The new fungal source Penicillium funiculosum could be a strong alternative in the industrial enzyme repertoire for biofuel production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $9.6 million in available funding for projects to support...

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) has approved a final investment decision for an Isononanol plant within the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Pengerang, Johor, for...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry has implemented a crop zoning system in the state in a bid to establish a food hub...

Bangladesh: Bangladesh is ready to cooperate with Sarawak in the field of research and development in agriculture. Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdury said this during...

The average cost of developing a successful new drug is about $2.6 billion. That’s an increase of 145 per cent over the last 15...

Celgene is licensing rights to develop its TORC1/2 inhibitor CC-223 in East and Southeast Asia to Antengene, and CRO Tigermed will help the latter...

Apple Inc has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of a secret initiative, initially envisioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to...

A Singaporean biotechnology company working on experimental cancer drugs is listing in Taiwan, potentially opening the door for more foreign peers to go public...

Homegrown biopharma company, Cambridge Biotek Sdn Bhd, en route for listing on the Bursa Malaysia Ace Market by 2020, seeks to raise about RM200mil...

About 32.3 hectares of rice land in Kampung Jawi-Jawi, here, serves as the first area to implement the use of technology and modern machinery...

Even today, 90% research funding is from the government sector. Unlike the West, where industry partners with academia for research, there is minimal industry...

Global sustainable investments hit US$22.89 trillion at the start of last year, a 25% increase from 2014, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review...

IS the reason for Malaysia’s private investment growth slowing down since 2013 really due to escalating costs, or is it because businesses are less...

Researchers from the University of Ghent are using bacteria to turn grass into chemicals for bioplastics and biofuel. Could this process be scaled up to...

The state government will establish a body for building and managing the export of Sarawak agriculture products to overseas markets and to ensure that...

Sabah’s reputation as a biodiversity hotspot is again reaffirmed with the discovery of 11 new orchid species. Naturalist and Sabah-based publisher Datuk C.L. Chan said...

A total of 14,200 cosmetic products unregistered with the Health Ministry, worth RM8.5 million, have been seized between 2015 and this year.

Digital assessment technology is now more necessary than ever, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau. He said more traditionally manual...

Swinburne Sarawak University of Technology will work with Sarawak Information Systems Sdn Bhd (Sains) to set up digital platforms for rural communities in Sarawak.