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By Wyslly S. Ala
The Philippine flag is set to be raised worldwide as a new set of Filipino Inventors and Scientists conquers the global stage in the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (IEIG) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and is the world’s leading annual event devoted exclusively to invention, innovation, and the licensing market.
This year, nine Filipino Inventors and Scientists will proudly represent the Philippines through the internationalization initiative of the Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and. Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI).
We get to know these Pinoy Inventors and Scientists whose innovations and inventions range from immediate treatment of traumatic injury, new types of flavored salt, eco-friendly textiles, multi-fuel dryer, sustainable sealant, agricultural water absorber, mobile water disinfection system, and a new breed of hydrogel for science-industry based usage.
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By Shane Rachel del Rosario
In the aviation industry where passengers’ safety is a top priority, a Filipino innovator promises to bring greener and safer skies through a sustainable and hybrid aircraft sealant from the waste resin of the Philippines’ Pili Tree. Meet Engineer Mark Kennedy Bantugon, a son of a farmer and a public school teacher, who takes flight by transforming nature’s bounty to groundbreaking and sustainable inventions.
Photo Courtesy: James Dyson Award 2021
From farm to flight
Hailing from the agricultural heartland of Batangas, Filipino aeronautical engineer and material scientist Mark Kennedy Bantugon grew up with ‘dirt on his hands’ and ‘basking in the sunlight.’ He found inspiration in the waste materials of the various plants and trees that he was exposed to as a child.
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