Parents, children engage in science awareness carnival
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: The Sunway Nexis Mall in Kota Damansara came alive recently with a carnival “Love in Caring Hands”. The event aims to raise science awareness and interest among parents and children. About 1500 parents and their children thronged the event jointly organised by Ganofarm R&D Sdn Bhd, VMS Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Bioeconomy Corporation, Malaysian […]
Biogenes signs exclusive licensing agreement with IUKL
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBANGI: Biogenes Technologies Sdn Bhd (Biogenes), a Malaysian-based company in the field of molecular diagnostics and genomics has signed a licensing agreement with Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) to commercialise Aptamer technology. Aptamer, a synthetic alternative to antibodies acts as molecular probes to detect and measure desired target molecules in a sample. This innovation is […]
Taiace takes the cake for outstanding financial feat
Reading Time: 2 minutesTAIACE Engineering Sdn Bhd (Taiace) – a diversified company serving a large spectrum of industries received the “Best Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for Revenue” award. The award was given to the home-grown company by the Malaysia Venture Capital Association (MVCA) on April 24 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, in Kuala Lumpur recently. Speaking […]
Changing business landscape with supercomputers
Reading Time: 4 minutesSUPERCOMPUTERS are nothing like your PC. For the most parts, supercomputers are built with Central Processing Unit (CPU)s from AMD or Intel, or Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)s from Nvidia or AMD, but that’s where the similarity ends. A supercomputer is a type of computer that has the architecture, resources and components to perform massive computing […]
Physicists train robotic gliders to soar like birds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE words “fly like an eagle” are famously part of a song, but they may also be words that make some scientists scratch their heads. Especially when it comes to soaring birds like eagles, falcons and hawks, who seem to ascend to great heights over hills, canyons and mountain tops with ease. Scientists realise that […]
Biogenes signs exclusive licensing agreement with IIUKL
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBANGI: Bioegenes Technologies Sdn Bhd (Biogenes), a Malaysian-based company in the field of molecular diagnostics and genomics has signed a licensing agreement with Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) to commercialise Aptamer technology. Aptamer, a synthetic alternative to antibodies acts as molecular probes to detect and measure desired target molecules in a sample. This innovation is […]
M’sian made aptamer-based biosensor makes its mark
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: A locally developed aptamer-based biosensor is set to change the way we monitor human body, pathogens, food and environmental contaminants. The innovation also has the potential to be developed into portable diagnostic kits that is robust and convenient for field use. The technology was recently introduced by Biogenes Technology Sdn Bhd (Biogenes) in […]
The world is running out of chocolate
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Gene-edited babies, so what’s our take?
Reading Time: 4 minutesDR REENA RAJASURIAR, HIV Scientist, Centre for Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya “Rogue scientist at work“ THE technology for gene editing is still not 100 per cent safe and there could be “off target” effects which could be detrimental. So, to apply this technique to humans is wrong and these babies have been unnecessarily put at risk. All experiments on […]
Virologist gets coveted science accolade
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: Professor Datin Paduka Dr Khatijah Mohamad Yusoff (pix) was conferred with the Lifetime Scientific Research Achievements Women’s award for her incredible and inspiring contribution to science and the nation. Khatijah, a highly respected academician and a much acclaimed virologist who has distinguished herself through her extensive work on the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV), […]