22/01/2026
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง
ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, ANGELES CITY โ January 16, 2026 โ The Universityโs Center for Advanced Research and Innovation hosted the AUF MAGNUS RDLead competition, one of the activities of the centerโs project (AUF MAGNUS H-Hub), showcasing cutting-edge faculty-student innovation of impactful health technologies in the university.
The RDLead competition received a total of 21 concept papers last November 28, 2025 and were subsequently evaluated and trimmed down to top 10 entries on December 16, 2025. On January 16, 2026, the ten selected innovative health technology research projects clinched to the top by an on-site presentation round.
Out of the ten health technology researches, the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก-๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ-๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐-๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ from the College of Allied Medical Profession (CAMP) was declared as Champion, with the ๐
๐๐-๐๐๐ซ ๐.๐: ๐๐ง ๐๐-๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ and ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ.๐ฉ๐ก: ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง bagging the first and second-runner up awards both from the College of Computer Studies (CCS).
Winners and their innovations:
Champion โ CAMP
Health Technology Research: Protein Switch-Mimetic Chitosan Nanoparticles for Enzyme-Triggered Co-Delivery of Curcumin and Doxorubicin in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Team Members:
Student:
1. Guinto, Arnon Yzabel G.
2. Gonzales, Samantha Nicole I.
Faculty Members:
Tiongco, Raphael Enrique G.
Dimalanta, Arah Z.
1st Runner-Up โ CCS
Health Technology Research: Fee-Ver 2.0: An AI-powered Hospital Bill Analyzer and Health Benefits Verification System
Team Members:
Student:
1. Arnold, Abigail D.
2. Suzuki, Alexis Yumi M.
3. Arcilla, Donsir H.
4. Silverio, Lance Jacob B.
Faculty Member:
Manarang, Marjorie Clarisse N.
2nd Runner-Up โ CCS
Health Technology Research: Alalay.ph: A Geriatric Health Companion Utilizing Multimodal Large Language Models for Automated Medication Adherence and Record Digitization
Team Members:
Student:
1. Lauren Kailey A.
2. Francisco, Elicia Klyde Martigne M.
3. Apostol, Justine Marion D. Gayola
4. Tubera, Jose M.
Faculty Member:
Pantig, Melissa M.
The top 10 entries include (not in order):
1. Alalay.ph: A Geriatric Health Companion Utilizing Multimodal Large Language Models for Automated Medication Adherence and Record Digitization
2. Fee-Ver 2.0: An AI-powered Hospital Bill Analyzer
3. Protein Switch-Mimetic Chitosan Nanoparticles for Enzyme-Triggered Co-Delivery of Curcumin and Doxorubicin in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
4. Project TALA: AI-Powered Wearable Patch for Early Detection of Infectious Diseases Symptoms in Community Settings
5. SmartFleet: A Low-Cost IoT-Driven Real-Time Ambulance Tracking and Predictive Maintenance System
6. Project Munchie
7. GreenEyes
8. A Smart, Low-Cost BioIntegrated Robotic Hand System for Advanced Assistive Care in Unilateral Transradial Amputation
9. SenseMed: Integrated Macro-Locational Tracking and Micro-Behavioral Analysis for Enhanced Mental Health Clinics
10. JointWise: A Knee Tear Detection of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Meniscus from Sliced Coronal MRI Data using Stacking Ensemble Learning