University of Anique’s Team WamPow won third place in the TECHTALK 2025 Regional Technology Pitching Competition for the Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) Sector held at the Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City last September 17, 2025.

Represented by Ms. Danica Marie B. Aposaga, Director of the UA Intergrated Research Centers (IRC), the team’s IP (Intellectual Property) – β€œWatermelon (Citrullus sp.) Powder as Value Additive, and the Process Thereof” – landed third among other innovative institutions in Western Visayas namely, University of the Philippines – Visayas (UP-V), Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU), Central Philippines State University (CPSU), Northern Iloilo State University (NISU), Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST), West Visayas State University (WVSU), Aklan State University (ASU), Guimaras State University (GSU), Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U), and Capiz State University (CAPSU).

Forming part of the IP team are Mrs. Jessebel V. Gadot, Centralized Analytical Testing Laboratory (CATL) Officer, and Analyst Ms. Jemaica S. Labus.

With the UA team making waves in technology and innovation, the university is taking pride in its continuing efforts in the field of research and development.

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