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FULL USE. Department of Science and Technology Assistant Secretary Maria Teresa De Guzman delivers the message of Undersecretary for Regional Operations Sancho Mabborang during the opening of the “Innovation and Technology Transfer Summit” for North Luzon at a hotel in Baguio City on Wednesday (April 23 2025). Mabborang urged researchers scientists and technology innovators to link up with their office to allow the use of their output to improve peoples lives. (Photo by Liza T. Agoot)
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Wednesday renewed its call on researchers scientists and innovators to link with their office for utilization and commercialization of their outputs which can be beneficial to the people.
“To all researchers scientists and technology developers I urge you to go beyond laboratory and explore the market potential of your innovation partner with DOST offices incubators and private sector and the academe. Let your science work for the people that solve real problems let us turn every research result to responsible reports” engineer Sancho Mabborang DOST’s Undersecretary for Regional Operations said in his message delivered by Assistant Secretary Maria Teresa De Guzman during the opening of the “Innovation and Technology Transfer Summit” at a hotel here.
“The commercialization and utilization of research and development outputs particularly government-funded technologies should not end with the publication of the report or a successful laboratory test and it should never be confined in the four corners of the laboratory; that is why we place high importance in the translation of research into tangible product technologies or services that can benefit our industries and communities in the simple day to day life.”
Commercializing research and development output is not just a technical or business process but public accountability and a responsibility to translate public investment into the actual use of the people for their good Mabborang added.
The DOST has several programs on Research Development and Innovation for products and ideas which the agency funds and assists for registration and commercialization so they could be used by people or industries including small business.
One such project recently funded by the DOST-Cordillera is the knowledge and technology sharing for the production of quality cacao beans to meet the needs of a small industry in Itogon Benguet allowing it to meet the demands of the international market.
The two-year project of the cacao processing company Dulche Chocolates with the DOST helped more cacao growers produce quality beans and is now allowing the firm to meet international demand.
“Technology commercialization is not just a developmental goal it is also a measure of national innovation performance. It is one of the key indicators used in global innovation index which influences how the Philippines ranks globally in terms of innovation” Mabborang said.
He said that if research and development outputs are not disseminated and transferred their value is not realized.
“We aim to ensure that every peso spent on research delivers value not only in knowledge generation but also in innovation adoption economic contribution and social impact… which is reason the DOST has continuously invested in technology transfer initiatives among them the TECHGROW project which is a focused effort to facilitate the transfer commercialization and actual use of government-funded research and development results” he added.
TECHGROW stands for technology transfer and entrepreneurship collaboration and harmonization of growing regional opportunities on wealth creation.
Mabborang said the DOST has other programs and projects which can be accessed to ensure collaboration and allow research projects to be functional and commercialized for public utilization. (PNA)
