UGM chancellor, Prof. Panut Mulyono, said UGM continues to innovate and create breakthroughs that benefit society and the nation’s progress, including overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic. Various innovative products have been successfully developed by UGM during the pandemic.
“Alhamdulillah, UGM has won several awards in the field of innovation. This shows that research at UGM can be turned into commercial products,” he explained as a speaker at the webinar “Real Innovation Awakens Community Hope” at the 2021 Gatra Innovation Awards event series on Friday (30/4).
Panut revealed that UGM has two focus bases in creating innovation. First, innovations are based on research results from lecturers and students (academic-driven), and second, based on the needs that exist in the community (community-driven).
UGM has successfully manifested the focus bases above, one of which in medical care. At this moment, UGM is intensifying its innovation in medical care because of pandemic conditions. One of the medical care innovations is an artificially intelligent tool for Covid-19 quick screening through breath called GeNose C19. These tools had been distributed over the nation, especially in public places such as stations, airports, hospitals. Until April 2021, 3,000 units of the GeNose C19 have been produced. Of these, 2,400 units have been circulated and 600 units are waiting for installation, especially at the Ministry of Transportation.
“Because of the high number of demands, UGM will keep improving the GeNose C19 production in collaboration with UGM’s partners,” Panut explained.
Other than GeNose, UGM has also successfully designed a ventilator for Covid-19 patients. This tool has passed through the clinical trials and is currently waiting for the Ministry of Health’s approval for distribution. Another innovation in medical care is the production of PPE (Personal Protective Equipments) by CIMEDs (Center for Medical Innovation and Devices). Furthermore, there are also other researches on immunostimulant ingredients to formulate body immunity products during a pandemic.
The innovations above are included in UGM’s five priority innovation fields for health and pharmacy. The other focuses are agroindustry, manufacture and engineering, information technology, new and renewable energy. In addition, there are also heritage, art and culture, and sustainable management for the social fields. One of the innovations manifested in the social fields is the Sambatan Jogja Movement also called SONJO. This movement could also balance technological innovations related to Covid-19 handling in providing support for the community affected by Covid-19.
Source: https://www.ugm.ac.id/id/berita/21085-ugm-terus-berinovasi-atasi-pandemi
