Technology Business Review, October 22, 2007

Holista Biotech Sdn Bhd (638967-P)

Holista Biotech

Holista Biotech is a leading manufacturer and market leader in the field of natural health care products.

The company has been active in introducing new products and innovations in the health products to Malaysia. It holds the first Malaysian patent for Herbal Water as well as three global patents and six Malaysian patents for multi-herbs extraction plants. In line with its make-up, it also publishes the Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants – the only journal that focuses on the tropical medicinal plants. Also notable is its pioneering molecular distillation process which remove toxin from fish oil. This process has been adopted by many other companies. Furthermore, a partnership with the Melaka Biotech Corporation has seen it derive probiotics from local sources to help combat travel diarrhoea. It has received BioNexus status from the Malaysian Biotech Corporation.

The company is a member of the TEC group, which is the world’s largest CEO grouping, with the intention of capability enhancement. Its CSR campaign is a reflection of its commitment to health and biotechnology. Its is part of the GO RED campaign, which aim to create awareness of heart disease in women as well as WHAT medicine, which aim promote traditional medicine in the ASEAN region for women. The company is also a director in the Malaysian Herbal Corporation and is working to build the industry.