THE Dr. William T. Belo Interdisciplinary Research Institute of the University of Santo Tomas Santa Rosa (UST-WiTBIRIn) in Laguna is being developed as the venue for the institution's research, innovation and entrepreneurship (RIE) programs.

The UST-WiTBIRIn will provide research workstations and collaboration spaces for researchers in six interdisciplinary research areas: food security and safety; health and wellbeing; clean energy; environmental sustainability; information, communications and emerging intelligent systems and technologies; and advanced materials and product innovation.