PNRI Receives Recognition from DOST-TAPI for Successful Commercialization of Technologies
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PNRI Receives Recognition from DOST-TAPI for Successful Commercialization of Technologies
Congratulations to DOST-PNRI for receiving recognition from the DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) for its successful commercialization of DOST-funded technologies under its Technology Transfer Day Project in 2019.
The plaque was given to PNRI Technology Transfer and Business Development Officer Mr. Gregory Ciocson during DOST-TAPI's 33rd Anniversary Celebration.
According to DOST-TAPI, the Technology Transfer Day provides a venue to fast-track the commercialization of DOST technologies for entrepreneurs, investors, fabricators, and technology adaptors, contributing to DOST's efforts to make science and technology more significant and responsive to the needs of the local market.
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Medical Professionals Complete Radioisotopes Training Early in 2020
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Medical Professionals Complete Radioisotopes Training Early in 2020
Doctors, nuclear medicine specialists and other professionals in the medical field recently completed this year's first Course on Medical Use of Radioisotopes (CMR), formerly the Radioisotope Techniques Training Course – Medical (RTTC-M).
The month-long training course is offered by DOST-PNRI's Nuclear Training Center to individuals involved or will be involved in the use of radioisotopes in the medical field.
The RTTC, first held in April 1959, was the start of human resources development program in nuclear science and technology in the Philippines.
IAEA Student Competition on Nuclear Science and Climate Change
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IAEA Student Competition on Nuclear Science and Climate Change
Are you interested in nuclear science and how it can be used to mitigate the effects of climate change?
To all high school students 14 to 18 years old, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting an International Student Competition on Nuclear Science and Climate Change.
Students are invited to present a project that raises awareness on nuclear S&T and climate change using digital technologies such as apps, social media campaigns, teaching plans, demonstrations and interviews.
The deadline for submission is on January 31, 2020.
The top five finalist teams will present their projects in Moscow, Russia during the IAEA Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development: Challenges and Opportunities on June 15-19, 2020.
To learn more, visit the IAEA website at:
https://www.iaea.org/events/nkmhrd-2020/international-student-competition
PNRI Researchers Win Big at the 2019 DOST Intellectual Property Awards
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PNRI Researchers Win Big at the 2019 DOST Intellectual Property Awards
The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) once again took the lead for publications in internationally-recognized journals during this year's DOST Intellectual Property Awards (IPA) on December 10, 2019 at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel in Quezon City.
This year, 12 scientists and researchers from PNRI won the International Publication Award for authoring and co-authoring 21 publications - the highest number among DOST agencies.
The awards were given by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), the Philippines’ leading advisory and scientific recognition body, for research outputs published in internationally-recognized publications such as Thomson Reuters (formerly ISI) or Scopus-indexed journals in the last three years before the year of the nomination.
PNRI scientists and researchers have continuously garnered the awards since the first DOST IPA in 2013. This is the fourth year that PNRI has won the most number of publications among DOST agencies, having earned the same distinction in 2014, 2016 and 2018.
