🌍 Professional Profile
Abel Lafuente Elizalde is a Spanish entrepreneur, innovator and creator with more than twenty years of experience developing projects at the intersection of technology, prevention, personal safety and social impact.
He is the Founder & CEO of AGLAYA GLOBAL LLC, a Florida-based company with an international focus, and the creator of Centinela®, a personal-safety solution originally developed to help prevent drink spiking and detect substances in beverages.
What began as a prevention tool has evolved into a broader international safety ecosystem combining detection, digital assistance, geolocation, identification and access to emergency resources.
His work has expanded across Europe and Latin America and is currently developing new opportunities in the United States and other international markets.
💼 AGLAYA GLOBAL LLC — Florida, USA
AGLAYA GLOBAL LLC was established in Florida as the international platform for the development, management and expansion of Aglaya’s technologies, brands and strategic projects.
The company develops projects in innovation, technology, creativity and personal safety, connecting opportunities across the United States, Europe and Latin America.
From Florida, Abel leads international expansion, institutional relationships and strategic partnerships with companies, governments, public institutions and organizations.
The company’s portfolio includes proprietary projects and technologies such as Centinela®, GEOEMERGENCIA™, Silent PIN and other developments focused on personal protection and human-centered technology.
At Aglaya, our vision is global, our management is hands-on, and our commitment is absolute.
🛡 Centinela®
Abel Lafuente is the creator of Centinela®, a personal-safety concept originally developed to help prevent chemical submission and drink-spiking incidents.
The Centinela® Bracelet allows users to test beverages for signs associated with multiple drugs and substances while providing access to digital safety information through QR technology.
The project has expanded internationally and has progressively evolved beyond drug detection.
Today, Centinela® is developing into a broader personal safety ecosystem designed to support users in different situations of vulnerability.
Detection was only the beginning.
📍 GEOEMERGENCY™
One of the most important developments within the new Centinela® ecosystem is GEOEMERGENCY™, an international geolocation and emergency-assistance technology.
GEOEMERGENCY™ is not an app and requires no installation.
Through direct QR access, the system can help users locate nearby:
Police services · Hospitals · Healthcare facilities · Pharmacies · Emergency and assistance resources
It can also provide information about resources that are open or available 24/7, offer directions, allow location sharing through WhatsApp and provide access to the appropriate emergency number for the country where the user is located.
The system has been developed for international use in more than 35 languages.
Its philosophy is simple:
Personal safety should travel with you.
🔐 Every Centinela® Will Be Unique
The new generation of Centinela® Bracelet and Centinela® Card introduces individual activation and identification.
Each unit will have a unique individual code, allowing every Centinela® to be activated and uniquely identified.
This evolution responds to needs discussed with law-enforcement, emergency and healthcare professionals, particularly in situations where a person may be unconscious, disoriented, without identification or without access to their mobile phone.
The objective is to create an additional layer of safety when the user is no longer able to communicate independently.
Unique. Identifiable. Connected. Centinela®.
🧪 Detection Technology
Centinela® integrates specialized detection technology developed in collaboration with DRUGLAB118 Ltd., a British company focused on rapid drug-detection technologies and drink-spiking prevention.
The collaboration combines specialized detection expertise with the continued international evolution of the Centinela® personal-safety ecosystem.
Detection. Prevention. Safety. Innovation.
⚖️ Intellectual Property & International Protection
Abel Lafuente has developed an international intellectual-property strategy around Centinela® and other safety technologies.
Among the portfolio:
PCT/ES2024/070669 — Personal Protection Device
International patent application relating to the Centinela® technology.
CENTINELA DRUGS BRACELET® — United States
Federally registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
U.S. Registration No. 7,954,171
Registered September 23, 2025.
The U.S. registration specifically covers smart wearable bracelets for drug detection, emergency alerts and personal safety, including drug detection in beverages.
Additional trademark and intellectual-property protection has been pursued in European and international markets.
Abel is also the inventor behind Silent PIN, for which a U.S. provisional patent application was filed under:
U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/818,560
Emergency PIN System for Silent Financial Protection.
Additional international protection is being developed for several projects within the group’s technology portfolio.
🔐 Silent PIN
Silent PIN is a security concept designed to provide an alternative response during situations involving coercion, extortion or forced financial transactions.
The system proposes the use of an alternative PIN capable of appearing to authorize a normal transaction while discreetly activating predetermined security or emergency protocols.
The project is part of Aglaya’s broader focus on human-centered security technology.
🔦 Centinela FIX
Centinela FIX is another personal-safety concept under development within the Centinela ecosystem.
The concept combines several potential protection functions within a portable device, including alerting, illumination, marking and location-related technologies.
Its development follows the same philosophy that drives the broader Centinela project:
technology designed around the person, not the technology itself.
🌐 International Development
Centinela® has grown beyond its original Spanish market and is developing an increasingly international presence.
The project has worked across Spain, other European markets and Latin America, while AGLAYA GLOBAL LLC is currently strengthening its presence in the United States and exploring additional international markets.
The objective is not simply to distribute a product.
It is to create a scalable personal-safety ecosystem capable of adapting to different cities, countries, languages and institutions.
🤝 Social Impact and Inclusion
Social impact has been part of Aglaya’s approach from its early development.
Projects led by Abel have combined innovation, prevention, education and inclusive employment, working with organizations supporting people with disabilities and individuals at risk of social exclusion.
The long-term objective is to replicate and expand this approach internationally, integrating technological innovation with measurable social value.
🎓 Education, Prevention and Awareness
For Abel, technology alone is not enough.
Centinela® has always been accompanied by education and public awareness.
Through lectures, institutional presentations, training initiatives and prevention programs, the project promotes greater awareness of drink spiking, personal safety and the importance of creating safer environments.
This educational dimension remains central to the international development of the Centinela Movement.
📰 International Media & Recognition
Abel Lafuente and projects developed by Aglaya have received media coverage in Spain and internationally, particularly in relation to innovation, prevention, social impact and personal safety.
For the final public version of this section, I would list only media and institutional recognitions for which we have a direct article, broadcast, certificate or official reference.
That will allow journalists and potential partners to independently verify every claim.
🧭 Vision
“Technology must protect, not dominate.
True innovation is that which improves people’s lives.”
Centinela® was born from the belief that prevention should be simple, accessible and connected to real human needs.
What began with the challenge of detecting a potential threat in a drink is now evolving into something significantly broader.
Detection. Prevention. Identification. Geolocation. Guidance. Access to help.
From AGLAYA GLOBAL LLC in Florida, Abel Lafuente’s goal is to continue building international partnerships and technologies that connect Europe, the United States, Latin America and new global markets around one common principle:
Protect and empower people.