Elly Sunjoto (two from right) and Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng Ph.D. (three from right) signed the MoU accompanied by Hendro Sunjoto (far right) and Tri Joko Wahyudi ST MT Ph.D. (far left)

ITS Campus, ITS News – Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) is now one step closer to commercializing innovative products in the field of health technology. This is evidenced by the agreement of new cooperation through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ITS and the Surabaya Health Facility Security Center (BPFK) and CV Sinar Baja Electric, Monday (2/11).

The agenda which took place in the Senate Meeting Room of the ITS Rectorate Building was attended by Deputy Chancellor IV for Research, Innovation, Cooperation, and ITS Alumni Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng Ph.D., Head of BPFK Surabaya Khairul Bahri ST and CV Sinar Baja Electric Managing Director Elly Sunjoto.

The signing of the MoU this time was also attended by ITS Director of Business Cooperation and Management (DKPU) Tri Joko Wahyudi ST MT Ph.D., ITS Director of Research and Community Service (DRPM) Agus Muhammad Hatta ST MSi Ph.D., Director of CV Sinar Baja Electric Hendro Sunjoto, Tri Dedi Setyawan, Chairman of the BPFK Surabaya Product Testing Section, and several representatives from the three parties.

ITS Deputy Chancellor IV Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng Ph.D., when delivering his remarks before the signing of the MoU

Bambang Pramujati welcomes the cooperation that will be established with the government and industry. Starting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Bambang said, this collaboration began with the project of making a Simple and Low-Cost Mechanical Ventilator which was initiated by ITS lecturer Dr rer nat Aulia MT Nasution last April.

“Along with the various challenges that must be faced during the pandemic, we (ITS, ed) continue to develop various innovative products, especially in the field of health technology,” explained Bambang. However, he added, as a university, ITS cannot run alone. For this reason, ITS collaborated with BPFK Surabaya so that the products produced are by standards and can be mass-produced directly by partners from the industry, CV Sinar Baja Electric.

(from left to right) Head of BPFK Suabaya Khairul Bahri ST, Managing Director of CV Sinar Baja Electric Elly Sunjoto, and ITS Deputy Chancellor IV Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng Ph.D. in the signing of the MoU

With this MoU, the ITS Mechanical Engineering alumnus hopes that the door of cooperation for various other health technology innovation products will be wide open. “Because our innovative products cannot reach the wider community without cooperation with the industry,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of BPFK Surabaya Khairul Bahri ST said that his party needed various innovations from the cold hands of academics to be able to develop health technology. “Hopefully there will be more domestic innovation products to be able to handle problems at the regional, even national level that can be generated from this cooperation,” he said.

(from left to right) Tri Dedi Setyawan, Khairul Bahri ST, Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng Ph.D., and Tri Joko Wahyudi ST MT Ph.D. after signing the MoU

Representing CV Sinar Baja Electric, Elly Sunjoto also welcomed this collaboration with enthusiasm. He explained that his party started working in the field of health technology after seeing the struggles of Covid-19 patients. “We are eager to be able to help the community by providing affordable and accessible medical devices for the community,” said Elly.

He said that his party is ready to mass-produce various innovative products that will be born from ITS in the future. “Hopefully with the various innovative health products from ITS, more people will be helped,” said Elly. (yus/ITS Public Relations)

The leadership of ITS, BPFK Surabaya, and CV Sinar Baja Electric took a group photo after the signing of the MoU at ITS Rectorate Building