Agribiotechnology in a nutshell module
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ LOS BANOS: Twenty-five delegates from eight Asian countries attended the second Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnolgy (ASCA) from Dec 2-6. The event was put together by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications (ISAAA) Southeast Asia, the […]
Goodbye Iman…
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE SUMATRAN RHINO species ( Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) has existed for over 20 million years on earth. Sadly, Iman, the last female Sumatran rhino in Malaysia, died due to cancer at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary on Nov 23. Iman’s partner, Tam died six month earlier due to renal failure. The death of the two rhinos […]
Five researchers for international stint
Reading Time: 2 minutesFIVE EXCEPTIONAL young Malaysian researchers were awarded the prestigious Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment 2019 by Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Royal Patron of the Merdeka Award Trust. Dr Mohd Azri Ab Rani, 35; Juliana Ooi Sue May, 34; Dr Yanny Marliana Baba Ismail, 33; Feng Ying Xing, 29 and Chrishen Robert Gomez, 25 are […]
Giving back to the nation
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ SERDANG: Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) conducted their first Industry 4.0 -based corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the year 2019 on 19, 21 and 25 November at the Centre of 9 Pillars (Co9P) as part of its initiative to give back to the nation. The half day CSR programmes involved workshops on […]
Local SMEs to soon be I4.0 competent globally
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ BANGI: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) and Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) through a strategic collaboration launched a pioneer project to prepare the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) towards utilisation of digital technology in their business. The launch of the project held on 9 December at Bangi Resort Hotel aims to […]
3D Gens spearheads 3D-printing application for medical sector
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ THE 3D-printing revolution is here. From guns and houses to prosthetic limbs and vehicle parts – if you can “think” it, you can print it. In fact any inanimate matter can be 3D-printed. Imagine being able to print a human kidney, or a brand new beating heart! 3D Gens Sdn Bhd, a […]
Peace of mind with Calms Technologies ®
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ Tell us about CALMS Technologies and its beginning. Established in 2002, CALMS Technologies—a home-grown company provides a cost effective, smart ID solutions which enables multi applications to function on a single platform. We started as a small company with only 3 staffs and now we hire almost 40 dedicated staffs, a great […]
Do not work in a silo ecosystem
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ THE Chief Executive Officer of the MalaysianTechnology Development Corporation (MTDC), Dato’ Norhalim Yunus told participants at a panel discussion that government agencies and the private sector must quit working in a silo ecosystem. He said, they should instead come together as a united force and jointly pool their talents in order to […]
Duopharma Biotech Berhad emerges with new logo
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ KUALA LUMPUR: Duopharma Biotech Berhad, a leading Malaysian pharmaceutical and trading company unveiled its new logo and name at a rebranding event held here on Dec 18. Duopharma was formerly a part of the Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCMB) and is largely owned by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). The launch was […]
Trade wars and the new narratives of doing global business
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE “Third World War” is here in the form of a “Cold War” or “Technology War”. But most call it a “Trade War”. The war between Huawei, Amazon and Google on who has the greatest capability and capacity to collect, process and analyse data has transformed into a geopolitical war between mega economies. The world […]