2018 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

57 RITI - Intelligent IP Telephony Network This project proposes an innovative technological solution aimed at establishing a customer infrastructure. Through cloud-based automation that serves as the service engine, it enables traditional telephone communications to transition to IP at no cost. Project Leader: Felipe Rivera Funding: National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and Sarea, within the framework of the Center for Innovation in Engineering (CII) Duration: 12 months Redirecting the liver’s innate immunity toward specific antigens: a strategy for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis This project, being carried out at the University of Navarra, Spain, aims to generate proof-of-concept results using techniques related to phage display. Within this framework, the final thesis for the Biotechnology Engineering degree titled “Development of a platform for generating nanobodies using phage display” by students Franco Bernasconi, Sofía Lorente, and Milena Ripoll contributes to the development of tools that form the foundation of the overall project. Supervisor: Carlos Sanguinetti Funding: Afrilab Laboratory of the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the University of Navarra Duration: 5 months School of Administration and Social Sciences AECA Chair - Carlos Cubillo Chair in Accounting and Auditing 2018-2019 The Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration selected, in a call for proposals held in Ibero-America, Dr. Nicolás Gambetta’s project “The determinants of disclosures on sustainable development goals made by Latin American companies.” In this context, it awarded Dr. Gambetta the AECA - Carlos Cubillo Chair in Accounting and Auditing - Ibero-American Chapter for the 2018-2019 period. Funding: Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration (AECA) Duration: 23 months PROJECTS INITIATED OR APPROVED IN 2018