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Dandara Porto Pedreira

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Scientific Explorer at GRIDX

Brazil

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About

Dandara Porto Pedreira is a Scientific Explorer at GRIDX, a biotechnology venture builder in Latin America, and founder of Intersecta Lab, where she conducts scientific due diligence, assesses technological maturity, and structures science-to-market pathways. Over the past three years, she has evaluated more than 500 applied science projects at GRIDX. She holds a PhD in Bioenergy from UNESP and a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from UFBA, and was named among Allbiotech's Top 100 Young Leaders in Biotechnology in Latin America.

Experience

  1. GRIDXScientific Explorer - Brasilcurrent2023 — present
  2. Intersecta LabFoundercurrent2025 — present
  3. Centro de Inovação Tecnológica de Rio ClaroAnalista de Inovaçãocurrent2024 — present
  4. UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"PhD student in Bioenergy - UNESP2020 — 2025
  5. UNLEASHUNLEASH Ambassador2023 — 2024
  6. Future FemalesFellow - Business School GreenTech2022
  7. Student EnergyStudent Energy Leaders Fellowship2021
  8. AllbiotechCoordenadora do Brasil2019 — 2020

Skills & more

Desenvolvimento de negócios1Transferência de tecnologia1Scientific Due DiligenceScience-to-MarketInovação aberta7Biotecnologia11Synthetic BiologyDeep Tech Due DiligenceVenture BuildingTechnology TransferDeep TechTechnology Readiness Assessment
+4 moreStartup EvaluationBiotechnologyOpen InnovationBusiness Development

Languages Espanhol · Inglês

  • General Business Program — Business Training Company
  • Biostartup Academy - Empreendedorismo científico — Biominas Brasil
  • Business Intelligence — Universidad de Las Américas (EC)

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Colleagues at GRIDX

Alejandro Sorgentini
Partner and Investment Committee Member at Victoria Capital
Ana Paula Acevedo
Scientific Explorer at GRIDX
Duncan McGillivary
VP Investment Team at Camber Partners
Federico Marque
General Partner at GRIDX
Francisco Salvatelli
Partner at GRIDX
Graciela Ciccia
Advisor at GRIDX
Guadalupe Moro
Graphic & Experience Designer at GRIDX
Joaquín Ortiz Masllorens
Bioinformatics Counsel at GRIDX

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Who is Dandara Porto Pedreira?
Dandara Porto Pedreira is a Scientific Explorer at GRIDX, a biotechnology venture builder in Latin America, and founder of Intersecta Lab, where she conducts scientific due diligence, assesses technological maturity, and structures science-to-market pathways. Over the past three years, she has evaluated more than 500 applied science projects at GRIDX. She holds a PhD in Bioenergy from UNESP and a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from UFBA, and was named among Allbiotech's Top 100 Young Leaders in Biotechnology in Latin America.
Where does Dandara Porto Pedreira work?
Dandara Porto Pedreira is Scientific Explorer at GRIDX.
Where did Dandara Porto Pedreira go to school?
Dandara Porto Pedreira studied at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Doutorado, Bioenergia); Universidade Federal da Bahia (Bacharelado, Biotecnologia).

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