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Masidi, Kurup discuss State-Fed agri, manufacturing opportunities

The two leaders discussed opportunities for Sabah and her people to benefit from State-Federal collaborations and programmes, especially in the agricultural and manufacturing industries....

High growth potential in pharmaceutical industry

It is critical for pharmaceutical companies to improve competitiveness with a focus on research and development (R&D), production technology and digitalisation.

30 BioNexus-status companies penerate global market early this year

As many as 30 out of the 235 BioNexus-status companies have successfully penetrated the global market as of January this year, said Deputy Minister...

The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023

In Washington, the Digest released the rankings for the 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy. Out of more than 2,000 sector companies, the winners...

The Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Finance

The democratisation of artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) will lead to a proliferation of new startups, services, and products that prospers...

National Food Security Policy committee to address increasing cost of animal feed

The Executive Committee on the National Food Security Policy will take an aggressive approach to address the increasing cost of animal feed due to...

How realistic is a hydrogen-powered economy?

Clean-burning hydrogen has been hyped as a potential solution to a swath of climate-related energy problems, from fuelling trucks and powering industry to generating...

BIOMEDICAL

Malaysia perlu wujudkan peraturan lebih ketat dalam ujian genetik, pemilihan embrio IVF

Sindrom down adalah kelainan genetik yang paling kerap berlaku pada bayi yang baru lahir melibatkan kecacatan akal dan disebabkan oleh kewujudan tambahan kromosom dua...

Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans ‘just in case’

Some of the world's leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months...

Challenges in boosting healthcare

There is a target to enable Sabah and Sarawak to get 100% access to safe surgical and anaesthesia care by 2030, says the Health...

Love hearts How can we use precision medicine to improve heart failure care?

Precision medicines have revolutionised the treatment of some cancers and rare genetic diseases, yet progress in chronic diseases such as heart failure has lagged.  The...

Can a Mediterranean diet help keep heart disease, dementia, and cancer at bay?

For some time researchers have suggested that a Mediterranean diet — high in fresh fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts, whole grains, and fish —...

AGBIOTECH

Potensi produk daging kultur di Malaysia

Minggu lalu, sebuah syarikat tempatan mengumumkan penubuhan sebuah fasiliti penghasilan daging kultur pertama negara bertempat di Pulau Pinang, melibatkan pelaburan tempatan berjumlah RM20 juta...

Malaysia teroka teknologi baharu industri padi Indonesia

Kementerian Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan (KPKM) mengadakan lawatan kerja selama tiga hari ke Indonesia bagi mengukuhkan kerjasama dan meneroka teknologi baharu industri padi di...

Asean must enhance food security

The economic procuring of marine commodities from fisheries for the purposes of trade and consumption by Asean member states is instrumental to preserving food...

Bentang hala tuju baharu tarik belia, graduan jadi usahawan tani

Isu sekuriti makanan terkait dengan output pengeluaran dan kualiti penuaian dihasilkan sektor pertanian negara. Jika jumlah permintaan melebihi penawaran domestik, kerajaan tidak dapat mengelak...

Blue-green algae bind rare earth elements

Rare earth elements (REEs), find use in hundreds of modern conveniences, but their sources are geographically restricted. Increasingly, countries without access to deposits of...

BIOINDUSTRIAL

Cabinet to consider proposed Malaysia biodiversity centre

The inaugural meeting of the National Biodiversity Council (MBN1) has agreed that the proposed formation of the Malaysia Biodiversity Centre (MBC) be referred to...

Co-creating opportunities to accelerate net zero ambition

Ongoing market disruptions, climate change concerns and technological advancements continue to shift the energy landscape. Against the backdrop of these uncertainties, Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s...

Vietnam vows to boost renewable energy and reach net zero emissions by 2050

Working towards a low-carbon economy is obviously in Vietnam's economic interest, and the Vietnamese government is facilitating a long-term national energy roadmap to reach...

Machine learning can tackle plastic pollution – here’s how

Disposable plastics are everywhere: Food containers, coffee cups, plastic bags. Some of these plastics, called compostable plastics, can be engineered to biodegrade under controlled conditions. However,...

Why bioplastics won’t solve our plastic problems

Last month, Victoria banned plastic straws, crockery and polystyrene containers, following similar bans in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and the ACT. All states...