Avamos Innovations

Get ready for two days of insightful discussions and hands-on learning as the AVAMOS Innovations Research Group conducts its Cost-Return Analysis Workshop on April 24–25, 2026 at the GCEB Audio Visual Room, UP Visayas Iloilo Campus.

🎤 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:

🔹 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐃. 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚
Professor, Division of Social Sciences, UP Visayas
“𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦: 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘝𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴”
📅 April 24, 2026

🔹 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐏. 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚
Associate Professor, Division of Social Sciences, UP Visayas
“𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘊𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨”
📅 April 25, 2026

The goal of the workshop is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to make data-backed decisions and to evaluate the economic viability of university innovations, such as the AVAMOS Innovations Group’s technologies for transforming mussel waste into value-added materials and applying them in environmental remediation.

The lessons learned will help participants in determining whether commercialization is the best pathway for translating university research outputs into beneficial impact on society.

We are also pleased to engage our collaborators from the University of the Philippines Visayas, Capiz State University–Pontevedra Campus, West Visayas State University, and Chandy's Integrated Farm in this collaborative learning initiative.

Gain practical knowledge on translating research results into high yield impact, value-driven innovations.

See you on the dates!

𝐔𝐏 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐆𝐔 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐎𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨-𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

Oton, Iloilo – The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the Municipality of Oton, Iloilo, through its Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO), officially formalized a partnership on March 10, 2026, through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the Oton Municipal Hall Complex in Oton, Iloilo.

The collaboration supports the project titled “Baseline Monitoring of Selected Emerging Contaminants in Iloilo River and their Removal by Adsorptive Photodegradation Using Modified Carbon/TiO₂ Nanostructures” (AVAMOS Tubig), funded by the Department of Science and Technology – National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP).

The MOA was signed by UPV Chancellor Dr. Clement C. Camposano and Oton Mayor Hon. Sofronio L. Fusin, Jr., with Dr. Concepcion P. Ponce, AVAMOS Tubig Project Leader, and Mrs. Menchie G. Paniero, Head of MENRO Oton, serving as witnesses.

Under the agreement, the Municipality of Oton, through its MENRO, will provide technical assistance and the necessary resources for the collection and testing of water samples from four selected monitoring stations along the Batiano River. Both parties recognize the importance of collaboration in ensuring accurate sampling, efficient field operations, and the proper management of collected environmental data.

Also present during the MOA signing was Dr. Rhodella A. Ibabao, UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development and Project Leader of the project titled “Revitalizing an Urban River: Stakeholder Engagement in Improving the Water Quality of the Iloilo-Batiano River Basin.”

The AVAMOS Tubig Project aims to develop hybrid technologies that combine the advantages of biobased adsorbents and sunlight-activated photocatalysts for the efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable removal of emerging contaminants from plastics found in the Iloilo-Batiano River Basin.

This ceremonial MOA signing further strengthens research, innovation, and community engagement efforts between the academe and local government units in promoting the protection and sustainable management of river systems.