Rigorous testing of cell therapies in South America struggles with emerging opportunities and regulatory deficiencies. As in other continents, these tend to be permissive with commercial opportunism but stifling for research. We describe a successful biotechnological entrepreneurship, born from within an academic institution, to foster science and promote translational research. Sustainability, however, requires a more complex niche, and realistic contributions from investors, state agencies, and legislators. An added level of complexity is required to enable multicentric studies. Herein we succinctly describe some of the most urgent challenges that the deployment of cell therapy faces in Chile. If this is truly an aspiration, fantasy should not be allowed to direct regulatory agents or legislators, and our Latin American Magic realism should remain within the realm of literary fiction.

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魔幻现实主义：干细胞研究与开发的拉丁美洲范例？

南美对细胞疗法的严格测试与新出现的机会和监管缺陷作斗争。与其他大陆一样，这些在商业机会主义中往往是允许的，但是却扼杀了研究工作。我们描述了一个成功的生物技术企业家精神，它起源于学术机构内部，以促进科学发展和促进转化研究。然而，可持续性需要更复杂的利基市场，以及投资者，国家机构和立法者的现实贡献。为了进行多中心研究，需要增加复杂度。在这里，我们简要地描述了在智利部署细胞疗法所面临的一些最紧迫的挑战。如果这确实是一种愿望，则不应允许幻想指导监管机构或立法者，