(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are encouraging start-ups or small wood and non-wood forest products enterprises to check out DOST-FPRDI’s TBI. The institute will be glad to assist you in moving your business to the next level,” DOST-FPRDI Director Dr. Romulo T. Aggangan said in a statement, after the DOST-FPRDI and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) inked a memorandum of agreement on TBIs Co-Incubation with the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU), Laguna-based Adoress Farm on January 26. According to Aggangan co-incubation initiative is an “excellent pathway for State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Research & Development Institutes to commercialize their technologies and collaborate in research and product development.”