WHO WE ARE

We transform life with science and technology

At BIOS Technology Development Center, we focus on generating value for the companies and entities that make up our ecosystem, through the effective incorporation of advanced technologies and the creation of technology-based products and services.

In the coming years

BIOS will be recognized as the center of the technology sector in the coffee region and as an essential ally in the generation and development of technological projects, services and products in the region.

HISTORY

In 2007, Bill Gates visited Colombia. At the end of his visit, it became clear that it was necessary to take advantage of Colombia's megadiversity through a high-level research center in the country that would develop and take advantage of its great potential in the fields of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. This idea aimed to achieve the national government's goals in innovation and economic development, so its creation began in 2008, thanks to a cooperation agreement between Colciencias and MinTic.

Manizales, in the center of the Coffee Region, was chosen as the place to execute the project, since within a radius of 200 km from the city, there is a great variety of ecosystems, thermal floors and nearly 55,000 different species represented in one of the most diverse examples of flora and fauna in the country. In this region of Colombia there is one of the highest densities of high-quality university centers, within their study programs there are careers related to life sciences and computer science, an important input for BIOS.

Thanks to the collaboration of the Mayor's Office of Manizales, BIOS currently operates in the Ecopark of the Tropical Rainforest, Los Yarumos, having since 2013 one of the fastest supercomputers in Latin America.

BIOS uses data to transform the processes of any company, this is how, in addition to Biotechnology and Supercomputing, it created the areas of Data Science and Cybersecurity, a commitment to take advantage of the value of information to apply it for the benefit of institutions and protect it as a highly valuable asset.

BIOS continues to work on projects with strategic allies that respond to needs in terms of: innovation of food products, cosmetics and health, increased agricultural productivity, pest and disease control, better or new services for citizens, quality control with artificial intelligence, environmental safety, among others.