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International Islamic
University Malaysia (IIU)
P.O. Box 10
50728 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : +603-6196 4400/6196 4000
http://www.iiu.edu.my
International Medical
University (IMU) – Postgraduate
Studies & Research
Sesama Centre
Plaza Komanwel
57000 Bukit Jalil
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : +603 8656 7228
Fax : +603 8656 7229
http://www.iiu.edu.my
Conducts research activities in bio-pharmacy,
pharmaceutical microbiology, drugs and
diseases. It is the premier private medical
university in the region and is in partnership
with a network of 25 international researchintensive
universities in Australia, Canada,
Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
It is a unique educational venture established
in line with the Malaysian government’s
objective of making the country a leading
centre of educational excellence in the region
and providing more Malaysian students the
opportunity to achieve their aspirations of
becoming doctors. IMU also receives full
support from the Ministries of Education and
Health, Malaysia.
Key R&D areas include bioactive pharmaceutical
compounds, pharmacogenetics
and drug metabolism as well as toxicology.
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Islamic University College
of Malaysia (KUIM)
71800 Bandar Baru Nilai
Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
Tel : +606 798 8000
Fax : +606 799 3843
http://www.kuim.edu.my
MARA University of
Technology (UiTM)
Corporate Communications and
International Relations Office
40450 Shah Alam, Selangor
Malaysia
Tel : +603 5544 2000/5544 2061/
5544 2102
Fax : +603 5544 2086
http://www.uitm.edu.my
Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM)
43600 Bangi
Selangor
Malaysia
Tel : +603 8925 0651/8921 5053
Fax : +603 8925 4890
http://www.ukm.my
Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia – UKM Medical
Molecular Biology
Institute (UMBI)
UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute
7th Floor, Clinical Block
Hospital UKM, Jalan Yaacob Latif
56000 Cheras
Malaysia
Tel : +603 9170 2454/2189
Fax : +603 9170 3705
http://www.umbi.ukm.my
Contact:
Professor Dr. A. Rahman A. Jamal
Director, UKM Medical Molecular Biology
Institute (UMBI)
rahmani@mail.hukm.ukm.my
The university is focused on areas of molecular
medicine, genomics and proteomics, biobanking
(bio-specimen storage), contract
research activities and molecular diagnostics.
UKM is a public research university with 12
faculties, 10 institutes and 2 centers of
excellence. Another biotechnology-related
division in UKM is the Faculty of Science &
Technology. UKM also provides the leadership,
expertise and the site for the development
and operation of the Malaysian Genomic
Institute (MGI), an entity under the Ministry of
Science, Technology & Innovation of Malaysia.
UMBI was set up to provide researchers an
ideal environment to conduct R&D work in molecular medicine. UMBI’s facility is equipped
with a genomics and cell culture laboratory
each, a cancer genetic laboratory and a
biobank for storage of bio-specimen.
Key research areas include cancer research,
molecular basis of disease, infectious
diseases and immunology, metabolism and
antioxidants, molecular epidemiology and
pharmacogenetics, toxicology, stem cell and
gene therapy, molecular toxicology, genetics
and cell biology, microbial genetics, molecular
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Universiti Malaya (UM)
Corporate Communications Office
Level 1, Canseleri Building
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : +603 7967 7022/7967 3273
Fax : +603 7956 0027
http://www.um.edu.my
Established in 1949 as Malaysia’s first
national university, it is a premier university
seeking excellence in the advancement and
dissemination of knowledge to meet the
aspirations of the nation. It comprises 2
academies, 6 centers, 12 faculties and 5
institutes.
Universiti Malaya – Centre for
Research in Biotechnology for
Agriculture (CEBAR)
Institute of Biological Sciences
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : +603 7967 5824
Fax : +603 7967 5908
http://www.cebar.um.edu.my
Contact:
Professor Dr. Rofina Yasmin Othman
Head of CEBAR
cebar@um.edu.my
CEBAR is a centre of excellence established
to strengthen and promote excellence in
teaching in the current aspects of biotechnology
relevant to the agriculture
sector. It enhances the multidisciplinary
research collaboration and networking efforts
within the scientific industry. Additionally, it
provides a clearly defined and well-supported
focus for research activities to enhance the
national and global competitiveness in the
areas of scientific R&D.
The diverse range of its biotechnology
research work includes phytopharming and
bioinformatics, biotechnology of cultivable
seaweed, mushroom biotechnology, plant
molecular improvement for the production
of value-added products in plants through
genetic engineering (molecular farming),
plant in-vitro culture, banana biotechnology,
management of agriculture waste and goat
biotechnology.
