Jerónimo Batista, the young actor of Harvard and MIT, with Infobae: "The moment to do something, it is now"

Jerónimo Batista Bucher He is 21 years old. It will be highlighted as one of the 100 leaders of the future by institutions like Harvard and MIT, But the young Argentinean is not dazzled by the recognition, but he takes it as an additional effort to put an end to a problem that worries him: pollution and environmental impact.

Born in Vicente López, he attended the headquarters of ORT Belgrano and was interested very young in science and technology. During the fifth year of high school, he was national flag bearer. Studious and motivated, in Bucher he has always been awakened by the disciplines that fascinate him today.. "I have always enjoyed participating in activities such as the Olympics on Science and Technology, which have paved the way for different forums and awards, at the international and national levels, and have allowed me to travel in different countries such as Israel and Chile, "he said. Infobae.

It's in his senior year of high school that the young man proposed to encourage change: "In my school, garbage bins exploded every day because they were full of glbades that had no been used only once and for a few minutes., you realize that it's tons of plastic waste that is generated only through the use of disposable cups, so I started to study an alternative that had not not such a negative impact and I developed a material that occurs mainly with seaweed extract and I have been studying ways to automate the production of glbades. "Another challenge was to make them suitable for use in any context, such as offices, schools, eating places.

Although proposals to study abroad are not long in coming, Jerónimo has always had clear ideas.I wanted to study at a university in Argentina. He is currently studying the fourth year of his biotechnology career at the University of San Martin, where he has also had the opportunity to develop his invention in one of the laboratories. "When I started to evaluate what I wanted to study, I saw different options, but still in the idea of ​​being Argentinian, I met the Unsam and I was very interested in its infrastructure. so I decided and I'm happy, "he said. Batista

Although he carries on his shoulders the feeling of being "a child of genius", the young man, who still lives with his parents, He chooses not to waste time thinking about his achievements but what remains to be solved: "On the one hand, it's amazing, it's huge opportunities and leveraging it to stimulate the development I'm doing to generate links and resources is very important".

The young will travel to Boston on June 15 where, with 99 other people, he will receive the prestigious distinction. "When I received the e-mail with the news, it was the night and I was alone with my parents and my sister, they are all very proud. My inner circle, that is, my friends and family, that gives you this support to followit's very important to have that, "confessed Vicente Lopez's youth.

In addition to receiving this distinction, you can participate in debates in Cambridge, in the "most innovative mile of the world", alongside the Nobel Laureates. For his creativity, he had already been invited to other countries such as England, India and Israel.

The mention the reference 100 leaders of the future He does not hesitate and does not make the young prodigy nervous. "UpdateThere are many people who advocate for imminent action on these environmental issues it will concern us all who are now and not to mention generations to come. It is important and is becoming increasingly aware of the negative impact and is even something treacherous, it is a question of baduming a responsibility that, in reality, we are all, as societies, part of the problem and we must also be the solutionhe stressed.

"I know that there are different international benchmarks in research, Nobel prizes, academic references, foundation directors such as those of Bill Gates, different technology companies, where the level of scientific and sustainable development is high and which are benchmarks in biotechnology, "he said about the event that earned him this distinction.

"I hope to be able to establish and create links to find out what they are working on and to be able to communicate with people of this magnitude, and I think it can be a very successful experience. I think that as you keep moving forward, opportunities arise, it does not matter how unthinkable they are, but they open doors that surprise you. That's why I'm always trying to keep moving forward, "he concluded.