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IN PHOTO: Day 1 of TTBDO Summit 2025; DOST Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer, Communications, and Commercialization Asec. Napoleon K. Juanillo, Jr., PhD, together with the DOST-TAPI team, participants from Research and Development Institutes (RDIs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Pasay City — The Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) successfully concluded the Technology Transfer and Business Development Officers (TTBDO) Summit 2025, a two-day event, which brought together innovation leaders, researchers, and technology transfer officers (TTOs) from across the country to strengthen the national ecosystem for research and development (R&D) commercialization.
Held on October 06 to 07, 2025, the summit served as a platform for sharing best practices, addressing common challenges, and aligning policies to make technology transfer more effective and responsive to the needs of the Filipino people.
The discussions revolved around harmonizing policy frameworks, streamlining processes for intellectual property management, and building stronger partnerships between government, academe, and industry.
Participants from Research and Development Institutes (RDIs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) actively exchanged insights on how to move innovations from the laboratory to the market. The event also provided a space for TTOs to collaborate in strengthening institutional capacity and exploring opportunities for commercialization support through DOST and DOST-TAPI programs.
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IN PHOTO (from left to right): BOJ Composition Atty. Jerry Serapion, IPM-ITSO Manager of PHILRICE, Mr. Jan Ralph Ebora, Program Consultant of New Energy Nexus, Mr. Noel Deplomo, President of Erouvotika Robotics and Automation Solutions, Ms. Alwyn Rosel, Executive Director of QBO Innovation, Ms. Lyn A. Fernandez, Assistant Regional Director - DOST-IVA, Mr. Rex Forteza, PSHS Campus Director, Ms. Jelyn E. Doctor, DOST-IVB, and Mr. Mark Anthony C. Bigayan, DOST-TAPI TIPD Chief Science Research Specialist.
Batangas City - The Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) successfully staged the Southern Luzon Cluster Leg of the 2025 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits by Cluster (ClusteRICE) on October 1-2, 2025, at the Philippine Science High School CALABARZON Region Campus.
With dozens of inventive entries from the Regions IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA), and V (Bicol Region), the two-day event featured pitching sessions and live demonstrations, capped by an awarding ceremony which recognized the ingenuity and potential of local talents.
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