Phytochemical Research Center
Description
The Phytochemical Research Center (CIF) focuses on the validation and scientific assessment of the country's plant resources, generating technological knowledge that contributes to the sustainable use of these resources and the development of national industries.
Research programs
Metabolites Program: study of primary and secondary metabolites present in plant resources, analyzing their energetic, functional, pharmacological, nutraceutical, dyeing, and photoprotective properties.
Industrial Feasibility Program: evaluation of the industrial applicability of metabolites and their natural precursors, considering environmental sustainability and economic impact criteria.
Institutional focus
The CIF integrates scientific research and technological analysis to transform phytochemical knowledge into useful information for industry, promoting the responsible and sustainable use of plant biodiversity.
Institutional profile
Creation date: April 2015
Rectoral Resolution: UPB-RR-005A/2015
Unit Director
Sandra Liliana Ibáñez-Calero
Full Professor
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Recognition
Plurinational Prize for Science, Technology and Innovation of Bolivia's Bicentennial (La Paz - July 2025)
Organizer/s:
Ministry of Education
Category:
Environmental Management – Finalist
Project:
Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 into Ethanol Using Commercial Copper as Catalyst. Analysis of the Purity of the Synthesized Ethanol and the Morphological Characteristics of the Catalyst Used.
6th Plurinational Science and Technology Award Edition (Tarija - September 2019)
Organizer/s:
Ministry of Education
Category:
Natural resources, environment and biodiversity – Second Place
Project:
Search for natural colorants with antioxidant and photoprotective properties - dyeing applications.
