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Welcome to the Science Summit at UNGA76, a major contribution to advancing Science for the UN SDGs. Online from 14- September - 5 October 2021.
ISC will organise the second edition of the UNGA76 Science Summit around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (SSUNGA76) in September 2021. The objective of the virtual meeting will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It will demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in science infrastructure and capacity building. Science is and will enable sustainable economic, environmental, and societal development. Science is more than a funding prioritisation exercise: science is impacting all areas of policy-making and is playing a more critical role in how policy objectives are achieved and the consequent benefit to people everywhere, including responses to global challenges.
Engagement with policy leadership is more important than ever: UNGA76 is a unique forum for science to demonstrate how policy and political leadership can benefit from innovation. Central to this is the role of nonstate actors and the multilateral fora, which increasingly determine how priorities are set. Science needs to be part of this dialogue and inform outputs through thought leadership, evidence, insights, analysis, and innovation.

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Marta Fernández Suárez

FIND
Chief Technology Officer
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Dr. Marta Fernández Suárez serves as Chief Technology Officer at FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics. In her current role, Marta is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the technical programs within FIND, with a focus on leveraging innovation to accelerate availability of fit-for-purpose diagnostic products in low- and middle-income countries. Previously, Marta served as the VP of Assay R&D at Daktari Diagnostics. Marta has more than 10 years of experience in in vitro diagnostics (IVD) product development, both in academia and in industry, and has led teams through the entire product development process, from proof-of-concept through clinical validation. Her work has been published in high-impact journals and she serves in expert panels and review boards for federal agencies and foundations. Marta is passionate about improving health around the world and has more than 15 years of experience in the design and on-the-ground implementation of international development projects in Africa and Central and South America. Marta obtained her B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Institut Quimic de Sarria (Barcelona, Spain) and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, USA).

My Speakers Sessions

Tuesday, September 14
 

2:30pm CEST

(REF OP14) SSUNGA76 Opening Plenary: How Science is Support the Attainment of the SDGs and how UNGA77 can do more to advance global science collaborationMei Lin Fung • Kevin Govender • Kurt Zatloukal • Patrick Worms • Mark Ferguson • Eva Kaili • Orla Feely • Juan Miguel González-Aranda • Rita Lawlor • Michael Makanga • Jean-Pierre Bourguignon • Professor Intisar Soghayroun • Maria Cristina Russo • Nikiwe Bam • Magdalena Skipper • Regina Nthenya • Rahma Rachdi • Rolf Apweiler • Marcia McNutt • FAATIHA AAYAT • Nevan Krogan • Jacqueline Fabius • Sumitra Rajagopalan • Stefano Bertuzzi • Professor Sir Peter Gluckman • George Church • Gilles Bloch • Klaus Uckel • Laban Coblentz • Sri Fatmawati • Marta Fernández Suárez