UP Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office

24/09/2026

A quick look at what’s waiting for you at UP Manila’s booth!🔬✨

Get to know innovations from UP SIBOL and AXEL, and see how UP Manila research is being translated into solutions for healthcare and beyond.

Catch us on the last day of PMAX 2026 at Booths 88–89, Function Room 5, SMX Convention Center Manila!🚀

23/09/2026

🚀 Get ready to at PMAX (Philippines Manufacturing and Automation Expo) 🏥✨

​We’re live at Booth Numbers 88-89, Function Room 5 of the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City showcasing the latest healthcare technologies and innovations from UP Manila!

From groundbreaking research to scalable health solutions, we’re here to transform the future of Filipino healthcare.

​💡 Visiting the expo? Stop by our booth to chat with our team, experience our tech firsthand, and explore exciting collaboration and partnership opportunities. Let’s work together to make quality health innovation accessible for all!

​📍 Where: Booth Nos. 88-89, Function Room 5, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
🗓️ When: 10AM - 5PM | 23-25 September 2026

​See you there! 👋📲

10/09/2026

IN PHOTO: Prof. Maria Eliza Aguila formally took her oath as the newly appointed Director of the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) during the Chancellor’s Management Team Meeting.

📷 Charmaine Lingdas

Prof. Maria Eliza Aguila formally took her oath as the newly appointed Director of the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) during the Chancellor’s Management Team Meeting.

She took her oath before UP Manila Chancellor Michael Tee, Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension Leslie Michelle Dalmacio, and members of the Chancellor’s Management Team.

As the new TTBDO director, Prof. Aguila will lead the office in advancing intellectual property protection, technology transfer, utilization, and partnerships, supporting the development and scaling of the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila research and innovations for wider use and impact.

Prof. Aguila succeeds Prof. Lourdes Marie Tejero, who served as TTBDO Director for seven years. Under Tejero’s leadership, the office advanced UP Manila’s intellectual property and technology transfer work, including the filing of its first international patents involving technologies from the UP SIBOL COVID-19 projects. The University also recorded numerous granted patents, registered utility models, trademarks, and copyrights during her tenure. UP Manila’s intellectual property earned national recognition through the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Innovation and Technology Support Offices (ITSO) 2.0 Program. The University received the Double Palladium Award in 2024, becoming the only university among more than 100 ITSO institutions nationwide to receive the distinction, and another Palladium Award in 2025. From 2020 to 2025, UP Manila earned consecutive Platinum Awards for intellectual property awareness, patent filings, and technology transfer. The University also received an Intellectual Property Citation during the Gawad Yamang Isip Awards.

📷 Charmaine Lingdas

Full story to follow.

04/09/2026

A new chapter begins for TTBDO.

The Technology Transfer and Business Development Office warmly welcomes Prof. Maria Eliza R. Aguila, PhD, PRTP as its newly appointed Director.

We look forward to her leadership as TTBDO continues its work of seeking, securing, and scaling innovations to serve—strengthening intellectual property protection, technology transfer, utilization, and partnerships for UP Manila research and innovation.

With a new chapter comes new opportunities to build, collaborate, and move forward.

Welcome to TTBDO, Director Marilie! We look forward to the journey ahead.

04/09/2026

Seven years is more than a tenure— it is a chapter in TTBDO’s story.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our immediate past Director, Lourdes Marie S. Tejero, PhD, MTM, MA, CGNC, for seven years of leadership, service, and commitment to the UP Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office.

Thank you for helping shape the direction of UPM TTBDO, for championing the work of technology transfer and innovation, and for leaving the office stronger than you found it.

As TTBDO begins its next chapter, we carry forward the work, lessons, and legacy of the past seven years.

Thank you for seven years of service, Director Ludy! We wish you every success and fulfillment in your future endeavors, and look forward to seeing where the next chapter takes you.

03/09/2026

Innovation takes center stage at PhilMedical Expo 2026! 🚀🩺

UP Manila TTBDO joined researchers, industry partners, healthcare professionals, and innovators at PhilMedical Expo 2026, bringing homegrown health technologies closer to the people and industries that can help take them further.

Curious about what we showcased and the connections we made?

Read the full story on our website. 👀

👇 Link in the comments.

20/08/2026

Come visit the UP Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office at the PhilMedical Expo happening at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City from 19 August to 21 August.

Learn more about UP Manila technologies and be one of our valued partners!

See you there!

20/08/2026

Come visit our booth at the PhilMedical Expo 2026 being held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City!

Our staff at the UP Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office is ready to showcase the innovations of UP Manila. Look for us at booth nos. 39-40!

See you there!!

13/08/2026

𝟕 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄-𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑! ⚕️💊

The wait is almost over! 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is just around the corner, bringing together the healthcare community for an exciting showcase of medical technologies, solutions, insights, and opportunities.

🎤 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 and hear valuable insights from one of our supporting associations, the Philippine Academy of Medical Specialist, Inc. (PAMS) and Philippines Medical Depot ⚕️

🗓 Date: 19–21 August 2026 | 10:00 - 18:00
📍 Venue: SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City, Philippines

✅𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪! Don't wait in long lines—secure your slot today! Scan the QR code below or visit www.philmedical.com to pre-register now.

29/07/2026

28 July 2026

IN PHOTOS: The University of the Philippines Manila Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) highlighted its continuing efforts to strengthen innovation, technology commercialization, and industry collaboration during a presentation to the university community.

“In TTBDO, we take care of the inventions of the university. We protect those intellectual properties and transfer them, meaning we either license them out or we do start-ups,” TTBDO Director Professor Lourdes Marie Tejero said.

📷 Jericho Paolo Mabansag