The Directorate of Innovation and Industrial Cooperation at Diponegoro University (Dirinovki UNDIP) is firmly committed to enhancing and expanding Cooperation, Relevance, Downstreaming, and Commercialization of Research Results, as well as increasing the quantity and quality of Matching Fund Program Proposals. This commitment was realized through the launch of the “Undip Innovation Website” and the “Mini Show of Kedaireka Innovation Products” on Monday, May 27, 2024, starting at 08:00 WIB at the UNDIP Conference Hall, ICT Building, UNDIP.
The event was officially opened by the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation at Diponegoro University, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ambariyanto, M.Sc., who also visited exhibition booths showcasing technological innovation products by UNDIP faculty and students. “As a leading research university, UNDIP produces products that benefit society. Kedaireka provides an opportunity for our researchers to collaborate with industry so that their products can be manufactured. The mini show of innovation products serves as an information bridge to the public regarding research, particularly those funded by Kedaireka,” he stated.
The Director of Innovation and Industrial Cooperation at UNDIP, drh. Dian Wahyu Harjanti, Ph.D., explained that many works have been produced and have obtained Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), patents, and non-patent certifications. The created products support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of Legal Entity State Universities (PTNBH), followed by downstream processes to reach the right users.
“The mini show demonstrates the inventions from research to the industry. It is conducted with Pentahelix collaboration involving the government, community, academia, business actors, and media. The UNDIP Innovation Website serves as a medium to showcase UNDIP researchers’ expertise and their products to partners. The goal is for UNDIP researchers to be more enthusiastic about innovating,” said drh. Dian Wahyu.
The displayed innovation products varied, including food products like inulin yogurt from goat’s milk, seaweed-based chocolate, and high-catechin green tea powder; health and pharmaceutical products such as avocado leaf extract formula as an antihypertensive, a negative ion generator, a muscle strength measuring device, and an ENT endoscopy system; material processing systems like tofu waste processing into renewable energy and clean water and wastewater treatment equipment; aquatic technology such as a fish-calling device to increase fishery production, modular concrete structures as coral reef habitats, IoT monitoring systems and cold seawater forecasting, and digital flood technology; textile products like batik with patterns based on mathematical calculations.
Other products included agricultural innovations such as utilizing Rhizobium sp. bacteria to enhance soybean plant growth; assistive devices for disabilities like a bionic hand; urban planning covering a roadmap for local economic development based on village-city linkages, village-city linkage index analysis, an application integrating construction workers in remote areas, a shelter project for MSMEs; and energy innovation products such as a flour drying machine and an innovative trolley with an adjustable cross-section to alleviate back fatigue. (Titis – Public Relations)
