Professor of the FF UNAIR, Prof. Dr. apt. Idha Kusumawati, M.Si., contributed to the International Scientific forum through her participation as a speaker at BioCM-9 (9th Hunan International Conference for Innovation and Development of Biomedicine and Chinese Medicine). The activity was organized by Hunan University of Chinese Medicine in Changsha, Hunan, China, on November 2, 2026.
On this occasion, Prof Idha Kusumawati presented a talk titled “Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Kaempferia galanga, or aromatic ginger (kencur), a plant widely known in traditional medicine for its various benefits.
Through her presentation, Prof. Idha introduced the potential development of kencur through modern drug delivery system technology. This development represents one effort to bridge the utilization of traditional medicinal plants with an evidence-based biomedicine approach. In this way, the potential of natural materials can continue to be explored and developed through more innovative and measurable pharmaceutical research.
Prof. Idha’s active participation as a speaker at this activity aligns with FF UNAIR’s commitment to continuously improving research quality, strengthening international collaboration, and promoting the development of pharmaceutical science that has an impact on society. In addition, this activity also supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3: Good Health and Well-being, through developing innovation in health and medicine, and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, through strengthening research and pharmaceutical technology innovation.
