Mauricio Toro has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Metz in France, where he also obtianed a master's in Computer-Aided Mechanical design. He later moved to the United Kingdom, where he obtained a master's in Motorsport Engineering from Cranfield University, after which he worked on several race car projects as a CFD aerodynamicist. He was a key member of Industrias Médicas Sampedro, an orthopedic implant manufacturer that has been recognized as one of Colombia's most innovative companies for several years in a row. In Sampedro, Mauricio led processes of Engineering, R&D. Quality Assurance, Sales, and Marketing. Within Sampedro, he led the creation of TECHFIT, a business unit within Industrias Medicas Sampedro that focused on 3D simulation, 3D surgical planning, and 3D printing to create customized solutions for the bone reconstruction of high complexity patients. During the COVID Pandemic, Mauricio and TECHFIT kicked off the Innspiramed initiative, an alliance between universities, companies, and government in Medellin, Colombia for the creation of rapid response mechanical ventilators.