The UGM Graduate School Biotechnology Study Program held the first Biotech-Webinar Series with the theme “Promoting One Health with Biotechnology”. This event was held in collaboration with the Center for Biotechnology Studies and the One Health/EcoHealth Resource Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. The event was opened by Prof. Dr. drh. Wayan T. Artama as the coordinator of One Health/EcoHealth Resource Center-UGM and then followed by Dr. Dini Wahyu Kartika Sari, S.Pi., M.Sc. as Head of Postgraduate Biotechnology Study Program at UGM. On that occasion, Dr. Dini said that the Biotech-Webinar Series event is a permanent agenda of the Biotechnology Study Program, open to the public, and is planned to be held regularly every two months as an effort to spread the role of biotechnology in answering various problems in society today. For this reason, the topics chosen will always prioritize the latest techniques and approaches in biotechnology so that they can add insight to researchers in the field of biotechnology and society in general. read more

“Hard work will not betray results” seems to be the right term in describing the results of this study. The effort, time, and effort spent to achieve a quality product such as fermented drinks carried out by Prof. Widodo and his team are considered comparable to the results obtained. Hopefully with the presence of this Health product can realize one of the goals of “Sustainable Development Goals” in the aspect of public health. A healthy society can certainly have an impact on the productivity of their daily work and also have an impact on other aspects. read more