The Filipino Inventors Society, Ateneo de Manila University, and the Filipino Inventors Society Producers Cooperative is inviting participants to the National Inventors Week 2021 (NIW 2021) scheduled on 15-19 November 2021.

NIW 2021 will include free webinars from experienced inventors and an invention competition of 13 different categories and with up to PHP 1,000,000 worth of prizes.

Please visit this link to individually register to the invention competition. For further inquiries or assistance, kindly contact the UPLB TTBDO at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The European Research Council (ERC) and EURAXESS ASEAN will be conducting two webinars on ERC funding opportunities for postdoctoral and established researchers (PhD + 2 years experience).

The first one will be held on 30 September 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Jakarta Time, targeting researchers from the ASEAN and India. The webinar will present ERC funding opportunities and explain how researchers can profit from the different ERC funding schemes.

The second one will be on 01 October 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Singapore time for researchers from Singapore, Korea, and Japan.

Interested participants must register through the EURAXESS ASEAN website at https://bit.ly/3hQP5HO.

Per OC Administrative Order No. 295, series of 2021 regarding the external search for the next director of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH), Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension, we would like to invite nominations for the position following the guidelines below.

The Southern Tagalog Agriculture, Aquatic and Resources Research, Development and Extension Consortium (STAARRDEC) is now accepting papers as entries for the research and development category of the 1st Virtual Regional Research and Development Students Congress.

Deadline of submission of papers is on 04 August 2021.

The submission of nominations for the 2021 Pantas Award and Tanglaw Award is extended until 19 July 2021.

The PANTAS Award is open to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources research and development in the Philippines.

The TANGLAW Award is open to local institutions or agencies that have contributed significantly to the progress of agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources R&D in the country.

If interested, please submit your nominations to OVCRE through our email on or before 13 July 2021. Our office shall compile all nominations for endorsement to the Office of the Chancellor.