Tech101-NCR Demo Day of Technopreneurship 101

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The University of the Philippines - Diliman thru its Technology Business Incubator and accelerator UP Enterprise, the partner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the TechHub Project in NCR, invites you to the Demo Day of Technopreneurship 101 on 19th April 2018 / Thursday at the UPSCALE Innovation Hub, GF National Engineering Center, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City.

Technopreneurship 101 program is part of the establishment of Technopreneurship Hub (TechHub). It aims to train engineering faculty members who will support innovation and technology transfer and teach the technopreneurship subject to be required by CHED as a GE required course starting 2018.

We launched the Tech101-NCR last January 22, 2018. We have 20 participants from 10 schools in Metro Manila. They are progressing technology cases in the areas of agriculture, electronics, energy, e-commerce, etc.

For the Demo Day, the cohort will pitch their ventures, including their prototype/design, proposed business model, and market feedback, in a 5-minute elevator pitch.


The proposed event program is as follows:

2:00 Registration
2:25 National Anthem
2:30 Welcome Remarks by Luis G. Sison, PhD
2:40 Tech101-NCR Overview
2:50 AVP
3:00 Pitches
5:30 Dinner and Networking


The following venture teams from different universities from NCR will be pitching:

1. Automated Drug Dispensing System -	A drug dispensing system for OTC drugs to reduce the long queue lines in pharmacies.
2. Vehicle Hydro Protect	Protect the vehicle from flood causing mechanical and physical damages
3. LockIT -	A Self-Service Locker
4. FunduSpec -	An imaging device capable of detecting minuscule damage in the retina.
5. Baconet -	A geotextile from banana and coconut fiber used for slope protection
6. BiogenFer -	A biogenic fertilizer that conditions the soil and promotes plant growth organically.
7. AMPS -	Analytics Monitoring for Power Systems
8. Elixir -	An Electronic Meter to Detect Cacao Pod Maturity for Harvesting
9. Automated Coco Coir Machine	An automated coconut husk defibering and drying machine
10. Pro-ject -	Portable Projector with APPS for Retail Marketing
11.Geopolymer	- Alkali-activated Geopolymer Concrete: Sustainable Construction and Building Material for Extreme Environment

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