by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Apr 4, 2020 | Good Tech
The first Philippine-made COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit developed by the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) and financed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Jan 22, 2020 | Good Tech
Seaweed farmers are getting a boost from a new seaweed drying technology developed by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) – BIOMECH and funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The new seaweed drying system is capable of drying...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 22, 2019 | Good Tech
As the saying “Necessity is the mother of invention” goes, Filipino scientists worked with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to invent and develop the Philippines’ very own versatile amphibious vehicle which they aptly nicknamed the S.W.A.N., the Severe...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Nov 14, 2019 | Good Balita
The Philippines’ San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is tapping a Filipino invention of plastic woven packaging as it shifts to biodegradable packaging for its products. The move is a Philippine business milestone as SMC is the first Filipino company to adopt...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 6, 2019 | Good Tech
A plywood glue organic mixture made of spent tea leaves (STL) and tobacco dust additives developed by the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has reached another level of development as it enters the...