TURN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INTO SPIN-OFFS!

How can universities transform research outputs and intellectual property into viable startups, innovative products, and impactful ventures?

Join us for the N-VEST PH: Tech Transfer Masterclass — a three-day learning and collaboration experience focused on IP Commercialization and University Startup & Spin-off Development, featuring expertise from the University of Texas at Austin / Texas Innovation Center (TXiC).

We are excited to welcome Ian Howard, New Venture Specialist at UT Austin / Texas Innovation Center, as he shares valuable insights and practical approaches to building university-based startups and translating research into market-ready innovations.

November 9–11, 2026
November 9–10: HLL Conference Room, Central Philippine University
November 11: CPUGAD TBI Co-working Space, Central Philippine University

The masterclass brings together technology transfer, startup and spin-off development practitioners, and researchers from higher education institutions and state universities and colleges across Western Visayas to strengthen institutional capabilities in technology commercialization, startup creation, and research translation.

Central Philippine University, through its Office of the Vice President for Research, Development, and Extension (OVPRDE), University Research Center (URC), Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO), DOST CPUGAD Technology Business Incubator ( CPUGAD TBI ), and DOST IMPACT NXT–CPU Project, is committed to building an innovation ecosystem where research discoveries move beyond academic publications and laboratories toward real-world applications, sustainable enterprises, and meaningful societal impact.

Through this initiative, we continue to champion the journey:

From Research to Innovation. From Innovation to Enterprise. From Enterprise to Impact.

See you at the masterclass!