UP Diliman
Sustaining R , Serving Society: Technology Transfer
through Commercialization and Deployment
There is no doubt that UP Diliman
has always maximized its capacity
for innovation through research and
creative work initiatives. Translating
the output of these initiatives into
new or better products and
processes for the benefit of both the
country and the University
is the key thrust of the Office of the
Vice-Chancellor for Research and
Development (OVCRD)’s
echnology ransfer rogram.
In this program, R&D
commercialization and deployment
are the two tracks pursued, with the
common goal of providing an
infrastructure that will help scientists,
researchers and creative workers take their
ideas and inventions to the next level and
make a positive impact on society.
The launch of the CoaTiN® (Titanium
Nitride Thin Film Formation on Metal
Substrate by Chemical Vapor Deposition
in a Magnetized Sheet Plasma) facility is
a momentous milestone in the OVCRD’s
technology commercialization efforts.
One of the very first inventions assisted
by the Office, CoaTiN® is the result of
a partnership between the University
through the OVCRD, and the Philippine
Council for Industry, Energy, and
Emerging Technology Research and
Development (PCIEERD) of the
Department of Science and Technology
(DOST). Dr. Henry J. Ramos of the
National Institute of Physics invented
the CoaTiN® technology in 2000. It is
an innovative technique for coating tools
with itanium itride (TiN), which has
several advantages over other coating
technologies. Among others, TiN coating
has a non-stick property, increases the
surface hardness of tools, and maintains
the tools’ sharpness.
During the launch held on 2 April 2014
at the DOST’s Metals Industry Research
and Development Center (MIRDC)
in Bicutan, Taguig, Dr. Ramos
and his research and industry partners
emphasized that the new technology
will generate large savings for small