Dr. Ika Dewi Ana receives the Habibie Prize 2022

Dr. Ika Dewi Ana ( Universitas Gadjah Mada) has received the Habibie Prize 2022  for her contribution to medical science and biotechnology, awarded by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the SDM-IPTEK Foundation in Indonesia. Prof. Ocky Karna Radjasa (basic science), Prof. Riri Fitri Sari (engineering science), and Naufan Noordyanto (philosophy, religion, and culture) were also awarded in the current edition of the Habibie Prize.

Dr. Ika Dewi Ana is a lecturer in the Department of Dental Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Dentistr at Universitas Gadjah Mada and part of the BioTUNE's consortium. She has developed several biomedical products and devices, among which a CHA Bone Graft and a CHA-based Hemostatic Sponge, both registered and marketed in Indonesia 

She has also picked up many other awards before the Habibie Prize, such as the Outstanding Intellectual Property Award from the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education in 2014, the SRB Excellence Award from the Romanian Society for Biomaterials in 2016 and the Excellence Award from the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine in the same year.

Since 1999, the Habibie Prize has recognized many Indonesian figures who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science, technology, and innovation. The award is a tribute to the late Prof. B.J. Habibie, for his dedication to science and technology in the country.  The Prize is expected to continue Prof. Habibie’s hopes and aspirations to develop excellent and competitive human resources and motivate researchers, scientists, and the public to advance their respective fields for a better Indonesia.