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ers is felt in the region due to low   thru adoption of the University’s
            productivity, high cost of inputs,    generated technologies, ISU has
            lack of post-harvest facilities,      seen it fit to formalize policy on
            climate change and other negative     University Spin-Off. With this, ISU   The development of
            factors, ISU has been tasked by       becomes an enabler of economic        sharing
            the Congress to help in crafting a    development, translating research
            law for the establishment of the      results into workable technologies  economy depends
                                                                                        on the possibility
            Philippine Corn Research Institute.  leading to market solutions.
            Dialogues have taken place this           University Spin-Off provides      of enhancing the
                                                                                        sharing of
            year for a potential center estab-    mutual benefit between the Uni-
            lishment in the University itself,    versity and the technology adopt-     different surplus
            having had the capacity and distin-   ers. With market opportunities for    services, products,
            guished repute on research, along     the University in commercializing
            with the able and qualified human     its technologies, the technology      or solutions
                                                                                        between providers
            workforce.                            adopters can work with these to
                                                  propel their commercial under-        and consumers by
            Policy on Spin-off                    takings. The transfer is formalized   using
                Driven by the staunch de-         thru Technology Licensing Agree-      nontraditional
            sire to empower communities by        ment between the University and       forms of exchange
            starting-up local-based enterprise    its technology adopters.
                                                                                        using the latest
                                                                                        trends of
                                                                                        technologies to

                                                                                        business.















































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