UP Mindanao’s UP Growing and Developing Enterprises (UPGRADE) and its Technology Transfer & Business Development Office (TTBDO) is in charge of Day 3 of Philippine Startup Week 2022 (PHSW22). PHSW22 brings together the local startup community in a 5-day nationwide conference on November 14-18, 2022, through the efforts of the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade & Industry, Department of Information and Communications Technology, and QBO Innovation Hub. 

Day 3 on November 16 is the Technology Business Incubation (TBI) Summit which brings together the DOST-funded incubators and other organizations and persons to foster collaboration and discuss emerging issues and challenges of the startups and their community.

 Now in its 6th year, this year’s TBI Summit theme is “Homegrown Heroes: Incubating Future Tech Giants,” which will highlight the launching of the 2022 Higher Education Institution Readiness for Innovation and Technopreneurship (HEIRIT) Program. The UP Mindanao UPGRADE and TTBDO are the proponents of HEIRIT in Region-XI.

Read the program here: Program 6th TBI Summit

Access/Register here: https://www.accelevents.com/e/philippine-startup-week-2022/portal/stage/279548

In the photo above are the UPGRADE/TTBDO team of Trisha Mie Cirujales, Richard Day, Lynda Buenaobra, Rob Gumba, and Val Cimafranca.

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UP Mindanao earned an Energy Audit rating of 85.57% from the Government Energy Management Program after a month-long study by a Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Audit Team culminating in an on-site visit on October 27, 2022. The rating, which is above the passing rating of 80%, has a descriptive rating of Grade B and an equivalent star rating of Three Stars. Among the energy audit markers are the electricity and fuel consumption and the observance of energy-saving practices.

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Prof. Emma Ruth Bayogan was named as President of PhilFruits Association Inc., an NGO dedicated to creating a globally competitive Philippine fruit industry. Prof. Bayogan is a UP Scientist II whose research interests include extending the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables. (Image from Philfruits Association Inc.) 

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