Faculty of Medicine of ULM Team Won 3rd Place in the 2023 Banjarmasin City Innovation Competition (Komvas)
Banjarmasin – Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) is once again proud. This is because the team from the ULM Faculty of Medicine succeeded in winning 3rd place in the 2023 Banjarmasin City Innovation Competition (Komvas). The Mayor of Banjarmasin, Ibnu Sina handed over the prizes directly to the winners of the 2023 Banjarmasin Komvas on Tuesday (28/11/2023) in the Rattan Ballroom Inn Banjarmasin.
This team consists of FK ULM lecturer Dr. Pandji Winata Nurikhwan, M.Pd.Ked and 2 Undergraduate Medicine students, namely Gastin Gabriel Jangkang and Raihan Febri Rumboko. The innovation made by the FK ULM team is No-Rinse Body Wash or rinse-free bath soap made from Aloe Vera and Basil (Ocimum sanctum l.) plants. This innovation was created as a solution to prevent infection in refugee camps.
The Mayor of Banjarmasin, Ibnu Sina, expressed his deep appreciation for the creativity of the city’s innovators. Head of the Research and Development Division of Banjarmasin City Research and Development Bappeda, Ignasius R.P. Salan, S.H., M.H., said that this competition aims to encourage the realization of the city of Banjarmasin as an innovative city.
In the 2023 Komvas event, there are five categories of participants, namely SKPD, ASN, Academics, Teachers/educators, and the general public. This time Komvas 2023 was attended by 67 participants, of which 5 participants will then be selected in each category to advance to the presentation stage. A total of 7 judges were deployed in this activity to assess the proposed innovations. The seven judges include Ir. Atang Sulaeman, M.Si from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Jerry Walo, S.Sos, MM BSKDN Ministry of Home Affairs; Muhammad Isaldi Wicaksono, S.IP Ministry of PANRB; Murwany Viviene Antang, B.A., S.E. Lambung Mangkurat University; Dr. Ellyn Normelani, M.Pd., M.S Regional Research and Innovation Agency (BRIDa) South Kalimantan Province; South Kalimantan Creative Forum Sri Hidayah, MSc; Helman Rasyadi BPD Bank Kalsel.
