Ika Dewi Ana wins the WIPO Indonesian National Award

Professor Ika Dewi Ana, a researcher of the Bio-TUNE project from UGM (Indonesia) has recently received the WIPO Indonesian National Award for Inventors by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly during the commemoration of World Intellectual Property Day on May 17th, 2023.

The award is a recognition of her research in apatite carbonate materials, that has been e-cataloged and widely used in the medical world. Prof. Ana' research is focused on human bone tissue engineering and, since 2007, she has developed three products that have been registered and marketed in Indonesia. The three products are Gama CHA (bone graft), Ceraspon (hemostatic sponge for dentocraniofacial surgery), and Ceraspon General (sponge for general and plastic surgery).

According to Minister Yasonna Laoly, the WIPO National Award and Intellectual Property Award are given to Indonesian inventors, innovators and institutions that have contributed to advancing the national intellectual property system through various achievements and works in the field of intellectual property.