Harmonizing Beauty Innovation and the Potential of Herbs in the Age of Technology 5.0

Yogyakarta, September 12, 2026 — The Faculty of Pharmacy at Gadjah Mada University hosted the Kurkumin × Pharmacious 2026 National Seminar under the theme “Harmonizing Beauty Innovation and Nature through an Integrative Strategy of Technology 5.0 to Optimize the Potential of Herbs.” This event serves as an academic forum to discuss innovations in the beauty […]
UGM Faculty of Pharmacy Holds Cosmetic Clinical Trial Workshop to Promote High-Quality and Trusted Indonesian Cosmetics

Yogyakarta, September 5, 2026 – The Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), held a Cosmetic Clinical Trial Workshop under the theme “Towards the Development of High-Quality and Trusted Indonesian Cosmetics” from Thursday to Saturday, September 3–5, 2026. Held at the Auditorium, 8th Floor, APSLC Building, Faculty of Pharmacy UGM, the three-day workshop was attended […]
Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Lipstick Tree Seeds, UGM Students Take a New Step Against Breast Cancer

Yogyakarta, 28 August 2026 — Breast cancer remains one of the major global health challenges. According to data from the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) 2022, approximately 2.3 million new breast cancer cases and 670,000 deaths were reported worldwide. The incidence continues to rise, particularly in developing countries such as Indonesia. One subtype of particular concern […]
SEFTIN: A New Innovation by UGM Students to Detect Changes in Chicken Meat Freshness Using Natural Ingredients

Yogyakarta, August 24, 2026—Meat consumption continues to play an important role in meeting the nutritional needs of Indonesian communities, with broiler chicken meat among the most widely consumed types of meat. In 2025, broiler chicken meat consumption reached 13.60 kg per capita per year (Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, 2025), […]
UGM BRANOVATE PKM-RE Team Develops Rice Bran-Based Transdermal Patch as a Candidate Therapy for Dyslipidemia

Yogyakarta, August 21, 2026 — A group of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) students under the BRANOVATE PKM-RE team is developing a transdermal patch based on a nanoemulsion of white rice bran extract as a candidate therapy for dyslipidemia in metabolic syndrome. The innovation combines the utilization of rice bran, a byproduct of rice milling, with […]
Pharmacy UGM Students Win 2nd Place in National HIPNOTIC #10 Essay Competition

Yogyakarta, August 20, 2026 — A team of students from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), comprising Novelia Ardian Kharimah from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Salsabilla Dwira Syaikhah from the Faculty of Biology, achieved 2nd Place in the HIPNOTIC #10 National Essay Competition (Healing Team Campaign to Stop Narcotic), organized by the Health Counselling Team of […]
Pharmacy UGM Students Develop Functional Chewing Gum to Support Tooth Remineralization

Yogyakarta, 27 July 2026 – A team of students from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) participating in the 2026 Student Creativity Program in Exact Research (PKM-RE), known as Team ChewMelo, has developed an innovative functional chewing gum formulated with erythritol and nano-fluorapatite (nFAp) to support oral health. The innovation utilizes brown algae as a source of […]
UGM KKN-PPM Students Introduce the One Health Concept Through Natural Resource Utilization in Balerante Village

Klaten, 27 Juli 2026— Students of the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) KKN-PPM program introduced the One Health concept to the community of Balerante Village, Kemalang District, Klaten Regency, through educational activities and the utilization of herbal ingredients. The initiative was a collaboration between Detrisia Desilia Christina Bansaleng, a Pharmacy student at UGM, and Chairunisa Bethari […]
Prof. Rumiyati Promotes the Potential of Bioactive Compounds for Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Innovation in Inaugural Professorial Lecture

Yogyakarta, July 7, 2026 – Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) officially inaugurated Prof. Dr. apt. Rumiyati, M.Si. as Professor of Food Macromolecular Pharmaceutical Engineering at the Faculty of Pharmacy during an inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday (7/7) at the UGM Senate Hall. The appointment marks a significant milestone in Prof. Rumiyati’s distinguished academic career. In her […]
Faculty of Pharmacy UGM Student Leads Cross-Disciplinary Team to Win 1st Place in IDSC 2026 Pitching Contest

Yogyakarta, July 18, 2026 – Shintia Dewi Pravitia, an undergraduate student at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), achieved remarkable success by leading her team (Group 6) to secure 1st Place in the Mini Project Pitching Contest at the International Dental Summer Course (IDSC) 2026. Organized by the Faculty of Dentistry (FKG) UGM, […]
