Hugo Sigman
Encyclopedia
Hugo A. Sigman is an Argentine businessman who was born in 1944. Although his main business activity has traditionally been related to the pharmaceutical industry, over a decade ago he diversified his interests and today has a multi-faceted business profile: he encourages research on new treatments for cancer, he produces movies and owns the publishing house Capital Intelectual.
(UBA
) and undertook his residency in psychiatry at the Araóz Alfaro Hospital, in Lanús, where he was also Head of Residents. He is married to biochemist Silvia Gold, with whom he has three children. Together, they direct the Fundación Mundo Sano, a NGO that, through community work and scientific research, fights diseases transmitted by vectors, such as dengue fever, Chagas disease
, hantavirus
, leptospirosis
and leishmaniasis
.
In the health field, Sigman is the president of Grupo CHEMO, which has its headquarters in Spain
and is directed by his eldest son, Leandro Sigman. In Argentina
, Hugo Sigman is a partner in Elea and Biogénesis-Bagó laboratories. He also contributes to a Scientific Research Consortium that unites the efforts of university researchers, the Government and the private sector, in the search for new treatments for cancer. One of these treatments is already in phase III and another is in phase II of testing. In 2008, Mr Sigman was honoured with a merit diploma at the Konex Awards, in the "Innovating Entrepreneurs" category.
, and Claves Para Todos, edited by José Nun. Meanwhile, the production company K&S Films, a joint venture with Oscar Kramer, has made some very well known and prestigious Argentine films such as Tiempo de Valientes, by Damián Szifrón, Crónica de una fuga, by Israel Adrián Caetano, and El Perro, by Carlos Sorín. Sigman's passion for art has led him to be a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Museum of Fine Arts, and to collaborate with the Argentine contributions to the Venice Biennale by the artists Jorge Macchi, Guillermo Kuitca
and Luis Felipe Noé
.
The range of Sigman's activities also includes farming and forestry, with companies like Garruchos and Pomera, Los Murmullos Lodge, and Yacaré Porá, a sustainable venture that has increased the Yacaré Caiman population in the province of Corrientes and also produces international quality leather.
Career
Hugo Sigman studied medicine at the University of Buenos AiresUniversity of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
(UBA
UBA
-Abbreviations:* "Underwater Breathing Apparatus", some types of rebreather scuba set. For early British UBA's see Siebe Gorman CDBA.* Union Belge De L'Automatique, the Belgian branch of EUROMAT* Unit of Binding Atoms...
) and undertook his residency in psychiatry at the Araóz Alfaro Hospital, in Lanús, where he was also Head of Residents. He is married to biochemist Silvia Gold, with whom he has three children. Together, they direct the Fundación Mundo Sano, a NGO that, through community work and scientific research, fights diseases transmitted by vectors, such as dengue fever, Chagas disease
Chagas disease
Chagas disease is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius,...
, hantavirus
Hantavirus
Hantaviruses are negative sense RNA viruses in the Bunyaviridae family. Humans may be infected with hantaviruses through rodent bites, urine, saliva or contact with rodent waste products...
, leptospirosis
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira, and affects humans as well as other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.The...
and leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly...
.
In the health field, Sigman is the president of Grupo CHEMO, which has its headquarters in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and is directed by his eldest son, Leandro Sigman. In Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Hugo Sigman is a partner in Elea and Biogénesis-Bagó laboratories. He also contributes to a Scientific Research Consortium that unites the efforts of university researchers, the Government and the private sector, in the search for new treatments for cancer. One of these treatments is already in phase III and another is in phase II of testing. In 2008, Mr Sigman was honoured with a merit diploma at the Konex Awards, in the "Innovating Entrepreneurs" category.
Communication and Art
Hugo Sigman's publishing house, Capital Intelectual, publishes the Southern Cone edition of Le Monde Diplomatique and also has a broad catalogue of books, which includes collections such as Los Recobrados, edited by Abelardo CastilloAbelardo Castillo
Abelardo Castillo is an Argentine writer, born in the city of San Pedro, Buenos Aires. He practised amateur boxing in his youth...
, and Claves Para Todos, edited by José Nun. Meanwhile, the production company K&S Films, a joint venture with Oscar Kramer, has made some very well known and prestigious Argentine films such as Tiempo de Valientes, by Damián Szifrón, Crónica de una fuga, by Israel Adrián Caetano, and El Perro, by Carlos Sorín. Sigman's passion for art has led him to be a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Museum of Fine Arts, and to collaborate with the Argentine contributions to the Venice Biennale by the artists Jorge Macchi, Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca is an Argentinean artist who was born in Buenos Aires in 1961, where he continues to work and live. Kuitca's work has been shown extensively around the globe, and is included in many important public collection, including The Tate Gallery, England; The Metropolitan Museum of Art,...
and Luis Felipe Noé
Luis Felipe Noé
Luis Felipe Noé is an artist, writer, intellectual and teacher from Buenos Aires, Argentina where he is known as Yuyo. In 1961 he formed Otra Figuración with three other Argentine artists. Their eponymous exhibition and subsequent work greatly influenced the Neofiguration movement...
.
The range of Sigman's activities also includes farming and forestry, with companies like Garruchos and Pomera, Los Murmullos Lodge, and Yacaré Porá, a sustainable venture that has increased the Yacaré Caiman population in the province of Corrientes and also produces international quality leather.