Universiti Malaya –
Faculty of Medicine
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : +603 7949 2077
Fax : +603 7956 8841
http://www.ummc.edu.my
Contact:
Rosmawati bt. Mohamed
Deputy Dean for Research
ros@ummc.edu.my
The Faculty of Medicine in Universiti Malaya
is the oldest and largest offering medical
education in Malaysia. It has an excellent
infrastructure for bio-medical research work.
Key R&D areas include new diagnostics
for dengue, Nipah virus and Burkholderia
pseudomallei, novel drugs for the treatment
of cancer and obesity from a local plant.
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Universiti Malaya –
Institute of Biological Science
Institute of Biological Science
Faculty of Science
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : +603 7967 4118/4382
Fax : +603 7967 4178
http://biology.um.edu.my
Contact:
Professor Dr. Amru Nasrulhaq Boyce
Head, Institute of Biological Science
ketua_isb@um.edu.my
IBS was officially set up on 1 June 1997,
amalgamating the three biological science
departments of Botany, Zoology, and
Genetics and Cell Biology. Its diverse range
of biological research includes:
• Virology, microbial genetics, taxonomy,
biology and ecology of plants, animals,
parasites and other micro-organisms.
• Applied sciences in biotechnology
ranging from plant and animal breeding
to screening for novel products and
diagnostic kits using molecular biology,
electron microscopy, computers and
various other tools.
• Fishery & science management,
plant & animal breeding and analysis
of environmental chemistry
• Weed ecology & management, plant
molecular genetics, preparation &
formulation of medicinal herbs,
photochemistry and bioassay
techniques.
• DNA recombinant technologies,
fermentation technology and
environmental biotechnology.
Universiti Malaysia
Sabah (UMS)
Locked Bag No. 2073
88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
Tel : +6088 320 000/320 600
438 440
Fax : +6088 320 223
http://www.ums.edu.my
Universiti Malaysia
Sabah – Biotechnology
Research Institute (BRI)
Locked Bag No. 2073
88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
Tel : +6088 320 000/991
Fax : +6088 320 993
http://www.ums.edu.my/ipb
Contact:
Professor Datin Dr. Ann Anton
Director, Biotechnology Research Institute
BRI was established in 2002 to function as
a center of excellence in the field of
biotechnology. Its role is to promote R&D
efforts in biological and life sciences to
improve the quality of human life.
Current R&D activities encompass:
• Marine Biotechnology – marine natural
products and aquaculture
biotechnology
• Agro Biotechnology – tissue culture and
micro-propagation, molecular marker,
molecular studies of micro-organism
• Food Biotechnology – fermentation and
food biotechnology
• Medical Biotechnology – screening of
plant bioactive compounds in human
cancer cell lines, tuberculosis diagnosis
and detection and identification of
Shiga-like toxin producing Escherichia
coli (STEC).
Universiti Malaysia
Sarawak (UNIMAS)
94300 Kota Samarahan
Sarawak
Malaysia
Tel : +6082 671 000/671 282
Fax : +6082 672 275
http://www.unimas.my
Contact:
Associate Professor
Dr. Shabdin Mohd. Long
Dean, Faculty of Resource,
Science & Technology
Ishabdin@frst.unimas.my
As the 8th public university in Malaysia and
the first university for the state of Sarawak,
it comprises 8 faculties, 3 institutes and 7 centers. UNIMAS was
awarded the ISO 9001: 2000 quality certificate as recognition for
the high quality in the management of academic activities.
Its Faculty of Resource Science & Technology is one of UNIMAS’
pioneering faculties, committed to the promotion of both basic sciences
and industry-oriented research work. It has built up a strong research
base over a wide area of resource
science and technology. Current R&D activities encompass molecular
biology and biotechnology as well as sustainable resource management
and
utilization.
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Universiti Pendidikan
Sultan Idris (UPSI)
35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak
Malaysia
Tel : +605 450 6000
Fax : +605 459 5488
http://www.upsi.edu.my
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Corporate Communications
Office Chancellery
43400 Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia
Tel : +603 8946 6013/8946 6014
Fax : +603 8948 7273
http://www.upm.edu.my
UPM is a public university established to
focus on research in agriculture and its
related areas, namely forestry, veterinary
medicine and animal science. It has expanded
its scope to include science and technology
in its area of studies.
