8 May 2019
South Korean Entrepreneur Announced as East Asian Laureate at Cartier Women’s Initiative 2019
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Cartier has announced Mexican entrepreneur, Liza Velarde, as the 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative Latin American laureate. Liza received her award at the programme’s annual ceremony, held in San Francisco.
Her company, Delee, developed a blood test that detects the presence of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in cancer patients, enabling physicians to better monitor progress of the disease.
Within the next five years, Liza plans to be one of the leading innovation centres in Latin America, as well as continuing her mission to develop technologies that can have a profound impact on the medical profession.
Cartier CEO Cyrille Vigneron announced the seven laureates selected by an independent international jury amongst nearly 2,900 applicants from 142 countries.
Each laureate has been awarded US $100,000 in prize money. All laureates will be receiving personalised business coaching, media visibility, networking opportunities as well as the option to attend an INSEAD Executive Program (ISEP).
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