BICalert

A monthly newsletter by the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre

Released on 15th December 2009

In this issue:

- Message from the Director
- News at home
- News around the world
- Budding local company into full bloom: OrchidLife
- Events calendar

Message from the Director

Dear Valued Subscribers

We have come to the end of 2009. What a hectic year. Full of events, speaking engagements, meetings and forums, travels, and of course networking sessions as well. All this certainly made the year more colourful and meaningful. MABIC organized/supported in total 19 events this year, spoke at 11 events, and appeared in the newspaper five times and on television three times. It is tough to call off the year as appointments are still flowing in.

The year 2010 does not look any less colourful. MABIC will turn 10 next year. And that certainly calls for a celebration. We would like to shift our priority from events to publication and make our publication one of the main channels for creating awareness on biotechnology. As the country is moving towards the second phase of the National Biotechnology Policy, the commercialization phase, MABIC will ensure public awareness and education will not take a backseat.

It is MABIC’s wish that biotech research, development, innovation, commercialization and industry will do better in 2010. Fundamental research should excel to greater heights and depths for us to have a solid foundation.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!

Sincerely

Mahaletchumy Arujanan
Program Director

Contact Information

The Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC)
c/o Monash University Malaysia, No 2, Jalan Kolej,
Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia

Tel / Fax: +603-5880-4384
Email: BICalerts@bic.org.my or info@bic.org.my

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Announcement

IUFRO Kuala Lumpur 2010 Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation of Forests in the Genomics Era

7th - 12th March 2010
Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

IUFRO Kuala Lumpur 2010 is the joint conference of IUFRO Working Parties 2.04.01 (Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics) and 2.04.10 (Genomics) which will be held on March 7-12, 2010 at Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) are the hosts for the conference.

The conference includes invited and contributed presentations and posters, discussion sessions, workshops, satellite and business meetings and an in-conference tour.

For more information, please view the conference website, here