It has 16 research faculties, 7 research
institutions and 8 research excellence
centers managing various research fields
that cover 8 research clusters: agriculture,
food and forestry, bioscience and biotechnology,
economics and management,
health and applied science, ICT and
mathematics, material, energy and
environment, science and engineering, as
well as humanities and social sciences.
Universiti Putra Malaysia –
Faculty of Biotechnology &
Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang
Selangor
Malaysia
Tel : +603 8946 6644/7589/7590
Fax : +603 8948 7593
http://www.upm.edu.my
Contact:
Professor Datin Dr. Khatijah Yusoff
Dean, Faculty of Biotechnology &
Biomolecular Sciences
kyusoff@biotech.upm.edu.my
http://www.biotech.upm.edu.my
This faculty was established in 2004 as a
result of the merger of the Department of
Biochemistry & Microbiology with the Department of iotechnology. It aims to
develop the local talent pool and promote
biotechnology-based research and
development work for Malaysia. Another
biotechnology-related division in UPM is
the Interim Institute of Pharmaceutical &
Nutraceutical Biotechnology (IIPNB).
Its biotechnology R&D is focused on the
following areas: plants, environmental,
microbial, fundamental, biomedical, industrial
and food. The faculty’s 4 departments are
Microbiology, Bioprocess Technology,
Molecule & Cell Biology and Biochemistry.
Universiti Putra Malaysia –
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia
Tel : +603 8946 6000/4170
Fax : +603 8946 4151
http://www.agri.upm.edu.my
Contact:
Professor Dr. Mohd. Khanif Yusop
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
khanif@agri.upm.edu.my
The Faculty of Agriculture aims to be the
centre of excellence in education, research
and tropical agricultural technology and
bioindustry. It is divided into several
departments: plant protection, plant science,
animal science and agriculture technology.
Universiti Putra Malaysia –
Institute of Bioscience
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia
Tel : +603 8947 2111
Fax : +603 8947 2101
http://www.ibs.upm.edu.my
Contact:
Professor Dr. Mohd. Azmi Mohd. Lila
Dean, Institute of Bioscience
zmi@ibs.upm.edu.my
The Institute of Bioscience was established
as an excellence center for integrated
research and scientific consultative work.
In addition, it serves to spur local human
resource development in the areas of science
and technology. The institute is divided into
several laboratories: Immunotherapeutic &
Vaccines, Natural Products, Molecular &
Cell Biology, Enzyme & Microbial Technology,
Marine Science and Cancer Research.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Chancellery Department
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 Minden
Penang
Malaysia
Tel : +604 653 3888
(ext. 3105 / 3151)
Fax : +604 657 5113
http://www.usm.my
USM is one of Malaysia’s finest public
universities, offering a wide variety of
courses that cover research, development
and innovation areas such as biology and
life sciences, ICT, engineering, humanities
and social science courses like accounting,
literature and language.
USM also has several distinguished centers
of excellence in academic and services. t
provides leading edge research & development
facilities to further enhance the knowledgebased
community.
Universiti Sains
Malaysia – School of
Biological Sciences
11800 Minden
Penang
Malaysia
Tel : +604 653 3181/3518/3895
Fax : +604 656 5125
http://www.usm.my/bio
Contact:
Dr. Nazalan Najimudin
Deputy Dean, Research & Development
nazalan@usm.my
The School of Biological Sciences was
founded in 1969 to provide up-to-date
teaching courses and research activities
related to biology and applied sciences.
It boasts a strength of more than 100 academic
and technical staff, and is one of the foremost
biological studies faculty in the country.
Other biotechnology-related divisions in
USM are the School of Pharmaceutical
Science, Center for Marine & Coastal Studies
(CEMACS), Center for Drug Research and
the Institute for Research in Molecular
Medicine (INFORMM). Research and
development activities include Antarctic
biology, aquaculture, biomaterial, coral reef,
fermentation & enzyme technology, in-vitro
plant culture technology, molecular ecology
and population genetics, plant pathology
and soil science.
Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia (UTM)
81310 UTM Skudai
Johor
Malaysia
Tel : +607 553 3333
http://www.utm.my
Universiti Utara
Malaysia (UUM)
06010 UUM Sintok
Kedah
Malaysia
Tel : +604 928 4000
Fax : +604 928 3016
http://www.uum.edu.my
University College of
Science and Technology
Malaysia (KUSTEM)
Public Relations Division
Office of the Rector
21030 Kuala Terengganu
Terengganu
Malaysia
Tel : +609 668 4391
Fax : +609 668 4390
http://www.kustem.edu.my
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