Copper and Arsenic Recovery as a Post

Mining and Minerals Industry

Project 3. Copper and Arsenic Recovery as a Post

Mining Activity Using Indigenous Plant

- No progress report submitted as of 1st quarter of 2015

Bridging the Competency Gap Phase 2

- No progress report submitted as of 1st quarter of 2015 Coils in Gels: Developing

Capability to Investigate gel composite

viscoelasticity

- Assembled and aligned the optical tweezer system with fully functioning dual- optical traps: AOD inserted for manipulation of drive laser (1064nm), QPD aligned for detection of 830nm laser.

- Collect plant propagule

- Nursery experiments (in-situ/ex-situ) - Growth chamber experiments - Field testing (in-situ)

- Plant nursery in Ateneo de Manila University with plant hyperaccumulators growing as stock for mining areas - Workshop with partners in CSU, XU and Dr. Doronila with Melbourne University

- Support 12 capability building activities - Support 12 R&D projects

- Micro rheology protocols using optical tweezers Support to Industry Competitiveness

Developing Capabilities for Biophysics (Coils, Cells and Gels)

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Department Department of Science and Technology X Current Year Appropriations

Agency Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development Supplemental Appropriations

Operating Unit Continuing Appropriations

Organization Code (UACS) 19-013 Off-Budget Account

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0+11)

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Flow to Gel: Developing Capability to Implement Optical Tweezers with Microfluidics for Homogenized Gelling

- Improvements to the coupling of the microfluidic device to the twin optical tweezer setup.

- Rheometry experiments were carried out and gelling time of fibrin gels has been determined.

Cells as Gels: Developing Capability for high Throughput Cell Elasticity Sorting

- Prepared round suspended fibroblasts with pre-attached fibronectin-coated bead for elasticity

measurements of living cell

- Developed particle identification LabVIEW program for semi- automated trapping in microfiuidic chamber PCIEERD Human Resources

Development Program

- Provided Support for:

Conduct of Seminar - 4;

Paper presentation in conference and training - 14; Balik Scientists Program - 8 - Semi-automated cell viscoelasticitymeasurement system using a

twin optical tweezerand microfluidic chamber system (TOT- MCS)

- Support research attachment/faculty immersion/seminars/conferences

- Support researchers to attend/ present research work in conference and training and PCIEERD Staffdev - Balik Scientists

- Twin optical tweezer and microfluidic chamber system (TOT- MCS)

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Department Department of Science and Technology X Current Year Appropriations

Agency Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development Supplemental Appropriations

Operating Unit Continuing Appropriations

Organization Code (UACS) 19-013 Off-Budget Account

2 3 4 5 6 7=(3+4+5+6) 8 9 10 11 12=(8+9+1

0+11)

13 14

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Support to S&T Competition - Top 5 finalists for the

"Outstanding R&D Award" from Energy and Emerging

Technology sectors were already chosen and will present their project on May 2015

Enterprise Center for Technopreneurship:

Outreach

- Identification of participating

universities, schools and stakeholders

- Exploratory meetings with deans, faculty and possible mentors Establishment of a Green

Technology Business Incubation (GTBI) facility in West Visayas State University (WVSU)

- Creation/Launching of GTBI Website

- Coordination with DTI, LGUs of Iloilo (they were able to get a pledge of commitment from Iloilo City local government) - Applicants have presented to Steering Committee

- Processing/evaluating of the entries received - Announcement of new S&T Competition - Dissemination of competition mechanics

- Identify participating universities, schools and stakeholders - Exploratory meetings with deans, faculty and possible mentors

- Create/Launch GTBI Website

- Coordinate with DTI and Identified LGUs

- Recruit interested TBI incubatees Institutionalization and Strengthening of Technology Business Incubation

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Department Department of Science and Technology X Current Year Appropriations

Agency Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development Supplemental Appropriations

Operating Unit Continuing Appropriations

Organization Code (UACS) 19-013 Off-Budget Account

2 3 4 5 6 7=(3+4+5+6) 8 9 10 11 12=(8+9+1

0+11)

13 14

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Support for the

Establishment of the DOST- UP Cebu TBI at the South Reclamation Project (SRP) campus of the University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu)

*in coordination/tie-up with BOI’s Industry Development Program

- Joined and market the tbi on 23 events - 7 virtual locators accepted (more than target, 5 locators) - Conducted 7 trainings for staff and TBI locators

Information Dissemination and Promotion of Technologies

- Coordination meeting with DOST agencies for the 2015 NSTW

Support to Policy Development and R&D Management Activities

- Received and evaluated 32 project proposals

Support to Regional S&T Consortia

- Continue R&D related workshops with Consortia members - Review and update S&T policies

- Evaluate incoming R&D project proposals

- Review/monitor the proposed plan of each division if it is being implemented

- Planning workshop - Call for Proposals

- Monitor ongoing consortia projects - Capacitate consortia members in R&D Policy Development, Planning and Advocacy

- Market, advertise, promote and attend to tbi related activities - Disseminate virtual locators

- Conduct trainings for staff and TBI locators

- National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) & National Biotechnology Week (NBW) Exhibits

- Attend on media interviews - Conduct press conferences

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Department Department of Science and Technology X Current Year Appropriations

Agency Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development Supplemental Appropriations

Operating Unit Continuing Appropriations

Organization Code (UACS) 19-013 Off-Budget Account

2 3 4 5 6 7=(3+4+5+6) 8 9 10 11 12=(8+9+1

0+11)

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FOOD SECURITY