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Ceremony Highlights
          The  ceremony  featured  the  recog-
          nition  of  outstanding  achievements
          across  six  major  categories:
          • Youth Category
          Inventors:  Jhon  Echeverri,  Samuel
          Gómez,  Evelyn Villa,  Salomé Álvarez,
          Samuel  Vásquez,  Sara  Villa
          Invention:  Robotic  Hand  for  Carpal
          Tunnel  Syndrome  and  Osteoarthritis
          Institution:   Institución    Educativa
          Comercial  de  Envigado
          • Women Inventors Category
          Inventors: Laura Cadavid, Ana Navar-
          ro, Luz Flórez, Jennifer Romo
          Invention: Method for Producing a Bio-
          film  Without  Chemical  Additives  Us-
          ing Waste from Cabbage, Cauliflower,
          Carrots,  and  Beetroots  /  Institution:
          Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
          • Individual Inventor Category
           Inventor: Yobany Cuaji Trujillo
          Invention: “Cuaji” System for Drinking
          Water  Treatment,  Integrating  Coag-
          ulation,  Flocculation,  Sedimentation,
          Filtration,  and  Disinfection  Stages
          • Research Category
          Inventors:  Pedro  Arango,  Elisabeth
          Restrepo,  Favio  Rosero
          Invention:  Method  for  Manufactur- Invention: Dendrometer-Type Device for Measuring
          ing Organic Batteries Based on Pane- Stems and Fruits
          la Cane, Plantain Peels, and Avocado  Company: VISUALITI S.A.S.
          Seeds                                      • Industry Category
          Institution:  Universidad  Nacional  –  Inventors: Oscar García, Jadir Redondo
          Manizales  Campus                          Invention: Test Bench for Valves
          • Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)  Company: COTECMAR – Corporation for Science and
          Category                                   Technology for the Development of the Naval, Mari-
            Inventors:  Gustavo  Acosta  Herrera,  time, and River Industry                                      IFIA Magazine    September  2025
          Brian Stiven Bulla Caro, Marysol Cano  In addition, two special recognitions were granted:
          Benítez,  Deivy  Ricardo  Enciso  Rodrí- Best Regional Invention and Best Commercial Man-
          guez, Oriana Michelle Gómez Muñoz,  agement.
          Mauricio Fernando Martínez, Esteban  International Recognitions
          Alexis  Morillo  Morales,  Liliana  Ríos  All winners  received  recognition  from  WIPO, while
          Rojas                                      IFIA  presented  three  distinguished  medals:
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