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By Mirielle Vacal
IN PHOTO: The team from the DOST-TAPI, the Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campus, and ClusteRICE 2025 Mindanao Finalists.
Balo-i, Lanao del Norte — The Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) successfully concluded the Mindanao Cluster Leg of the 2025 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits by Cluster (ClusteRICE), held from October 07 to 08, 2025, at the Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campus.
The two-day event gathered Mindanao’s brightest inventors, researchers, and student innovators to showcase their groundbreaking projects and technologies. Through ClusteRICE, DOST-TAPI continues to provide a platform for local innovators to promote their creations, with the winning entries earning a spot at the upcoming 2026 National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE).
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By Mirielle Vacal
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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