Session Abstract
National funding roadmaps, government commercialization grants, and university-industry translation frameworks.
In this session, Deputy Executive Director Escorial outlines the vital support mechanisms provided by DOST-PCIEERD to turn academic concepts into market-ready technologies. Key initiatives include translational funding, startup incubation support, and nationwide networks designed to bridge the gap between scientific innovators and industry adoption.
About the Speaker
Engr. Escorial, as Deputy Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), assists the Executive Director in promoting and strengthening government, academe, and business sector collaborations in Research and Development / Science and Technology Innovation initiatives. She performed a key role in the formulation and implementation of high-impact programs of the Council.
Deputy Executive Director Escorial is a graduate of Chemical Engineering at the University of Santo Tomas and holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from De La Salle University, Manila. She works closely with the PCIEERD Executive Director in the formulation, recommendation, and implementation of approved policies, plans, programs, and projects needed for the effective functioning of the Council.
In her role, Deputy Executive Director Escorial actively participates in local and foreign conferences, meetings, and seminars, and negotiates and works out technical assistance programs from developed countries in specialized fields within the delineated sectors of PCIEERD.
Today, Deputy Executive Director Escorial continues to serve the Council in nurturing capacities involving science, technology, and business ecosystems that contribute to the creation of new knowledge, anticipating that value-adding S&T innovations will be successfully converted into the mainstream economy.
