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OMU-supported inventions win gold, silver and bronze at ISIF’26 International Invention Fair

03 October 2026, Saturday - 10:11 Updated: 06 October 2026, Tuesday - 10:11
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Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) won gold, silver, and bronze medals with three of the 12 inventions exhibited with the support of the OMU Technology Transfer Office (OMU-TTO) at the ISIF’26 International Invention Fair, held as part of TEKNOFEST.

Organized by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) under the auspices of TEKNOFEST, ISIF’26 concluded with three OMU-supported projects receiving awards following jury evaluations.

The results placed OMU among the universities recognized for their achievements at the fair.

Three awards across fields from agriculture to medicine

Başak Demir Ünalan won a gold medal for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system developed within Samsun Teknopark with support from OMU-TTO. The system is designed for use in seeding and fertilization processes in agricultural production.

The invention titled “Microprocessor-Based Device for Measuring Electronic Device Parameters,” developed by Özge Akpınar Sarıhan and İbrahim İnanç, received a silver medal.

A team consisting of Tuğba Mutuk, Selim Aras, Şevval Eren, and Ahmet Anıl Tümer received a bronze medal for their invention, “Antibacterial Stethoscope Diaphragm Material for Use in Medical Devices,” developed for applications in the healthcare sector.

Awards presented at ceremony

The awards were presented at a ceremony attended by Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır and TÜRKPATENT President Prof. Dr. Muhammed Zeki Durak.

Gold medal winner Başak Demir Ünalan received her award jointly from OMU Rector Prof. Dr. Fatma Aydın and TÜRKPATENT President Prof. Dr. Muhammed Zeki Durak.

OMU-TTO representatives and researchers also attended the ceremony.

The University emphasized that efforts to transform OMU’s research and development expertise into value-added patents, inventions, and technologies would continue.