The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), by its BPI Foundation (BPIF), has partnered with the Department of Science and Technology–Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII), and the DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP), for the BPI-DOST Innovation Awards 2025. The partnershio reaffirms its dedication to nurturing younger innovators who’re creating science- and technology-driven options to nationwide points.
This 12 months’s Awards showcased the excellent tasks of the highest 10 groups from main universities, placing a highlight on transformative concepts that tackle important challenges in vitality effectivity, healthcare, environmental sustainability and meals safety.
Technology meets goal
From AI-powered applied sciences to eco-friendly supplies and biotech-driven agriculture, these groundbreaking options replicate the creativity and imaginative and prescient of Filipino youth in shaping a future that’s sustainable, inclusive and resilient.
“Through the BPI-DOST Innovation Awards, we continue to champion the ingenuity and determination of Filipino youth in addressing some of the country’s most pressing challenges. These innovations reflect the transformative power of science and technology in shaping a sustainable and inclusive future. At BPI Foundation, we believe that empowering young innovators is key to driving meaningful progress and contributing to the nation’s long-term development,” mentioned Carmina Marquez, BPIF govt director.
The BPI-DOST Innovation Awards 2025 formally started in September with an immersive Innovation and Business Workshop, that includes useful resource audio system from the federal government, the business and the academe, who shared insights on design considering and analysis software. A distinguished panel of judges evaluated this 12 months’s finalists.
Three groups emerged as winners, every receiving P150,000 in money prizes, whereas the highest 10 finalists have been awarded P60,000 every.
Science and Technology Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr. inspired the younger finalists to pursue innovation with braveness and goal.
“Innovation is our pathway toward a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive future. The BPI–DOST Innovation Awards show what we can achieve when we provide our youth with the support, platforms and opportunities they deserve. True progress begins when we fall in love with the problem, not the solution, because real innovation must address real world needs.”
The occasion was additionally attended by DOST-STII OIC and Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer, Communications and Commercialization Napoleon Ok. Juanillo, Jr., and DOST-NRCP govt director Dr. Bernardo Sepeda.
Since the launch of the BPI Science Awards in 1989, this system has constantly developed to uplift and encourage the subsequent era of Filipino innovators. It expanded into the BPI-DOST Science Awards in 2005, and was later reintroduced in 2022 because the BPI-DOST Innovation Awards. This competitors is open to universities nationwide.
To be taught extra in regards to the BPI-DOST Innovation Awards and different initiatives, go to https://www.bpifoundation.org/