Experience

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  Universidad autonoma de occidente - cali, colombia

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

  Youngh research assistant

  Scolarship – Internship modality with the Science and Technology Colombian Institute (Colciencias) for a 12 months period. This work will develop the 3rd phase of the proyect “Diseño y construcción de un pupitre ergonómico adaptable para usuarios universitarios de sillas de ruedas permanente” containing mechanism design, mechanical tests, user tests and product industrialization.

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  Human engineering research laboratories

  Apr 2011 - May 2011

  Internship - product development

  Universal clamp to wheelchairs development

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  Sencon s.a.s.

  May 2011 - Jul 2018

  Founder | ceo | intellectual property manager

  SENCON (which is the union beetwen "Sentado Confortable", in english Comfortable sitting) is a Colombian startup which works developing innovative technologies, focused on making easier the interaction between the activities and the person; all inside one enviroment. Currently, we got two technology transfer from a local and US universities and have one patent pending regarding our developments.

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  Startau tel aviv university entrepreneurship center

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  International affairs

  Intern in the International Affairs Departments. Strength the relationship between Colombia and Israel in the startup arena. Provide manuals and guides in legal issues to entrepreneurs (Negotiation, valuations, IP, etc)

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  Munoz abogados

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2015

  Patent & technology transfer coordinator

  Leading the patent services of the company advising the clients in the patent strategy, patent drafting, and prosecution.

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  Pontificia universidad javeriana cali

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2019

  Leading the creation of the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship with the merger of two offices: Campus Nova Incubator and the Coordination of Innovation in charge of the patent portfolio. Identifying research results with innovative market potential, facilitating intellectual property protection through patents or other IP mechanisms, managing the university's patent portfolio, and assisting with contracts related to research and innovation with external parties.

  • Interim Chief of the Entrepreunership Office

    May 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Coordinator of Innovation

    Feb 2016 - May 2017
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  #licenciarte

  Feb 2019 - now

  Founder & ceo – intellectual property & tech transfer specialist

  Coordinate the services in patents, business, and technology transfer aimed at promoting leading Colombian inventions and intellectual property to international business corporations. Technology, patents, and intellectual property expert witness service.

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  Universidad autónoma de occidente

  Mar 2019 - Dec 2022

  Intellectual property and patent strategy professor

  Virtual course in the Innovation and production specialization.

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  Ipwe

  May 2019 - May 2021

  IPwe, Platform for the World’s Patent Ecosystem, Expands Global Presence to Latin America • IPwe’s Bogotá office will cover the entire Latin American region, with eight more offices in Palo Alto, Dallas, New York, Paris, Singapore, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Tokyo. • David Hurtado (CEO of LicenciArte) was appointed as president of IPwe LATAM, well positioned to leverage his expertise in technology transfer, patent law, and commercialization of scientific innovations. IPwe is the World's First Global Patent Market that combines the information and tools to identify, research, understand and transact in patents - www.ipwe.com

  • President of IPwe LATAM

    Nov 2020 - May 2021

  • Ambassador LATAM Region

    May 2019 - Nov 2020
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  Iam

  Jan 2021 - now

  Iam strategy 300 - the world's leading ip strategists

  An excellent worldwide bridge builder, David Hurtado is on a mission to transform the Latin American innovation scene by using state-of-the-art legal technologies to effectuate the successful monetisation of regionally developed intellectual property.