Tlalpan Interdisciplinary Center for Preventive Medicine, Digi Mart USA News (Tlalpan, Mexico City): Mexico City Head of Government Clara Brugada Molina announced an investment of more than 4 billion pesos to develop the country’s first Interdisciplinary Center for Preventive Medicine, which will be located in the Tlalpan borough. The project is expected to create more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs and will bring together scientific research, technological innovation and the development of medical treatments.
The initiative will be carried out through an alliance between Tecnológico de Monterrey, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the national pharmaceutical industry and the company Avant Santé, with support from the federal and Mexico City governments. The announcement was made at the Tlalpan District of Tecnológico de Monterrey, with the participation of Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, academic representatives and members of the pharmaceutical sector.
The complex will be the first in Mexico to integrate scientific research, technological development, manufacturing and applied health innovation. Its main facilities include a clinical research center dedicated to developing new medicines and treatments.
It will also have an area for predictive medicine and precision oncology, focused on early cancer detection and the study of neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic diseases. These research lines are part of the scientific and medical objectives announced for the project.
During the presentation, Brugada Molina said the investment seeks to expand national capabilities in clinical research, biotechnology and the development of medical solutions, while strengthening the capital’s participation in these activities.
Sitaramaraju Yarramraju, founder and director general of Avant Santé Research Center, said the company plans an initial investment of 15 million dollars, with projections of up to 125 million dollars over the next five years. An additional 100 million dollars has been committed by three companies interested in developing projects in Mexico.
The investment will be linked to research, entrepreneurship and the development of new diagnostic and treatment solutions.
According to the presentation, operations are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2027. Planned activities include support for startups developing medical projects in clinical stages.
Construction and operation of the center are expected to generate more than 2,000 jobs, both direct and indirect, according to estimates presented by the city government. Some of these opportunities will be aimed at highly specialized professionals, including scientists, researchers, medical staff and biotechnology experts.
The project seeks to bring together academic, industrial and technological capabilities to develop health-focused applied research.
Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón said the Tlalpan Innovation District concentrates about 25,000 specialists in the medical sector, along with academic institutions, research centers and companies linked to these activities. He expressed the support of the Government of Mexico on behalf of President Claudia Sheinbaum and highlighted Avant Santé’s participation in developing new medicines and strengthening emerging companies in the sector.
The new center will be part of the Tlalpan Innovation District, an initiative that brings together educational institutions, companies and government agencies to promote scientific and technological activities in southern Mexico City.
David Garza Salazar, executive president of the Tecnológico de Monterrey Educational Group, said the project combines efforts from the public, private and academic sectors to develop an innovation hub specialized in health and biotechnology.
During the meeting, Brugada Molina explained that the investment also responds to a strategy to diversify the capital’s economic activities and promote new productive development zones outside traditional areas. “We want to move from an economy that produces services to one that also produces knowledge, from a city that buys technology to one that creates and develops it,” she stressed.
As part of the announcement, the head of government reported that Mexico City’s public investment reached 58 billion pesos during 2026, a 55 percent increase compared with 2024. She also said the capital’s Investment Agency has supported projects whose combined value approaches 300 billion pesos.
These figures were presented as part of an economic strategy that aims to promote new productive activities and attract investment linked to innovation.
The mayor called on universities, companies, business chambers, civil organizations and authorities to take part in an agreement to promote investment, innovation and green reindustrialization. “I want to reiterate a broad call to private initiative, universities, business chambers, civil society and all government bodies to build this great pact for investment in Mexico City, for innovation and for green reindustrialization in the city,” she emphasized.
