{"id":17509,"date":"2026-07-01T15:34:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/?p=17509"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:34:37","slug":"from-guava-leaves-to-the-global-stage-mahidol-university-students-present-innovative-wellness-business-concept-at-world-spa-well-being-congress-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/?p=17509&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-family: 'K2D', sans-serif; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing:1.5px;\">From Guava Leaves to the Global Stage: Mahidol University Students Present Innovative Wellness Business Concept at World Spa &#038; Well-being Congress 2026<\/p>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>\n  @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=K2D:wght@300&display=swap');<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0em; margin-bottom: 1em; text-indent: 3em; line-height: 2.0em; letter-spacing: 0.2px; font-family: 'K2D', sans-serif; font-size: 1.0em; text-align:justify;\">\nThe Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, proudly congratulates Mr. Suthiwat Padthumwan, a student from the Department of Plant Science, and Ms. Thitiworada Chaitip, a student from the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, on being selected to present their innovative business concept, \u201cElderpure\u201d, at the World Spa &#038; Well-being Congress 2026, held as part of Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN 2026, one of Southeast Asia\u2019s leading international trade events for the beauty, wellness, and personal care industries.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0em; margin-bottom: 1em; text-indent: 3em; line-height: 2.0em; letter-spacing: 0.2px; font-family: 'K2D', sans-serif; font-size: 1.0em; text-align:justify;\">\nElderpure is a premium guava leaf extract innovation designed to help reduce body odour among older adults, addressing the growing demand for health and wellness solutions in ageing societies. The project demonstrates how scientific knowledge can be transformed into practical innovations that improve quality of life while creating value from Thailand\u2019s rich botanical resources.  The business concept originated from SCGE 144: Science Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship, a multidisciplinary course that encourages students to integrate scientific knowledge with innovation, entrepreneurship, and market-oriented thinking. Through the course, students develop solutions that bridge scientific research and real-world applications, preparing them to become future innovators and science-based entrepreneurs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0em; margin-bottom: 1em; text-indent: 3em; line-height: 2.0em; letter-spacing: 0.2px; font-family: 'K2D', sans-serif; font-size: 1.0em; text-align:justify;\">\nBeing selected to pitch Elderpure at an international forum represents a significant achievement for the student team and highlights the potential of Mahidol University students to translate scientific knowledge into impactful innovations with commercial and societal value. It also reflects the University&#8217;s commitment to fostering entrepreneurial mindsets and supporting students in bringing research-based ideas to the global stage.  The success of Elderpure exemplifies how botanical science can inspire innovation that addresses real-world challenges. From a classroom project to an international pitching stage, the team&#8217;s journey demonstrates the power of interdisciplinary collaboration in advancing sustainable solutions for the future of health and wellness.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, proudly congratulates Mr. Suthiwat Padthumwan, a student from the Department of Plant Science, and Ms. Thitiworada Chaitip, a student from the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, on being selected to present their innovative business concept, \u201cElderpure\u201d, at the World Spa &#038; Well-being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recent","category-uncategorized-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17510,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17509\/revisions\/17510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantscience.sc.mahidol.ac.th\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}