19–21 November 2025 | Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore Representatives from Ateneo de Manila University participated in the  Don Norman Design Award (DNDA) Summit 2025 , a premier global gathering that celebrates and advances  Humanity-Centred Design (HCD+)  as a driver of sustainable, inclusive, and socially responsive innovation. The 2025 summit marked the first time the DNDA was held in Asia, hosted by  Singapore Polytechnic (SP) . Photo: The Ateneo delegation to the DNDA

Despite the disruptions caused by Typhoon Tino, the inaugural “SalikSYNC: 1st National IMPACT Conference”  successfully brought together nearly all members of the IMPACT network in Bacolod City on November 5–6, 2025 . Representatives from private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and Research & Development Institutions (RDIs) gathered to reaffirm a shared commitment to strengthening the country’s innovation and technology transfer e

The   Ateneo de Manila University , through the   Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) ,  participated in the IP C.I.R.C.L.E League   2025  competition organized by the   IP Academy  of the   Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) .  The IP C.I.R.C.L.E League   is   a multi-competition that allows participants from different universities to C reate, I nteract, R efine,  C ompete,  L earn, and E xperience intellectual property. The competition was held

On September 16–17, 2025, Ms. Vanessa E. Malapit, Head of the Protection and Education Group of the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO ), represented Ateneo de Manila University at the Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) Best Practice Summit 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. She was part of the Philippine delegation alongside Dindo O. Dumali, IP Rights Specialist IV at IPOPHL–DITTB and IAP focal person, and the country’s IAP beneficiaries—Dr. Lizah Dorao-Pascual, inventor of

Ateneo Blue Nest , the university’s official startup incubator under the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) , successfully concluded its Game-Based Learning Workshop in celebration of Philippine Startup Week (PHSW) 2025  last November 13, 2025. The event brought together over 50 founders, investors, innovators, and incubator partners for an afternoon of interactive learning through strategic board games designed to simulate real-world leadership and decision-making en

Last October 28–29, 2025, a team from the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP)  of the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO)  conducted a site visit to Team SunSHARE at the University of the Cordilleras (UC)  to assess their progress and provide guidance on the ongoing deployment of their renewable energy platform. The visit was led by AIPO Director, Dr Jon Fernandez, and Head of Commercialization and Business Incubation Group (CBIG), Engr Benjamin Mira

On October 30th, the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO)  conducted an Intellectual Property (IP) awareness session for the Technopreneurship class of Dr Erees Queen Macabebe from the Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, School of Science and Engineering. This session is part of their initiative to equip engineering students with foundational knowledge about IP protection and the Ateneo IP policy. Image: Group photo of the AIPO represent

The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO) successfully concluded the Short-term Program for Researchers on Innovation and Technopreneurship (SPRINT)–Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP)  2025 through a two-day Demo Day and Graduation Ceremony held at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel on October 14–15, 2025. The event gathered DOST-funded innovators, industry partners, and key leaders in research, commercialization, and startup development. Day 1  opened with