Featured Photo: Delegates of the prestigious Borlaug Fellowship Program, including BIOTECH researcher Robert A. Nepomuceno (front row, second from left). Credit: Kerry Clark/University of Missouri Robert A. Nepomuceno, University Researcher at the Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Root Inoculant (VAMRI) Laboratory under BIOTECH’s Program Agriculture and Forestry, has been selected to participate...
Philippine Science High School students gain R&D knowledge in immersion program at BIOTECH
Featured Photo: PSHS students after their final presentation on 5 July 2024 with BIOTECH Internship Coordinator Ms. Belinda Lucille B. Costales. (Photo by Stephanie Maries C. Regalado) Equipped with their passion and determination to level up their knowledge in S&T research, 19 incoming Grade 10 and 11 students from the...
BIOTECH’s Central Analytical Service Laboratory reaches a decade of ISO accreditation
The Central Analytical Service Laboratory (CASL) of BIOTECH was renewed last December 2023 for another year of PNS ISO/IEC 17025:2017 laboratory accreditation in the field of chemical testing by the Department of Trade and Industry - Philippine Accreditation Bureau. The accreditation is valid until 17 August 2024 and CASL is...
UPLB-BIOTECH biofertilizers make trees thrive in mined-out areas in Surigao
The Philippines ranks high among mineral-rich countries– third in gold, fourth in copper, and fifth in nickel deposits – according to a policy note of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council. A report by the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) puts the operating metallic mines of nickel deposits in the...
Bayawan City farmers, stakeholders learn about BIOTECH’s biofertilizers and biopesticides
A training-workshop and field demonstration conducted by BIOTECH’s Program for Agriculture and Forestry (BAFP) introduced its array of biofertilizers, biopesticides, and composting technologies to farmers, farmer-leaders, and technical staff in the coastal city of Bayawan, Negros Oriental last 19-22 September 2023. The activity is expected to pave the way for...
Laguna province promotes UPLB-BIOTECH’s biofertilizers, biostimulants, and microbial pesticides for sustainable agriculture
With the mission of disseminating the potential of biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture, BIOTECH’s Program for Agriculture and Forestry (BAFP) introduced its well-researched and developed technologies to around 150 farmers and Local Government Unit(LGU) constituents from different municipalities in the province of Laguna last 1-2 March 2023 in a training seminar...
UPLB-BIOTECH research, technologies pushed to enhance Infanta stakeholders’ livelihoods
Locally derived food, feed, and environment technologies of UPLB-BIOTECH were introduced to around 150 farmers, women’s group members, and Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) faculty and students in the coastal town of Infanta, Quezon during the Stakeholders Forum and Orientation on Products, Innovation, and Services of UPLB-BIOTECH on 15 August...
BIOTECH researchers mentor Philippine Science High School students
Eleven Philippine Science High School (PSHS) students from the CALABARZON Region Campus learned new scientific techniques and honed their critical thinking skills under the supervision of scientists and researchers of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), through the PSHS Science...
Oryzinc™ – A Sustainable Solution for Rice Biofortification and Soil Zinc-Solubilization
Did you know that one of the most important micronutrients for plant growth and development is also a vital nutrient for human health? Zinc, a mineral often overlooked, plays a crucial role in plant and human biology. Without enough zinc in the soil, plants can suffer from stunted growth, lower...
BIOTECH trains state universities, government regulatory agency on laboratory techniques for chemical and electron microscopy analysis
Researchers, faculty, staff, and students from Laguna State Polytechnic University, Batangas State University (Alangilan and Borbon Campuses), Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, University of Immaculate Concepcion, UP Mindanao, UPLB; and technical staff from the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry learned about basic biological sample preparation techniques for...