The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will hold the first “Technology Transfer Day:Promoting Research and Outstanding Milestones in Innovation and Science for Entrepreneurship” on 27 April 2016 to highlight the journey of the Department and its partners in revolutionizing Filipino science and technology to be more relevant and responsive to the needs of the local industry.
With the passing of Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009 (Republic Act 10055), the DOST, through its partnerships and linkages among scientists, researchers, innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs and industry players, has raised its efforts in building an ecosystem for the transfer and adoption of Filipino technologies into the mainstream market.
The DOST Technology Transfer Day offers opportunities for investors, enterprises and organizations to capitalize on the solutions offered by our home-grown technologies in the areas of agricultural productivity, industry competitiveness, countryside development, environment and disaster risk reduction management, and quality healthcare.
Among the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)-supported technologies to be featured during the event are Axis Knee System, eHATID, RxBox, ReliefVent, OLTrap, and Biotek-M.
The Axis Knee System is the first and only knee system designed in the ASEAN region which allows access to knee replacement as it is 40-50% cheaper than imported brands. Through its innovative instrumentation and surgical technique, more surgeons can also perform knee surgery without the need to undergo one year fellowship programs.
The eHealth TABLET for Informed Decision Making of LGUs (eHATID) is an android application which provides real time health information and a facility for direct communication between local chief executives and rural health units (RHUs). Works even without internet connection, eHATID provides decision-making support to LGUs in creating sound and evidence-based health policies and programs.
The RxBox is a device which captures medical signals through built-in sensors, stores data in an electronic medical record (EMR), and transmits health information via internet. It enables diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients from geographically isolated and depressed areas of the country, thus reducing unnecessary travels and hospitalizations.
ReliefVent is a compact, easy-to-use, volume-cycled servo ventilator which embodies a self-diagnosis protocol for offsite malfunction troubleshooting. Powered by AC/DC back-up battery, ReliefVent can also be used as transport and home ventilator.
Works by attracting female mosquitoes to lay eggs on the paddle drenched with an organic solution, Ovicidal/ Larvicidal Trap (OL Trap) is used to control the population of dengue-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito.
The Biotek-M Dengue Detection Kit is a confirmatory test for dengue diagnosis which is as accurate as the currently available Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology yet less costly as it is locally developed. Designed to be used in hospitals, Biotek M would allow less admissions for dengue-suspected cases, therefore saving resources for both hospital and patients.
Aside from technologies that deliver quality healthcare services, local technologies in the areas of agricultural productivity, industry competitiveness, countryside development, and environment and disaster risk reduction management will also be showcased. A signing of memorandum of agreement and turn-over of Royalties and Fairness Opinion Report (FOR) will also be held.
Those who are interested to attend the event, please contact Ms. Rosemarie Olaer of Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) at 8372071 loc. 2167. ■Written by Ladylove May B. Baurile; reposted
