{"id":2576,"date":"2025-09-20T20:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T00:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:09:24","slug":"chile-innovation-night-2025-returns-to-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/events-delegations\/chile-innovation-night-2025-returns-to-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile Innovation Night Returns to Boston: Talent from the Andes Lands on Kendall Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Chile Innovation Night 2025 is back in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts.<\/div>\n<div>On <strong>Thursday, October 23, from 4:30 to 8:30 PM<\/strong>, innovators, entrepreneurs, and friends of Chile will gather at <a href=\"https:\/\/venturecafecambridge.org\/event\/chilean-innovation-night-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venture Caf\u00e9 Cambridge (CIC, 1 Broadway, 5th floor)<\/a> for an unforgettable evening of science, startups, and cross-continental collaboration.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This year\u2019s edition will showcase the finalist startups of the <a href=\"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/entrepreneurship-startups\/chilemass-emprende-2025-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChileMass Emprende 2025 program<\/a>, selected from over 30 projects across Chile. These ventures represent the country\u2019s most promising talent in sustainability, health, biotechnology, and digital innovation \u2014 ready to make their mark in Boston\u2019s global innovation hub.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>A Spotlight on Biotech and Latin American Leadership<\/h3>\n<div>A highlight of Chile Innovation Night 2025 will be a <strong>Life Sciences Panel<\/strong> exploring the rise of Latin America in global biotech. Three inspiring women leaders will share their perspectives from academia, industry, and government:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carolina-alarco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Alarco<\/a>, Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biostrategyadvisors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BioStrategy Advisors<\/a> and Co-founder of Latinos in Bio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mercedes-balcells-camps-2161902\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercedes Balcells-Camps<\/a>, Senior Research Scientist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/imes.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maricho-g%C3%A1lvez-bastidas-85138563\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maricho G\u00e1lvez Bastidas<\/a>, Director of Entrepreneurship at <a href=\"https:\/\/corfo.cl\/sites\/cpp\/web-ingles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Together, they will discuss how collaboration across borders is driving scientific progress and unlocking new opportunities for innovation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>Where Innovation Meets Culture<\/h3>\n<div>Beyond the insights, Chile Innovation Night 2025 is also a <strong>celebration of community<\/strong>. Guests will enjoy live music by Chilean singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/nicolasemden.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicol\u00e1s Emden<\/a>, Chilean wine, empanadas, and the friendly atmosphere that has made this event one of the most anticipated gatherings of the year at Venture Caf\u00e9.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s not just an event \u2014 it\u2019s a space to connect with startups, investors, researchers, and industry leaders from Boston\u2019s dynamic innovation ecosystem. Whether you\u2019re a student, entrepreneur, or simply curious about Chile\u2019s growing tech scene, everyone is welcome to join.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday, October 23, 2025<\/div>\n<div><strong>Time:<\/strong> 4:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/div>\n<div><strong>Where:<\/strong> Venture Caf\u00e9 Cambridge \u2013 CIC, 1 Broadway (5th floor)<\/div>\n<div><strong>Free entry<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/venturecafecambridge.org\/event\/chilean-innovation-night-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register here<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 23, Chile Innovation Night 2025 returns to Boston! Join us at Venture Caf\u00e9 Cambridge (CIC, 1 Broadway) for an open and free event celebrating Chilean creativity and technology. Discover cutting-edge startups, enjoy live music and Chilean flavors, and connect with Boston\u2019s vibrant innovation community \u2014 everyone\u2019s welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4],"tags":[34,33,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions\/2584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilemass.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}