SBSI’s President won PRC’s 2021 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award for Medical Technology

Makati City, Manila – The Outstanding Professional of the Year award is the highest  award bestowed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in recognition of  professionals with exemplary achievements in their respective fields. The criteria for this award are the following: demonstrated competence of the highest degree,  participated meaningfully in professional activities through the professional organization,  contributed significantly to the advancement of profession, and served in professional  social responsibility in socio-related activities.  

Roberto G. Manaois, RMT, DBA, the current President & CEO of Scientific Biotech  Specialties, Inc., (SBSI) won this award for the medical technology profession this year.  

After more than two decades of being the president of SBSI, he displayed unparalleled  competence in his profession. He managed to expand and build the company from  having four employees to now more than 150 employees nationwide. According to Mr.  Manaois, the success of the firm stems from a strong partnership with its stakeholders.  He said, “We do not only provide solutions to and help our customers improve their  value chain and service offering for their patients, but we also help them innovate their  clinical laboratory services.” 

Mr. Manaois started his humble beginnings in the industry back in 1992, after finishing  his BS Medical Technology course from the Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes  Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF). He earned his license given by the PRC as a  registered medical technologist (RMT) in the same year. In 2010, the FEU-NRMF  Alumni association awarded him the Most Outstanding Alumni. In 2011, he earned his  MBA-Regis Program at the Ateneo de Manila University finishing with a silver medal  academic excellence award. In 2019, he pursued further education earning him the  degree of Doctor of Business Administration at San Beda University Graduate School of  Business with an exceptional academic award by graduating Summa Cum Laude. He  also got the gold medal for best dissertation in his batch and received the St. Benedict’s  Visionary Award given by the rector of the university. 

As early as 1994, he had been consistently contributing to his profession by conducting  lectures and workshops in different chapters of the Philippine Association of Medical  Technologists (PAMET). His team pioneered the development of Microbiology in clinical  laboratories by introducing the bioMerieux Vitek system nationwide. This contributed  significantly in the practice of Medical Technology in the Philippines. In 2021, he was  appointed Chair for Professional Development Committee of PAMET where he and his  team develop learning programs for the growth and further professional development of  medical technologists.  

With his vast knowledge acquired over the years, he was invited to share and teach at  various universities as an industry practitioner. From 2013 up to present, he has been a  faculty at San Beda University where he was awarded as one of the most outstanding  faculty of the graduate school of business. He is also a faculty at Lyceum of the  Philippines University Batangas, Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science. And  in 2020, he started teaching at the University of Sto. Tomas, Faculty of Pharmacy,  Department of Medical Technology. In August 2021 he also taught at the UST Graduate  School.  

His scholarly contribution resulted in a total of four publications and two academic paper  presentations. His recent publication was published on September 2020, at the  Research Journal of the San Beda University, Manila entitled, “Sustaining Performance  through Competency Diagnosis and Improvement: An Insider Action Research”.  

Serving others has always been part of Mr. Manaois’ passion in life. In 2016, he  became a Board of Director and Vice President for Planning of The Great Lighthouse  Foundation up to present. He shared resources to the community by constantly offering  healthcare services through SBSI’s products, systems and its people to the foundation  to help the less fortunate, marginalized, and underprivileged members of our society.  He also sits as one of the Board of Trustees at the Far East Broadcasting Company, a sentinel communicating the Good News to the nations.  

His efforts of transforming, not only the company he built, but more importantly the lives  of people that he led have been the most important aspect in his profession and life.  Through his determination and undying passion, he inspires a lot of people especially  the next generation of leaders and aspiring medical technologists.  

About Scientific Biotech Specialties, Inc. (SBSI) is an in vitro diagnostics provider of  medical products ranging from hematology, chemistry, electrolytes, blood gas, capillary  electrophoresis, blood bank, microbiology, COVID-19 solutions, services including  trainings and technical support, and IT solutions such as laboratory information system  for the hospitals and clinical laboratories across the Philippines. SBSI now offers  manufacturing instrumentation & controls, and quality assurance solutions for industrial  laboratories in the pharmaceutical, food, & beverage industries. 

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