BANDUNG, DKST.ITB.AC.ID – ITB's Regional Directorate of Science and Technology (DKST) received a comparative study visit from Multimedia Nusantara University's business incubator program, Skystar Ventures UMN, on Thursday (26/2/2026).
Located in the ITB Innovation Park Bandung Technopolis area, this agenda is focused on benchmarking activities related to business incubation governance, startup selection mechanisms, and tenant assistance strategies.
The Skystar Ventures UMN delegation who attended consisted of four people, led by Business Incubator Vice Manager, Cinthya Tania, together with Head of Program Michelle Greysianti, Program Officer Hoky Nanda, and Creative Officer Reynaldy Michael.
The group's presence was welcomed directly by the Deputy Director for Business Incubation and Acceleration at DKST ITB, Fathiro Hutama Reksa Putra, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. In the discussion session, Fathiro explained the role of the ITB DKST ecosystem as a downstream hub that focuses on bridging academic innovation with industrial needs.
The discussion was interactive, especially when the UMN delegation asked about business selection indicators and the duration of the incubation program at ITB. Responding to this, Fathiro explained that DKST ITB focuses on innovation that has reached Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 to 9.
"The startup or tenant screening process is usually carried out through an open announcement (Open Call for Proposals) to ensure that the innovation is ready to be accelerated towards commercialization. "Regarding duration, DKST provides an intensive coaching and incubation period of one year," explained Fathiro.
To maximize the impact of commercialization, DKST ITB targets developing 30 startups this year.
After the discussion session, the agenda continued with a field visit (lab tour) to a number of research and development facilities in Building 1 ITB Innovation Park. The Skystar Ventures group was invited to see first hand the superior research ecosystem, starting from the Smart City laboratory (SCCIC) on Floor 9, biomedical engineering (EBM Scitech) on Floor 8, to the integrated circuit design center (ICDeC) on Floor 7.
It is hoped that this visit can strengthen synergy between higher education incubators in building a strong national startup ecosystem that has a broad impact.
