Marcia Alvarado

Business Intern

Role in the project: Marcia Alvarado is a student of the Master’s program in Bioentrepreneurship of Karolinska Institutet performing a practical placement at Sigrid Therapeutics. Marcia possesses a special interest in the project due to her background as a Nutritionist focused on the prevention of chronic lifestyle diseases. She contributes to the development of the Go to Market strategy for the commercialization of SiPore Platform technology, working in strategic marketing within consumer healthcare, focused on the prediabetes market.

Marcia is a Nutritionist with a bachelor in nutrition and dietetics, interested in business development and sales within life science, and passionate about startups. Marcia has clinical, managerial, and business experience. Her previous positions were Financial Advisor at MetLife, Chief Operating Officer at Bifidice, and Clinical Nutritionist at Clínica Alemana (Chile).

Education

2021, Masters in Bioentrepreneurship
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

2014, Nutritional Health
University of Chile

2013 BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics Universidad de Chile.