Good news comes from Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). Two lecturers from the Faculty of Agriculture (FP) USU have been selected by the Ministry of Law of the Republic of Indonesia to participate in the Pitching session at the Indonesia Patent Business Forum (IPBF) 2026, which carries the theme “Patents as Drivers of the People's Economy”.

The two lecturers are Prof. Dr. Ir. Yunilas, M.P., a lecturer in the Undergraduate Program in Animal Husbandry, with an invention entitled “Biostress Feed Block: Bioactive Block Feed Supplement Technology to Overcome Stress During Transportation”, and Mimi Nurminah, S.T.P., M.Si., a lecturer in the Undergraduate Program in Food Technology, with an invention entitled “Wet Noodles Based on Porang Glucomannan Flour and Breadfruit Flour with the Addition of Calcium Hydroxide”.

The selection of these two inventors is a proud achievement and a form of recognition of the potential of research results and innovations developed by FP USU lecturers. The opportunity to participate in the Pitching session at this national forum provides a platform for the inventors to introduce their inventions to potential industry partners and business stakeholders.

Through this activity, the inventors are expected to establish strategic collaboration opportunities with various parties to encourage the development of their inventions into innovative products with added economic value and commercialization potential. Thus, university research results will not stop at the technology development stage but can also provide tangible benefits to society and the industrial sector.

The innovations produced by these two lecturers also have the potential to contribute to the development of the agricultural and food sectors. The Biostress Feed Block invention offers a technological approach to supporting livestock health and welfare during transportation. Meanwhile, the development of wet noodles based on porang glucomannan flour and breadfruit flour represents an effort toward food diversification through the utilization of local raw materials.

The participation of these two FP USU lecturers in the Indonesia Patent Business Forum 2026 is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) through the development of innovations in animal husbandry and food diversification; SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) through the strengthening of research, technology development, and the downstreaming of research results; and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) through the optimization of local resources and food ingredients.

This achievement is expected to further strengthen the culture of innovation and research productivity within the Faculty of Agriculture, USU, while increasing opportunities for collaboration between universities, industries, and business sectors in producing competitive products.

The Faculty of Agriculture, USU, extends its appreciation and congratulations to Prof. Dr. Ir. Yunilas, M.P. and Mimi Nurminah, S.T.P., M.Si. on this achievement. May this opportunity become a strategic step toward bringing research results into broader utilization and contributing to the development of the people's economy.

From invention to innovation, from innovation to downstreaming.