UGM launches Techno Center

UGM launches Techno Center

In a bid to help fulfill its pledge to make itself a research
university as well as a people's university, Gadjah Mada
University (UGM) launched on Monday its Techno Center, a center
for information, training and innovative technology.

According to Agus Dwiyanto, UGM vice rector overseeing
business cooperation and development, the center was designed as
a one-stop agency for transfer of technology, industrial systems
development, establishment of start-up companies in the
manufacturing and service sectors and development of
collaboration between the university and business community.

"This is essential, especially because we have so much
technological potential," Agus Dwiyanto said.

This included, said Agus, vaccine production, developing
silkworm plantations and products, biotechnology, post-biotic and
pre-biotic products, natural products to fight cancer, a test
system for production quality and military equipment
engineering. -- JP