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UPM Triumph 9 Gold Awards at ITEX

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) excelled by winning nine gold and three silver medals at The International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2022 (ITEX) held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) from 26 to 27 May 2022.

ITEX is a prestigious international invention and innovation exhibition held annually, organized by the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) and C.I.S. ITEX also provides a platform and market for the latest ideas and innovations globally.

President of the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS), Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri Augustine Ong Soon Hock said ITEX 2022 marks the 33rd year of its organization and more than 80% of the innovations contested in ITEX this time are ready to be commercialised to the industry.

ITEX 2022 received more than 500 entries from the corporate, international, university, research institutions and other sectors involving more than 15 countries including Saudi, Singapore, Thailand and many more.

UPM attracts the attention of local and foreign designers, by showcasing the latest innovations and technologies in various professional fields including agriculture, engineering

Putra Pro-Cut and Putra Fast-Snap Improves Marcotting Propagation Technique is an innovation that received encouraging response from ITEX visitors at the UPM exhibition space. This innovation was produced to facilitate the breeding process of markot as it is a popular method of breeding crops and recorded an increase in productivity of up to 400% and 50% reduction in the work process while the success of breeding crops by markot also increased to 91%.

UPM also won three silver medals to further strengthen its outstanding achievement.

Deputy Director, Promotion and Commercialisation of Innovation Division Putra Science Park (PSP), UPM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Nurhayati Wan Ab Rahman said UPM once again continued its tradition of excellence by winning medals for all 12 innovations contested.

"UPM is committed to producing and commercialising innovations that can benefit the community and the country and welcomes collaboration from industry partners to bring research results to market so that the benefits can be shared with all parties targeted," he said.

ITEX 2022 provides a platform for creators, researchers, designers, and entrepreneurs to showcase their latest creations, ideas and prototypes thus connecting with industries around the world.

UPM PSP as UPM's innovation manager will continue to ensure that UPM's innovation is made public and further target collaboration with the industry to commercialize the best research results of UPM.

ITEX 2022 also featured special awards, ITEX Awards, Asian Invention Excellence Awards, IFIA Award, Malaysia Innovative Product Award, Sponsor Awards, International Awards to celebrate the best innovations and technologies thus encouraging the growth of new businesses to emerge and drive the country's economic sector. - UPM

 

Date of Input: 31/05/2022 | Updated: 25/09/2022 | aishah

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