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Next Saturday September 28th begins the VII Edition of the Diploma in management and Creation of Companies in Science, an initiative of the School of Sciences in partnership with the European Center of Companies and Innovation of Navarra (CEIN), which aims to train young scientists in the entrepreneurial area .

"The goal of the program is that the students of the School of Sciences can develop the professional skills most in demand in organizations, acquire basic knowledge of the management business, discover the biotech industry as an attractive career opportunity and can launch their own business idea," says Cristina Martínez Cabañas, manager of CareerServices at the School of Sciences of the University of Navarra.

The course is focused on enabling participants to develop their own professional skills in the management business, from knowing how to make a marketing and sales plan in a business; interpret a balance sheet and an income statement; and discover the global vision of the Departments of a company.

"Students will learn to detect problems in organizations and propose alternatives to achieve the best solution for the business. They will discover business as a whole, valuing all Departments with a global vision," adds Martínez Cabañas.

The methodology of the course is eminently internship and training involves active professionals from companies in Science as well as from the European Business and Innovation Center of Navarra (CEIN) with sessions and tutoring of work.

This training diploma - 65 hours long - will take place on the mornings of several Saturdays throughout the academic year is offered to students of the Degrees, masters and doctorate of the area of Sciences. "The Diploma allows students of Sciences to be trained in the skills most in demand by companies as well as to contribute to innovation. It opens up the students' field of vision: beyond the scientist in a lab coat, at laboratory or in the field, there is a professional future linked to business", says Inmaculada Pascual, Vice-Dean of the School Science program.

The group Gorria wins the 2019 edition with a project on wine quality.

Last year the winning project was developed by group Gorria formed by the students Maria Perez (Biochemistry ), Vanesa Aguirre (Biochemistry ), Carmen Monreal (Chemistry+Biochemistry ) and Marian Piñero (Chemistry+Biochemistry ). The Gorria team proposed a polymer capable of eliminating excess tannins from wine to increase its quality.

"The aim of this Diploma is to reproduce an approach to what entrepreneurs who start up a start-up experience, obviously in a less prolonged way. It is important that there are initiatives that bring knowledge, science, to the market through start-ups", says Fernando Baztán, member of CEIN.