THE Cavite State University (CvSU) received the Platinum Cluster Award from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) 2021 Clustering Scheme of the Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) 2.0 program, according to CvSU President Dr. Hernando Robles.
The Platinum Award is the highest recognition being given by IPOPHL for ITSOs that have developed specific competencies or expertise over time and for those with the manpower to dispense such expertise.
ITSO 2.0 program is designed to revitalize the ITSO network to cope with the pressing demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Under the program, ITSOs are clustered accordingly based on the set parameters.
Despite the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, CvSU ITSO, headed by Dr. Teddy Tepora, has drafted and filed seven invention patents in 2021 – a requirement for Platinum Cluster Category in ITSO 2.0. CvSU also successfully commercialized one technology through licensing agreement.
The award was given during the 2021 ITSO Cluster Awarding Ceremony conducted online by IPOPHL on April 18, 2022.
Meanwhile, an Inang Kalikasan landmark will be built at the CvSU Forest Park and Campsite inside the CvSU Agri Eco Tourism Park. It is a nine-meter landmark, conceptualized by President Hernando D. Robles.
A miniature version of Inang Kalikasan in 3D was printed by CvSU-CCAT Rosario Campus.