SMART Communications with the Ateneo Innovation Center's LED and Biomedical Teams

This week in the Ateneo Innovation Center met with two of our major partners SMART Communications and Ayala Foundation. By collaborating and partnering with leaders in industry, the Ateneo Innovation Center hopes to strengthen and push Philippine Innovation.

(Tao Corporation with the Ateneo Innovation Team)

Tao Corporation (http://taocommunity.com) recently visited the Ateneo Innovation Center to discuss possible partnership and collaboration on different fields from Waste Water Systems headed by MS Student Jun Granada, ECE MS Graduate Paul Cabacungan and Environmental Management faculty James Araneta to Algae LED Photobioreactors for pharmaceutical needs headed by ECE/CoE/Chem Graduate Lea Macaraig and MS ECE Student Gilbert Peren.

(L-R : Gilbert Peren, Zarah Perez, Reese Fernandez, Keith Villanueva)

On December 8, 2009 Reese Fernandez (CEO of Rags2Riches) and Zarah Perez (Starbucks) visited the Ateneo Innovation Center to see the brand new developments of LEDs in the center. Gilbert Peren and Margaret Kawsek showed them how they were able to make the LED lights low cost and the designs they are coming up with.