Havana, April 17 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) and the Information Technology and Advanced Telematic Services Company (Citmatel) received the 2024 “Creativity and Technological Innovation” awards from the Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) today.
In the invention category, the Ocpi recognized CIM for the method for obtaining hyposialylated recombinant human erythropoietin for the treatment of nervous system disorders, called NeuroEPO PLUS, which includes a new fermentation and purification process, obtaining a composition different from NEUROEPO.
The product shows favorable results in clinical trials in patients with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and hereditary ataxias.
With an internal industrial property system, CIM’s main activities include researching, developing, producing, marketing, and exporting biotechnology and pharmaceutical products for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, with a special emphasis on cancer and other chronic non-communicable diseases.
Since its founding, it has filed a total of 76 inventions, 31 of which are active. These patents have generated a total of 696 patent registrations in Cuba and abroad, primarily in developing countries, BRICS countries, and Southeast Asia.
In the Distinctive Signs category, the Ocpi awarded the prize to Citmatel’s GYSCOM Brand, which since 2021 has distinguished the company’s products and services for national and international e-commerce marketed through its high-performance platform.
At the same time, it strengthens alliances to expand access to resources and specialized knowledge with universities, science and innovation entities, science parks, and innovative foreign companies.
Citmatel maintains technological monitoring of the evolution and trends of the digital market and, through its GYSCOM brand, promotes the expansion of marketable offerings for the national public.
Furthermore, it has an established intellectual property system, uses patent information in R&D and innovation projects, and evaluates technologies it plans to acquire abroad; it has eight registered and valid trademarks, a corporate logo and a trade name, and international registrations in Mexico and Spain.
It also has copyright registrations supporting 148 e-books, 10 audiovisual works, and seven software programs; and all its operations are backed by a certified integrated management system, which covers quality, the environment, and occupational health and safety.
The “OCPI Award for Creativity and Technological Innovation” was established in 1997 with the aim of recognizing not only the relevant innovative activity of creators and institutions, but also the achievement of successful strategies in the field of industrial property that have enabled greater competitiveness.
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