TOPIC: Hospital Equipment and Biomedical Devices
Design and development of affordable, safe, and reliable hospital equipment and biomedical devices.
EP: https://www.ebme.co.uk/articles/management/medical-equipment-management-issues
S&T: https://www.prontoforms.com/blog/improving-patient-outcomes-through-better-medical-
equipment-management
TOPIC: Water Security
TUBIG Program (Tubig ay Buhayin at Ingatan)
EP: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-water-security-issues-gwsi-case-studies-water-security-
and-sustainable
S&T: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/improving-water-security-in-the-philippines/
TOPIC: Drug discovery and development
Development of standardized herbal drugs and discovery of new drugs from local sources for
development up to the pre-clinical stage. Drugs will be developed for Infectious diseases and non-
communicable diseases.
EP: https://www.dost.gov.ph/knowledge-resources/news/48-2017-news/1189-ph-biodiversity-paves-
way-for-revitalized-drug-development-in-the-country.html
S&T: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/technology-in-drug-discovery-and-development/
TOPIC: Nutrition and food quality and safety
Food quality and safety refers to the assurance that food will not cause harm to the consumer when
prepared or eaten according to its intended use.
EP: https://www.peacecorps.gov/educators/resources/global-issues-food-security/
S&T: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/02/08/food-science-technology-needed-to-maintain-safe-
secure-food-supply/
TOPIC: Forestry R&D Agenda
Development of sustainable harvesting and postharvest techniques/technologies and marketing
strategies for timber and non-timber forest species/products.
EP: https://www.rappler.com/environment/hectares-land-philippines-forested/
S&T: https://chemonics.com/impact-story/harnessing-technology-protect-forests-biodiversity-
philippines/