The Philippine Science High School-Ilocos Region Campus (PSHS-IRC) inaugurated its Technology Transfer and Licensing Office (TTLO) last March 24, 2025, in San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur.
The TTLO will provide support in technology and intellectual property for technology generators and innovators in the Ilocos Region. This initiative is part of the project, “Developing Technology Transfer Capacity of the Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS),” funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquaculture and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).
PSHS-IRC Campus Director Mary Grace R. Navarro expressed that the TTLO will serve as a hub that will protect and commercialize technologies through intellectual property (IP) protection and management. According to her, she hopes that the project will foster partnerships and strengthen collaboration with industries.
The Technology Transfer and Licensing Office (TTLO) Inauguration at the Philippine Science High School-Ilocos Region Campus (PSHS-IRC) on March 24, 2025 at San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur. (Image credit: TTPD, DOST-PCAARRD)
Likewise, Ms. Lucy A. Lastimosa, Assistant Director of DOST-PCAARRD’s Technology Transfer and Promotion Division (TTPD), commended PSHS’s dedication to cultivating future scientists and innovative solutions for society. She emphasized that the TTLO shall provide a structured approach to the development, protection, and commercialization of intellectual properties generated by PSHS students and researchers.
Through the establishment of TTLO, more technologies can be protected and commercialized. Moreover, the facility will provide a platform for more people in the agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) sector to cultivate their innovations.