INDUSTRY ADVISORY AND SUPPORT
There are three units that provide industry advisory and support - Intellectual Property and Immigration Services Unit, Regulatory Services Unit and Shared Facilities Unit.
Focus Areas
tTo provide advisory and facilitation services in intellectual property, regulatory and immigration related matters to BioNexus companies.
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&OHBHFNFOUXJUI Department of Biosafety
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&OHBHFNFOUXJUI Department of Veterinary
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&OHBHFNFOUXJUI Department of Agriculture
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Issue/Activity Results
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Issue/Activity Results
Intellectual Property Services
Key Results
Regulatory Services Unit
Intellectual Property (IP) and Immigration Services Unit
Networking sessions for industry players
BNP Networking Session on Agricultural & Industrial Biotechnology, FRIM on 26 July 2011
The BNP Networking Session in FRIM was officiated by Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on 26 July 2011. In conjunction with the event, BiotechCorp:
tLaunched the BNP Centre of Excellence in Natural Product Development of FRIM. It consists six BNP laboratories and units which specialise in the development of herbal products and offers services which range from tissue culture, phytochemistry, product formulation and development, screening of bioactivity, up to GMP manufacturing and packaging. The BNP Centre of Excellence will be the reference and one-stop centre for the industry to develop products based on herbs.
t Launched the Second Volume of the Malaysian Herbal Monograph. It is an official document that provides the necessary information needed by the herbal industry involved in the quality assurance of traditional medicines in ensuring consistent quality of the products marketed. It serves as an international standard reference on the quality and safety specifications of 20 selected medicinal plant species such as dukun ganak, misai kucing and mengkudu.
t Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanges on collaborations between FRIM’s BNP laboratories and with local biotechnology companies:
1. I&R Herbal Industries Sdn Bhd
Development in the research of Pre & Post Harvesting Technology of Mas Cotek towards sustainable supply of high quality raw material in the future.
2. Borneo Biogaharu Sdn Bhd
R&D in gaharu oil extraction, setting up of karas plantation, inoculation of karas trees and product development.
3. Furley Bioextracts Sdn Bhd (BioNexus company)
Development of Antioxidant Standardised Extracts and Natural Products towards commercialisation.
4. Celltis Sdn Bhd (BioNexus company)
Cell and organ culture technology of few selected plants namely Kacip Fatimah and Aquilaria species.
5. IOI Palm Biotech Sdn Bhd (BioNexus company)
Collaboration is on "Microsatellite Genotyping Service". 6. Herbagus Sdn Bhd
Development in the research of Pre & Post Harvesting Technology, of Misai Kucing towards sustainable supply of high quality raw
Issue/Activity Results
Engagements with Immigration Department
of Malaysia (IDM) and Talent Corporation Sdn
Bhd (TalentCorp)
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tFacilitation in Residence Pass and Permanent Resident applications for BioNexus companies.
tImprovement in awareness and understanding of the requirements and procedures involved in employment pass and residence pass applications and approvals for expatriates.
Immigration Awareness Seminars
In 2011, two seminars were held as follows:
tThe Role and Function of the Employment Pass Division held by the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
tImmigration Awareness Seminar entitled “Residence Pass”.
Development of BNP Centres of Excellence in
Malaysia
Three BNP Centers of Excellence have also been identified to be nurtured as Malaysia’s reference and one-stop-centre in their specialised fields as follows:
1. BNP Centre of Excellence for Natural Product Development in FRIM:
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2. BNP Centre of Excellence for Pharmacogenomics Research in UiTM:
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3. BNP Centre of Excellence for Industrial Product Development in UTM:
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Issue/Activity Results
Immigration Services
Shared Facilities Unit
Issue/Activity Results
Networking sessions for industry players
BNP Networking Session on Agricultural & Industrial Biotechnology, FRIM on 26 July 2011
The BNP Networking Session in FRIM was officiated by Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on 26 July 2011. In conjunction with the event, BiotechCorp:
tLaunched the BNP Centre of Excellence in Natural Product Development of FRIM. It consists six BNP laboratories and units which specialise in the development of herbal products and offers services which range from tissue culture, phytochemistry, product formulation and development, screening of bioactivity, up to GMP manufacturing and packaging. The BNP Centre of Excellence will be the reference and one-stop centre for the industry to develop products based on herbs.
t Launched the Second Volume of the Malaysian Herbal Monograph. It is an official document that provides the necessary information needed by the herbal industry involved in the quality assurance of traditional medicines in ensuring consistent quality of the products marketed. It serves as an international standard reference on the quality and safety specifications of 20 selected medicinal plant species such as dukun ganak, misai kucing and mengkudu.
t Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanges on collaborations between FRIM’s BNP laboratories and with local biotechnology companies:
1. I&R Herbal Industries Sdn Bhd
Development in the research of Pre & Post Harvesting Technology of Mas Cotek towards sustainable supply of high quality raw material in the future.
2. Borneo Biogaharu Sdn Bhd
R&D in gaharu oil extraction, setting up of karas plantation, inoculation of karas trees and product development.
3. Furley Bioextracts Sdn Bhd (BioNexus company)
Development of Antioxidant Standardised Extracts and Natural Products towards commercialisation.
4. Celltis Sdn Bhd (BioNexus company)
Cell and organ culture technology of few selected plants namely Kacip Fatimah and Aquilaria species.
5. IOI Palm Biotech Sdn Bhd (BioNexus company)
Collaboration is on "Microsatellite Genotyping Service".
6. Herbagus Sdn Bhd
Development in the research of Pre & Post Harvesting Technology, of Misai Kucing towards sustainable supply of high quality raw
Issue/Activity Results
Engagements with Immigration Department
of Malaysia (IDM) and Talent Corporation Sdn
Bhd (TalentCorp)
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tFacilitation in Residence Pass and Permanent Resident applications for BioNexus companies.
tImprovement in awareness and understanding of the requirements and procedures involved in employment pass and residence pass applications and approvals for expatriates.
Immigration Awareness Seminars
In 2011, two seminars were held as follows:
tThe Role and Function of the Employment Pass Division held by the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
tImmigration Awareness Seminar entitled “Residence Pass”.
Development of BNP Centres of Excellence in
Malaysia
Three BNP Centers of Excellence have also been identified to be nurtured as Malaysia’s reference and one-stop-centre in their specialised fields as follows:
1. BNP Centre of Excellence for Natural Product Development in FRIM:
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2. BNP Centre of Excellence for Pharmacogenomics Research in UiTM:
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3. BNP Centre of Excellence for Industrial Product Development in UTM:
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Issue/Activity Results
Immigration Services
Shared Facilities Unit
Issue/Activity Results
Next Steps for Industry Advisory and Support:
With the reorganisation of structure, the department has changed its name to Industry Support Department with an additional new unit called the Processing and Client Engagement Unit. Moving forward, main focus areas include:
tStrengthening advisory and facilitation services to BioNexus companies.
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