From left to right, Vice Minister MES, UO Rector, and Governor of Stgo de Cuba
during the ribbon cutting of the Mercantile Society premises. Photo: Betty Beaton.
Santiago de Cuba, July 13 (RHC)-- This Wednesday was officially established the Science and Technology Interface Commercial Society of the University of Oriente (U.O.) CINTRO S.A. which will contribute, from its ties with different actors of the society to the development of the eastern region of Cuba and beyond.
Two institutions of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) are the shareholders of the Mercantile Society: the UO, with 85 percent of the capital, and the University of Guantánamo (U.G), with 15 percent.
Before a notary public, the rectors of the two universities, Dr. Diana Sedal and Dr. Osiris Aranda, signed the documents that make CINTROS S.A. official.
According to Dr. C. Rosa María Reyes Bravo, the head of the Interface, its fundamental mission is "to manage marketable research, development and innovation projects, technology transfer, consultancy and advisory services associated with projects, as well as the commercialization of other intangible assets.
At the official inauguration were Cuban Communist Party and government officials from the province, directors of the MES and companies and entities of Santiago de Cuba, among them Beatriz Jhonson, Governor of Santiago de Cuba, and Alicia Alonso Becerra, Vice Minister of Higher Education
This is the fourth Interface Enterprise to be set up in MES centers, as there are already similar ones in the universities of Mayabeque, José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) in Havana, and Martha Abreu in Villa Clara.
At the official inauguration were Cuban Communist Party and government officials from the province, directors of the MES and companies and entities of Santiago de Cuba, among them Beatriz Jhonson, Governor of Santiago de Cuba, and Alicia Alonso Becerra, Vice Minister of Higher Education
This is the fourth Interface Enterprise to be set up in MES centers, as there are already similar ones in the universities of Mayabeque, José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) in Havana, and Martha Abreu in Villa Clara.
