A monthly newsletter by the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre
Released on 15th August 2004

TALKING POINT
Session 5: “Developments in AgBiotech”

Date: 10th September, 2004
Venue: Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Who should attend: Mass media, NGOs, religious leaders and other communal communicators

Biotechnology has been a hot topic of late, particularly when referring to issues in the field of Genetic Modification (GM). This session will focus on and address the various issues that form the centre of past and current controversies, and will give participants a chance to interact with scientist and experts that are working in the field. Malaysia’s current and future activities in the AgBiotech area will also be reviewed.

For more information, please contact us at:

03-5880-4384 or info@bic.org.my. Places are limited and will be filled on a first come first served basis.

In this issue:

- Message from the Director
- News at home
- News around the world
- Book of the month
- Media discovers nature through biotechnology
- Events calendar
- BICnews 6 released

* To download the current BICalert edition, please click here.

2004 has been a busy and exciting year for MABIC. We have undergone many internal changes in an attempt to better serve our stakeholders. This new and improved version of BICalert is a testament to that commitment. In here you will find news summaries of the major biotechnology-related stories carried on daily newspapers for the past 30 days, and be kept up-to-date with local and major international happenings. Additionally, we will also review selected MABIC activities in the past month, and will feature some of our other service offerings that may be of interest to you.

We are especially proud to annouce a new section called “Book of the Month”. BICalert subscribers can now enjoy attractive discounts on selected titles through our collaboration with Acmabooks.com Sdn Bhd.

As always, we invite your feedback on how we can make this circulation more applicable and attractive to yourself or your colleagues. This circulation will evolve and be continually updated as necessary to best serve the need of its subscribers. As such your feedback will be invaluable.

Thank you for your patience, and we hope you enjoy this edition of BICalert.

Sincerely,
Kelvin Keh
Executive Director

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