Proteinlab Utem
Santiago, Chile
About Proteinlab Utem
Proteinlab Utem is a community Makerspace in Santiago, Chile, Chile. it provides open access to digital fabrication tools, electronics labs, and collaborative workspaces for students, educators, entrepreneurs, and independent makers. Members can work with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, and electronics prototyping equipment to turn ideas into functional prototypes. The space hosts regular STEM workshops, coding sprints, and design thinking sessions that attract talent from across Santiago. Whether you are a first-time maker or a seasoned hardware engineer, Proteinlab Utem offers the tools, community, and mentorship needed to build, iterate, and innovate — making it one of the most valuable innovation resources in Chile.
Description
ProteinLab UTEM develop applied research, technological exploration and Technology Transfer between UTEM and innovation ecosystem. Its mission is to foster interdisciplinary research and exploration in digital technologies for innovation of products, services and applications in conjunction with industry and public-private institutions national and international. To make it possible it opens his doors to students, teachers and entrepreneurs, offering them support respectively for their thesis, investigation and projects and gathering in exchange knowledge and expertise in new technological areas.
Locally, to reinforce their position of key players in the development of new products, the team will develop an innovation unit dedicated to the new methodologies of innovation and to the promotion of disruptive businesses and investigation.
Internationally, they aim to develop a red of Protein Labs in partnership with Universities, such as the one of Bresil which whom they are already collaborating and asked them for replicating their model there.
Based on their experience, the future of Protein Lab will be now placed under the labels of collaboration and distribution.
Who Can Benefit
Students & Researchers
University and school students who want access to fabrication tools, prototyping equipment, and expert mentorship.
Entrepreneurs & Startups
Early-stage founders who need a collaborative space to build, test, and iterate on their hardware or software ideas.
Educators & Trainers
Teachers and trainers who want to run practical STEM workshops, coding bootcamps, or design sprints for their cohorts.
Independent Makers
Hobbyists, artists, and independent inventors who need access to tools and a community of like-minded creators.