Professor Dr. Ika Dewi Ana is currently a professor of the Department of Dental Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada and Head of Collaborative Research Center for Biomedical Scaffolds, National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BRIN) in UGM, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. Her area of interest is calcium phosphate chemistry, tissue engineering, drug and vaccine delivery system, and regenerative therapy. In her recent experiments she has been working with lung-on-a-chip for MicroLung project funded by SEA-Europe. She also involve in BioTUNE consortium funded by MSCA (2020-2024) to fine-tuning cellular behaviour and antibacterial properties of medical implants. There are 3 research works of her (CHA Bone Graft, CHA-based Haemostatic Sponge for Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, and CHA-based Haemostatic Sponge for General and Plastic Surgery) have been already registered and translated into the market in Indonesia. Two other research works are in the pipeline for valorisation: CHA-based Biomedical Membranes and CHA-based Vaccine Adjuvant. She received national and international awards from tissue engineering and biomaterials societies related to her research. She also received Outstanding Intellectual Property Award from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in 2014. She recently received Habibie Prize 2022 (the highest prize for Science and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia) in Medicine and Biotechnology awarded by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. She is also receiver of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) National Award for Inventor in 2023. She serves as an Industrial Committee Member of TERMIS-AP (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society – Asia Pacific) since 2015 and TERMIS-AP Council since 2019. She joint a course in innovation management funded by Rolls Royce, Newton Fund, and Ministry of Research and Technology in 2017 in Ashridge Business School, UK. She owns 11 patents and wrote 8 book chapters by Springer and Nature, Elsevier, CRC Press (Taylor and Francis), and Academic Press. Her ORCID ID is 0000-0001-9957-4247.
