The APO In-Country Demonstration Companies Project Launching Ceremony and Introduction to Innovation Management, Technology Transfer, and Commercialization successfully commenced on April 6, 2026 at the PalawanSU Hostel, Palawan State University.
The event brought together key leaders and experts committed to advancing innovation,
productivity, and research commercialization in State Universities and Colleges.
We were honored to hear insightful messages from our distinguished speakers:
🎤 𝑫𝒓. 𝑵𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏 𝑲. 𝑱𝒖𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒐, Jr., Assistant Secretary, DOST
🎤 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒓. 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒐 𝑨. 𝑴𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈, Undersecretary, DOST
🎤 𝑫𝒓. 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐 𝑵. 𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒂, Regional Director, DOST MIMAROPA
🎤 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝑺. 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒔, OIC-President, PalawanSU
🎤 𝑴𝒓. 𝑺𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒉 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒏, APO Secretariat
The technical sessions featured valuable discussions led by:
💡 𝑫𝒓. 𝑶𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒏 on Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Industry Linkages
💡 𝑴𝒔. 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒊 on Commercialization and IP Strategy
💡 𝑫𝒓. 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒂 on Secure Research and Risk Management
From knowledge sharing to meaningful collaboration, Day 1 set a strong foundation for fostering innovation ecosystems and strengthening Technology Transfer Offices across institutions.
This initiative was successfully hosted by Palawan State University, Western Philippines University, DOST-MIMAROPA, and DOST-Palawan.
📸 Photo Credits: PalawanSU Media Hub, Mr. Dariel Macmac, Ms. Mitzi Garcia, Mr. Arjay Cabitac
Stay tuned as we continue to build pathways for productivity and innovation!
