The University of the Philippines reported that, as of 2025, its innovation ventures and initiatives were strongest in health, agri-aqua and food, and climate and environment.
Among the 113 technology ventures and initiatives reported by the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office in 2025 were 45 technology licenses, 24 spinoff companies, and 68 technology transfer leads. TTBDO is under the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.
Most ventures were in health (34), agri-aqua and food (25), and climate and environment (10). For technology licenses, most were in agri-aqua and food (20), health (20), and climate and environment (4). For technology transfer leads, most were in agri-aqua and food (27), health (20), and climate and environment (7).
“These data show where the heart of UP is — with the Filipino people,” UP President Angelo Jimenez said. “They are the result of our collective and conscious efforts to remain true to our mandate as a public service university. We focus on innovations that matter most to our people.”
At the media briefing, May 5, to kick off the two-day Inoblasyon: The UP Innovation Summit 2026, TTBDO reported an innovation profile featuring 113 ventures and initiatives, 24 spinoff companies, 23 technology licensees, 152 innovation partners — unique organizations working with UP ventures — and 1,428 intellectual property registrations, including patents, utility models, and copyrights.
To address energy and agricultural resilience, UP broadened and diversified its innovation portfolio to include more biofertilizers such as BioGroe, Bio-N, NitroPlus, Nutrio, Mykovam, Mykocap, MykoRich, Fertigroe and TrichoGrow+; renewable energy solutions that provide power to remote learning communities; and e-vehicles for transportation on land and water with fast-charging stations from CHRG. UP innovations tied to agricultural resilience include a productive, disease-resistant plant variety called Sinta Papaya; nutritional feeds such as PECM and Algacon aquaculture feeds; sustainable packaging from plant-based sources; and functional foods such as KamoTea.
Some ventures that show UP’s commitment to inclusive health innovation include herbal medicines such as Lagundi, Sambong, Tsaang Gubat, Ulasimang Bato, Yerba Buena, and Hemoxyther; biomedical devices such as the Dengue Detection Kit; and Hele, a suite of assistive technologies for hearing screening.
Other innovations that highlight UP’s commitment to serving society include AGAP.AI, the country’s first AI-powered early childhood development monitoring app; FILARB Waste Management Services, an oil-based thermal disinfection technology for infectious hospital waste; the VISSER K-12 science kit for STEM education; and Fish-I for coral reef and fisheries monitoring.
For inquiries, email techtransfer@up.edu.ph, ovpri@up.edu.ph, or visit facebook.com/Inoblasyon.UPInnovationSummit.