgeon customers and their patients.
Roche invests for the future and for the long term. We have been developing leading medicines and diagnostics for over 120 years and this is just the beginning. Roche is focused on creating solutions for areas of high unmet medical need. We develop personalized healthcare solutions for the most severe diseases and we need the best talent to make this happen. We could not imagine a better location than Costa Rica to do so.
Costa Rica is one of the most mature centers we have. When we see a new opportunity, we bring them in to our inhouse innovation lab, made up of 15 tech leaders, evaluate and sort proposals in order to proceed to incubation and scale. The projects that are successfully implemented here are then replicated in other offices to accelerate the digital transformation of the company. Accenture has incorporated new technologies like advanced video production, three-dimensional or 3D modeling techniques, augmented reality and virtual reality prototypes.
Speratum, which means hope in Latin, is the name of my life project and our goal is to design a novel therapy against pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive known and with the highest incidence of deaths. It's an honor to be the first "tico" ever awarded with the Innovadores de America Award 2018, among 122 applications from countries across the continent.
We have a strong manufacturing operation, a Research and Development Center and employees who collaborate to develop new products, ensure the quality of designs and regulatory matters.
The evolution of technology and digital transformation have increased the need for companies to generate innovation. Technology areas increasingly require greater agility, flexibility and security in their applications. With this new service, now provided from Costa Rica, we are consolidating our commitment to the country and help companies create a more agile and competitive IT environment.
