(from left) ITS Chancellor Prof. Ir. Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng PhD, ITS Vice Chancellor IV Prof. Agus Muhamad Hatta ST MSi PhD, General Chair Prof. (R) Ir. Didiek Hadjar Goenadi MSc PhD INV, and ITS Director of Research and Community Service Fadlilatul Taufany ST PhD after signing the MoU

ITS Campus, ITS News — Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) is increasingly serious in encouraging the commercialization of its research results. This commitment was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian Inventors Association (AII) at the ITS Rectorate Building, Tuesday (3/12).

AII General Chairperson Prof (R) Ir Didiek Hadjar Goenadi MSc PhD INV conveyed its role as a bridge connecting research and development centers with industry. In this case, ITS as a university has produced various research and technologies that can be commercialized to industry or investors. “We are here to help evaluate which technologies have commercial value,” he explained.

AII General Chair Prof (R) Ir Didiek Hadjar Goenadi MSc PhD INV when explaining the role of AII as an inventor of research results and inventions

Furthermore, Didiek explained that in practice, AII will conduct a selection from various research results and inventions owned by ITS. In the selection, one thing that needs to be considered is the Level of Technology Readiness of a research or invention which must be higher than the standards held by AII. “So don’t just look at the benefits aspect, but the application aspect in industry also needs to be considered,” he reminded. Not only that, AII as an inventor also helps with the legal administration process and promotes research results that will be commercialized to various industries that are in accordance with their sectors. “We help to find industrial partners and we oversee the legal processes until a commercial agreement is reached,” he added.

Director of Research and Community Service ITS Fadlilatul Taufany ST PhD when introducing several ITS academics with the results of their research creationsMeanwhile, the Director of Research and Community Service (DRPM) of ITS, Fadlilatul Taufany ST PhD, revealed that ITS will be committed to maintaining research results in meeting the standards held by AII. With this commitment, both parties who are carrying out this collaboration can mutually benefit in commercializing various research results owned by ITS.

In this activity, the lecturer from the ITS Chemical Engineering Department also introduced the results of research and innovations created by ITS academics from various industrial sectors. One of them is the Grand Palm Oil Research project which has just been given funding of IDR 10 billion. “Hopefully, this collaboration can potentially produce new licenses from the research results of ITS academics,” he said hopefully. (ITS PUBLIC RELATIONS)

Reporter: Muhammad Aulia Zikra