Public health surveillance plays a pivotal role in ending the COVID-19 emergency, especially monitoring the emergence of new lineages. A dynamic SARS-CoV-2 lineage naming system, known as the Pango nomenclature system currently being used to assist genomic epidemiology. Currently, researchers manually draw charts to visualize mutations found in major pango lineages that shape the evolutionar…
The widespread trend of global industrialization in Indonesia has resulted in the depletion of natural resources and environmental destruction. Indonesia has been undergoing recent changes in accordance with the 2030 agenda to potentially achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce carbon footprint. The pivotal role of an organization’s Human Resource (HR) Department in cultivatin…
Milna, a specially formulated collection of breastfeeding complementary foods (weaning foods), and Prenagen, a low-fat milk for pregnant moms aimed at nutrition preparation for pregnancy and breastfeeding, both created by PT. Sanghiang Perkasa, a Kalbe company, embarked on a strategic initiative to cultivate product awareness during its introductory phase in the Malaysian market for Milna and M…
The gut microbiota represents a vast reservoir of bioactive substances with potential implications for human health and disease. This study focused on the identification of a novel metabolite originating from the gut microbiota strain Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus and evaluated its antibacterial properties. Advanced analytical techniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography, high-r…
Enterobacter bugandensis belongs to the ESKAPE bacteria, a group notorious for being prominent causative agents of hospital-acquired infections. Despite being a recent discovery in 2016, E. bugandensis is an emerging pathogen that has been responsible for several bacteremia outbreaks. Notably, E. bugandensis possesses high levels of multidrug resistance and little is known about its pathogenesi…
The internship report highlights the work as a Research and Development intern for five months carried out by the authors in PT Nutrifood Indonesia. It is a limited liability company that operates in the food industry and specializes in producing healthy foods and beverages. The intern was responsible for new product development and enhancing existing orange powder drinks and RTD products (oat …
In recent years, the food industry develops functional food which produces health benefits to the customer and the beverage industry is a suitable sector to explore. Therefore, this project aims to develop a collagen drink using the Thong Pha Phum GI (Geographical Index) rambutan as a locally grown fruit in Thailand. The main objective is to observe the effects of different concentrations of ra…
The prevailing ubiquity of carbonated beverages in the consumer market is coupled with concerns regarding their high sugar content, which is implicated in health risks such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes mellitus, and certain cancers. Acknowledging these health implications, PT Sinar Sosro is actively reformulating its products to reduce sugar content. This project focuse…
As a digital marketing intern at Kalbe International, the author was tasked with maintaining and growing the digital presence of Extra Joss in Cambodia. This included analyzing the social media accounts for content engagement rates and follower growth; while also formulating, designing and posting contents for the social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Extra Joss is an…
This study explores the impact of stabilizers (guar gum, gellan gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan) on the appearance,viscosity, and sensory evaluation of recombinant chocolate milk. Through viscosity measurements and sensory evaluations, it aims to understand how stabilizers influence sensory and physical characteristics for product development. In the quest for superior dairy products, man…
Digital marketing has been one of the most trending marketing strategies as marketing are shifting towards marketing 4.0. PT Kalbe Farma Tbk is a pharmaceutical company which is commonly known as Kalbe Farma. One of the products sold is an energy drink called Extra Joss. Extra Joss has been sold since 1994 in Indonesia. Nevertheless, Extra Joss is a new product in the Myanmar market, which beca…
This study aimed to develop a lipid-based paste form of Ready-to-Use Complementary Food (RUCF) using locally available ingredients, while investigating the physicochemical changes during 21 days of storage. Three formulations were proposed and assessed using B one touch viscometer for viscosity, CS410 handheld colorimeter for color, pawkit water activity analyzer for water activity, and e…
People all around the world are shifting towards eating more plant-based food, the vegan consumers and communities are rapidly increasing. However, there is a challenge in the development of plant-based meat analogue to mimic the characteristics of animal based products, especially for the juiciness and textural properties. Hydrocolloids can be used to improve the quality attributes of plant-ba…
This study observed the physicochemical and microbiological stability of plant based meatballs made from local ingredients which are vacuum packed and frozen. During frozen storage, deterioration happened gradually caused by microbial growth and physicochemical changes. Thus, the microbial content including bacteria (TPC), yeast and mold (TYMC), and physicochemical aspects including water a…
Moving away from the period of traditional or mass media, Instagram is increasingly being used as a strategic tool for increasing brand awareness and operating marketing campaigns. The popularity of pre-workout nutrition has affected EJ Sport to produce energy gel, which helps fast energy intake during sports. In order to increase brand and product awareness, EJ Sport conducted a digital campai…
PT Kalbe Milko Indonesia combines pasteurization and retort sterilization on producing their sterilized milk product. The pasteurization process takes place at 85 ± 3°C for 30 seconds and after packing, the product is sterilized in retort machines at a temperature between 121 and 121.9 °C. Nevertheless, milk's quality is not just influenced by production processes but is also affected by oth…
Every year, the vegetarianism rate has grown significantly. According to data gathered from 4.3 million people in the Asia Pacific area, a low-meat or vegetarian diet has been adopted by up to 36% of consumers. The demand for vegetarian foods rose as people's understanding of health issues, environmental protection, animal rights, and ethics increased. Consumer adoption of meat substitutes is i…
The author was doing an internship at PT. Alamii Natura Sejahtera as a research and development intern for 6 months starting from July 2023 – January 2024. The author has several responsibilities including doing research for both optimizing existing product production processes as well as new product development. Additionally, the author also helps the team with the document-making for BPOM-r…