Sec. Montejo bats for ICT-enabled health tools to help improve medical services in PH
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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo recently said that ICT-enabled products and systems for healthcare will greatly help in improving medical services in the country.
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DOST study shows shrimp & egg shell mix can clean up oil spill
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Bicutan, Taguig City – A new green reversing technology to remediate oil spills on fresh and marine waters is being explored by the Environmental and Biotechnology Division of the Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI).
Led by Emelda A. Ongo, her five-member team has developed a mixture of chitosan (a by-product of chitin [pronounced as /ˈkaɪ.tɪn/] from shells of shrimp, crab, or lobster) from shrimp and calcium carbonate for use as biosorbent to remove petroleum spills from water.
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Davao leads in creating high value food products with DOST’s Food Processing Innovation Center
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Davao, a bustling metropolitan city in Mindanao, is a central hub of business activity with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) setting up the Davao Food Processing Innovation Center (FPIC), a facility aimed at helping micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) improve their productivity and market competitiveness.
DOST-developed high-end machines for food processing available for rent at Davao food processing innovation center
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Have you tried thermally processed laing or thermally processed tuna congee? Or have you heard about vacuum fried mangoor freeze dried durian?