Who is the young Argentinean chosen by Harvard as one of the 100 leaders of the future

Jerónimo Bastista Bucher is Argentine, is 21 years old and will be highlighted by Harvard and the Mbadachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as one of the 100 leaders of the future. Batista Bucher is a pride for his country.

The young native of Vicente López was known for his project against plastic pollution. By the end of 2017, he had already been selected to participate in the G-20 World Youth Summit in Germany. Angela Merkel captivated with your ideas. For this reason he was chosen by Infobae among the 100 Argentines who stood out in 2017.

A graduate of ORT, he studied biotechnology at the University of San Martín (Unsam). The project that reveals it is calling Sorui, a machine capable of making disposable cups from seaweed. When thrown, the glbad disappears in a week and does not contaminate.

"The project started with the concern to see, for example in my school, trash cans filled with glbades that had been used only once." When you think about it, you realize that there are tons of plastic waste. I started to study an alternative that did not have such a negative impact, so I developed this material which is basically produced from seaweed extract and j & # 39; The other challenge was to make them usable in all contexts, such as offices, schools, restaurants, "he explained in an interview with the media.

This ensures that the machine is not expensive and that the input used represents an expense similar to that of plastic cups for the institution that uses it. Its goal is to reach fast food chains, recitals, offices and all areas where these types of environmentally harmful containers are used.

On June 15, he will travel to Boston to receive the distinction and participate in debates in Cambridge, in the "most innovative mile of the world" with Nobel laureates. For his creativity, he had already been invited to other countries such as England, India and Israel.

Founder of Henko, a company that seeks to generate a positive social and environmental impact through scientific and technological initiatives, has also received distinctions from the House of Deputies of La Nación, the Ministry of Production and Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Nation (currently secretary), the honorable Deliberative Council of Vicente López, the company Kairos, the German-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, JCI and INVAP among other institutions.

"If I had to think of a reference, it would be Elon Musk, for all his work in favor of sustainable development and his ability to generate disruptive developments based on the principle of contributing to respect for the environment." sustainable, "he says.

Three years after its creation, Batista Bucher is in the 4th year of his career. Although he has been tried by prestigious academic institutions all over the world, he is only thinking about going to his country, Argentina, and continuing to work on developments that give the world a break.