Marcelo Vivacqua

Founder and Director of the BRICS Cooperation Hub

A veterinarian with a master’s and doctorate in Animal Science – Biotechnology, he is also an inventor of pharmaceutical compositions for non-surgical castration and cancer treatment in mammals. He has been recognized at 13 international fairs and was named one of the TOP100 Inventors of 2023 by the United Inventors Association (USA). As the Director of the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) for Latin America, he is also the author of the Global Startups Connections Program. He is the founder and president of ABIPIR, having coordinated 13 events focused on entrepreneurship and technology. With over 30 years of experience in product and business development, he has represented inventors and entrepreneurs at more than 40 international fairs and visited over 80 countries. He works as an advisor and mentor for startups and as a facilitator for initiatives aimed at internationalizing and strengthening the innovation ecosystem.