Our history

1996–2026

Fundación Ciencia & Vida

Thirty years of Fundación Ciencia & Vida, from the first salmon vaccines to the Basal Center of Excellence.

Our Founders

Fundación Ciencia & Vida was shaped by Bernardita Méndez, Mario Rosemblatt and Pablo Valenzuela, creating the foundation for today’s Centro Ciencia & Vida.

Bernardita Méndez, PhD

President & Founder

Pablo Valenzuela, PhD

Scientific Director & Founder

Mario Rosemblatt, PhD

Executive Director & Founder

Our history, chapter by chapter

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Beginning

Foundation

1996

InstitutionalBeginning

Fundación Ciencia & Vida is established

Pablo Valenzuela, Bernardita Méndez and Mario Rosemblatt establish a private nonprofit institution to bring to Chile the model of collaboration between academia and industry they encountered in California.

1997

Research

First research projects

Salmon vaccines, red tide genomics and immunology.