President Maduro led the launch of the Great Science, Technology and Innovation Mission

Published at: 10/04/2024 06:11 PM

The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, led the launch of the Great Science, Technology and Innovation Mission, whose purpose will be the permanent training of the generation of relief for the country's endogenous, scientific and technological development.

He stated that this new Mission pays homage to the scientist Humberto Fernández-Morán, described as a reference for the thinking and scientific capacity of the Venezuelan people.

“Today, the Great Science and Technology Mission was born, which will bear the name of Humberto Fernández Morán. Greetings to all scientific scientists, to the scientific hotbed, to the science movement, to the rectors of the Venezuelan universities present, professors, researchers, researchers, professionals, students,” he said.

During the launch ceremony held in Miranda state, he stressed that this Mission will address strategic axes aimed at addressing, strengthening and executing new policies and increasing the operational capacity of research centers in the country.

He argued that it seeks to place Venezuela among the highest standards of science, technology and innovation worldwide.

He ratified his position that science and technology are at the service of “a single objective: a powerful country; the country of the future, the humanity of the future that can only exist on the basis of scientific knowledge of the highest level and the greatest excellence”.

Fernández-Morán's contributions highlight the invention of ultra-thin cuts (ultramicrotomy) and the development of the diamond blade, as well as the freezing of biological samples for precise observation (cryoultramicrotomy and cryoultramicroscopy). This combination serves as the basis for technologies for eye operations for cancer and other pathologies.

He also developed techniques, equipment and procedures that entitle him to more than 40 patents. In his career, Fernández-Morán was nominated for the Nobel Prize and chief researcher of the Apollo 11 project with notable contributions to the study of lunar rocks using techniques and equipment designed by him.