UP Diliman Technology Transfer and Business Development Office

04/08/2026

🌱 NEW POLICY BRIEF: Accelerating Innovation: A Policy Framework for the University of the Philippines Spin-offs 🚀💡

The University of the Philippines possesses a robust research base and a growing portfolio of potentially commercializable technologies, yet establishing sustainable spin-offs remains constrained by institutional gaps rather than a lack of research excellence. How can the University bridge the gap between academic discovery and market-ready ventures?

We are pleased to announce the release of UP CIDS Policy Brief, "Accelerating Innovation: A Policy Framework for the University of the Philippines Spin-offs." Authored by Magdaleno R. Vasquez Jr. and Leo Mendel D. Rosario, this study is published under our Political Economy Program (PEP). It examines the institutional hurdles of commercialization and proposes a comprehensive policy framework to strengthen UP's innovation and venture-building ecosystem.

🔍 Key Highlights from the Policy Brief:
⚙️ The Commercialization Gap: Moving beyond technology transfer and intellectual property protection to address the absence of an integrated framework for transforming research outputs into sustainable, investment-ready enterprises.
🏝️ Institutional Policy Bottlenecks: Identifying critical gaps—including the lack of a dedicated UP System spin-off policy, fragmented pathways, financing shortages across the "valley of death," and limited entrepreneurial incentives for researchers.
🦀 Venture-Building & Ecosystem Realities: Examining how researchers transitioning into founders navigate complex regulatory processes, pilot manufacturing limitations, and founder-equity uncertainties.
💡 Policy Directions for an Entrepreneurial University: Actionable recommendations centered on establishing a dedicated UP System Spin-off Policy, creating a technology maturation fund, adopting founder-friendly terms, and institutionalizing monitoring systems.

By strengthening these pathways, UP can maximize the public value of its research and contribute more effectively to national competitiveness, inclusive economic growth, and sustainable development.

📖 Download the full policy brief for FREE:
https://cids.up.edu.ph/download/accelerating-innovation-policy-framework-university-philippines-spin-offs/

27/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Joy Ann P. Santos and Ms. Elchin R. Juanico from the Natural Sciences Research Institute, UP Diliman College of Science on their registered Utility Model for the technology “A PROCESS FOR THE DETECTION OF ENTERIC HUMAN ADENOVIRUS TYPES 40/41 HEXON GENE."

The utility model introduces a system and process for detecting enteric human adenovirus types 40 and 41 by employing recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) technology. This method is applied in resource-limited settings for the rapid, reliable and cost-effective detection of enteric human adenovirus. It utilizes primers specific to the hexon gene, heat-stable recombinase enzymes, and a simplified isothermal amplification and detection method.

Please feel free to contact our office at [email protected] for any inquiries about this technology.

22/07/2026

📸 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 [𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒] | 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎

22/07/2026

30/06/2026

Congratulations to Mr. Mark B. Carascal, Dr. Windell L. Rivera and Dr. Raul V. Destura from the Institute of Biology, College of Science, UP Diliman & National Institutes of Health, UP Manila on their registered Utility Model for the technology “Method of detecting OXA-23 and ISAba1 carbapenemase genes from carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii using isothermal amplification.”

The utility model introduces a method for a molecular diagnostic assay for the detection of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) in clinical bacterial pathogens. The method utility model provides a rapid, reliable and user-friendly diagnostic assay utilizing loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and color-based product visualization. Through employing LAMP with primers designed to specifically target conserved regions of blaOXA-23-like and ISAba1 elements in Acinetobacter baumannii, the utility model warrants rapid and accurate identification of carbapenem antibiotic-resistance genes which enables improved antimicrobial resistance surveillance.

Please feel free to contact our office at [email protected] for any inquiries about this technology.

26/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Ann P. Prieto, Dr. Alexander E. De Los Reyes, Mr. Victor Dc Andres O. Vistro, Dr. Neil Irvin F. Cabello, Ms. Maria Angela B. Faustino, Mr. John Paul R. Ferrolino, Dr. Armando S. Somintac, Dr. Arnel A. Salvador, and Dr. Elmer S. Estacio from The National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman on their registered Philippine patent for the technology "Trilayer Terahertz Emitter and Detector Device."

Photoconductive antennas (PCA) for terahertz (THz) emission and detection are fabricated from semiconductor surfaces such as low-temperature-grown GaAs (LTGGaAs). However, a conventional LTG-GaAs device would be more suitable as a THz detector than as a THz emitter. The patented invention is an LTG-GaAs THz PCA device with modified layer structure that includes a thin n-doped buffer. The invention proves to be effective as a THz emitter at low operating bias and pump power, and, as a THz detector, its detection characteristics are acceptable even at low incident THz power. The invention being composed of layers of the same material is also advantageous in that it makes the growth method straightforward, using a few chemical elements and a few layers.

Please feel free to contact our office at [email protected] for any inquiries about this technology.

05/06/2026

📸 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: TTBDO Director Magdaleno Vasquez Jr. poses for a photo with Dr. Lew Andrew Tria.

Dr. Tria, along with a team of engineers, from the University of the Philippines developed a sustainable motor design for electric vehicles, which has now been officially registered as a utility model.

Read more: https://upd.edu.ph/upd-engineers-register-utility-model/

For inquiries about this technology, please contact our office at [email protected].

05/06/2026

“Three engineers from UP Diliman (UPD) developed a new, sustainable design for a motor that can be used in electric vehicles.

“Lew Andrew Tria, PhD, Ramon Florentino Santos, and Belle Sermeno of the UPD College of Engineering (COE) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, successfully registered a utility model for a modular stator segmented rotor switched reluctance motor with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.”

Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/upd-engineers-register-utility-model/.

03/06/2026

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: UPD TTBDO, in partnership with the UP-CIDS Political Economy Program at the UP School of Economics, successfully conducted the 𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝.

The discussion brought together researchers, innovators, and startup founders to exchange insights on the opportunities and challenges of transforming university research into market-ready technologies and sustainable ventures. Among the participating UP-based spin-offs and emerging ventures were CHRG EV Inc., Fish-I, CARE, AEROCOMP, NICE4gut, and VISSER, whose experiences highlighted the pathways, support mechanisms, and resources needed to bring research innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace and society.