Biotechnology has had a positive impact in the area of ealth, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical sciences, allowing great advances in the methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases and genetic deficiencies. Similarly, plant biotechnology has had a profound impact on agricultural practices and on improving the quality and quantity of food and crops of commercial interest.

Costa Rica is a megadiverse country, so it has a large amount of resources for the development of biotechnological research and products. For this reason, university teaching centers have been strengthened and biotechnology has been incorporated as one of the areas to promote foreign direct investment.

In Batalla we advise our clients in the processes of obtaining access permits to biochemical resources, whether for research or bioprospecting. In the same way, our professionals work with our clients in the procedures of protection of their developments either through plant varieties or through other intellectual property instruments.

We also advise our clients in the authorization procedures for seeds or other genetically modified organisms before the State Health Service, the National Animal Health Service and the National Technical Biosafety Commission.

In Batalla, we have participated in initiatives to promote biotechnology in Costa Rica, we have supported higher education institutions as well as organizations that represent the industry in communication and education initiatives in front of municipalities and governmental bodies, as well as advised companies in judicial procedures. 

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