Rubén López is Founder and CEO of Nanofacile, a BioTech startup based in Montreal, Canada.
Nanofacile’s vision is a world free of disease, a world where everyone can be healthier. To achieve this, Nanofacile helps biotechnology innovators to simplify and de-risk the development of nanomedicine therapies and validate in days instead of weeks the efficiency of their therapy. Since its foundation in 2023, Nanofacile has raised over 300,000 Canadian dollars for research and development and has won the backing of the Government of Quebec and prestigious Canadian biotech and startup institutions such as V1 Studio and CenTech.
Rubén is originally from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics and a master’s degree in engineering sciences which led him to work at different companies across Mexico and abroad in technical roles and learn from great leaders. He later moved to Canada to pursue a PhD in nanoparticles, where he identified the potential of this technology for the rapid development of nanomedicine therapies. These findings, plus his exposure to startup and entrepreneurial ideas, led him to later start Nanofacile.
Content:
03:00 Rubén passion to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems, especially related to biology and engineering
04:50 His professional journey across different cities in Mexico, Germany, and Canada
08:50 Why Rubén decided to move to Canada eight years ago
10:50 Rubén’s first company and why he decided to close it and transition to work at different corporations
15:50 Why he decided to start his second company, Nanofacile
19:00 The main differences between Rubén’s first and second companies
22:00 His connection to Mexico
25:30 Rubén’s best advise for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Rubén in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-lopez-nanofacile/
Nanofacile in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanofacile/
Nanofacile website: https://www.nanofacile.bio/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-nanofacile
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