The day Jerónimo Batista Bucher captivated Angela Merkel

Jeronimo Batista Bucher is a young Argentinean who, at only 21 years old, will be distinguished by Harvard and the Mbadachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), two prestigious institutions, as one of the 100 leaders of the future for their work against plastic pollution.

But this is not the first time that Batista Bucher is the pride of the country. In 2017, he had already been selected to participate in the G-20 World Youth Summit in Germany and captivated his own Angela Merkel with your ideas.

In order to reduce the impact of climate change, to sensitize the population to the responsible consumption of limited resources and to the importance of the role of the countries in climate issues, the young native of Vicente López surprised those present with his speech at the G20 Youth Summit, and the same Angela Merkel, who paid close attention to the ideas raised by the biotechnology student.

"Climate change is a fact and we must act now to avoid the consequences, it is necessary to raise awareness about the responsible consumption of our limited resources, as this implies a comprehensive approach to ensure a sustainable future." to put the climate in the foreground, "concluded his speech under the watchful eye of Merkel.

A graduate of ORT, he is studying the fourth year of his biotechnology career 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 solution can reduce the amount of waste generated by the use of plastic containers, harmful to the environment.

"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.

The date chosen to highlight Argentina is June 15th. He will travel to Boston to receive the distinction and 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.

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.