The year 2022 was tough, said four startup CEOs interviewed by BusinessWorld. Navigating their way to calmer waters, they said in separate Dec. 27 e-mails, entailed maintaining a bootstrapped mentality, seeking guidance from mentors, and stepping out of one’s comfort zone. A [...]

A clean tech startup funded through the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Business Innovation through S&T for Industry Program (DOST-BIST) won the grand prize of the Business Innovation Category, Top Ten Innovators (TTI) of the Shell liveWIRE (SLW) global. [...]

Three entrepreneurs from Malaysia, Brazil, and the Philippines have taken home the top prizes in the 2022 Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Awards, a global competition that highlights and rewards the most innovative and impactful Shell LiveWIRE entrepreneurs. The winners [...]

The rapid advancements in science and technology in the 21st century has been incredibly apparent. From the creation of smart phones to smart TVs to autonomous vehicles, science and technology have indeed revolutionized our way of life. With all of [...]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and tech-focused nonprofit PhilDev Foundation (Phildev) held the ADVanCE incubation program’s first ever Demo Day on Wednesday, June 22, where the program’s six socially-conscious start-ups pitched their profitability, new products, and plans to [...]

The Department of Science and Technology-Business Innovation through Science and Technology (DOST-BIST) provided financial assistance to a Philippine technology startup, Nanotronics Inc. to develop green and sustainable packaging materials through nanotechnology materials from Indigenous plants. “Research and development is associated [...]

Philippine indigenous plants are being turned into sustainable packaging material using the nanotechnology product developed by Filipino startup, Nanotronics Inc. Nanotronics is using its Emtex product, a pristine cellulose nanocrystal derived from an indigenous crop of the Philippines, to create [...]

Born as a young engineer in the semiconductor industry with more than 2 decades of experience and expertise in the field of R&D (research and development), Dr. Jerome Palaganas – co-founder & CEO of Nanotronics Inc., has successfully started the [...]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Development Foundation (PhilDev) officially onboarded 26 startups to two recently-launched programs that are co-implemented by the said institutions. After screening more than 60 applications from startups across the country, DTI [...]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and Endeavor Philippines have chosen three companies to help catalyze innovation through its joint Open Innovation Program. The Philippines’ renewable energy leader EDC and Endeavor screened over 50 applicant-companies in a span of four [...]