June 28- Research Associate from Laboratory of Process and Product Development, Institute of Plantation Studies (IKP), Prof. Ir. Dr. Robiah Yunus has led her research team as the finalist in the Omnipreneurship Awards 2021: Sustainability Branch organized by Petromin Corporation (Petromin). Petromin is an Al-Dabbagh Group (ADG) which is the leading lubricants and automotive services company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the main sponsor seeking a partner to solve the issues of the used vegetable cooking oil. The main goal of this award is to identify the “Next Big Thing” in technological solutions and create a circular ecosystem in the mobility solutions industry.

Prof. Ir. Dr. Robiah Yunus and her team must compete with another finalist from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Jeddah in the Final Grand Challenge to win the prize of US$1 million. Both finalists were initially awarded US$20,000 each as the winning prize in the Phase 1 stage and to help them prepare for the final presentation stage.

The criteria of the proposed technology should be scalable, sustainable, impactful, cost-effective, and game-changing to the ecosystem which may provide potential business opportunities that exist in the sector.

IKP would like to congratulate Prof. Ir. Dr. Robiah Yunus and her team for their outstanding performance and wish them the best of luck in the Final Grand Challenge to win US$ 1 million!

Date of Input: 12/08/2022 | Updated: 12/08/2022 | ainzubaidah