Science and Technology

March 19, 2023

CIC – From startup ideas to million-dollar startups

Innovation / By

CiC is an annual contest on innovative entrepreneurship for students and pupils organized by the VNUHCM Innovative Entrepreneurship Center (IEC). The competition is part of a series of startup and innovative programs of the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City as well as a strategic mission to actively contribute to the socio-economic development of the local and regional community. The contest is accompanied by universities and supported by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, and the VNUHCM Start-up Foundation.

Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City sets direction for science, technology, and innovation in 2023

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Triển khai thực hiện kế hoạch chiến lược (KHCL) khoa học, công nghệ và đổi mới sáng tạo (KH, CN và ĐMST) của ĐHQG-HCM giai đoạn trung hạn 2021-2025, bao gồm 02 nhiệm vụ trọng tâm: (i) Một là, đẩy mạnh công bố quốc tế với mục tiêu tăng nhanh số công bố khoa học quốc tế trong cơ sở dữ liệu Scopus/ Web of Science; (ii) Hai là, tăng cường sức mạnh hệ thống thông qua tập hợp các nguồn lực toàn hệ thống trong triển khai thực hiện các nhiệm vụ KH&CN cấp Quốc gia.

VNUHCM Secures Two International Patents in the US

Intellectual Property, News / By

As of December 2022, VNUHCM has been granted two patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office in the fields of materials technology and environmental technology. VNUHCM is proceeding with the submission of international patent applications designated for the US, with four applications being reviewed. It is anticipated that in 2023, VNUHCM will obtain an additional three international patents. two typical inventions of VNUHCM granted US patents in 2022 are “New metal-organic framework” and “Submerged Tubular Membrane Distillation (STMD) Method and Apparatus for desalination to create fresh water from seawater, salt water, brackish water”.

Department of Science and Technology - VNUHCM

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