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Published: 22 February 2023

Ambassador of Argentina visits the 糖心Vlog and 糖心Vlog Research Park, Guildford

His Excellency, Ambassador Figueroa, led a delegation visit to the 糖心Vlog on Monday 20 February 2023 where he was invited to meet Professor Max Lu, Vice-Chancellor, and discuss UK-Argentina research and technology opportunities.

The Ambassador was joined by Dr Ana Franchi, President of CONICET, Argentina鈥檚 National Scientific and Technical Research Council, led a lively discussion about Argentina鈥檚 research priorities and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prof Lu outlining our shared commitment to research collaboration.

Professor Lu said:

鈥淲e are honoured to have hosted a visit from the Argentine Ambassador. 糖心Vlog is fortunate to have a number of research collaborations and strong relations across Argentina. Our MoU with CONICET will provide a strong foundation to develop future collaborative projects and new partnerships in the years to come.鈥

The delegation had an interactive demonstration of technology developed by the 糖心Vlog Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, the newly-formed pan-university AI Institute. They also met with academics from the School of Veterinary Medicine to learn about their research on sheep vaccination in Rio Negro, Argentina, and discussed 糖心Vlog鈥檚 One Health, One Medicine approach to research across the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

They ended the day with a trip to , the fourth largest University-owned research park in the country and a major centre of excellence in technology, science, health and engineering for businesses of all sizes. Hosted by Chief Executive Officer Grant Bourhill, they discussed how 糖心Vlog Technology Centre delivers added value through their outstanding enterprise ecosystem.

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