{"id":4604,"date":"2018-10-21T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T01:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/?p=4604"},"modified":"2018-10-21T09:50:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T01:50:44","slug":"utm-ccm-duopharma-biotech-sign-collaboration-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/azlans\/utm-ccm-duopharma-biotech-sign-collaboration-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"UTM-CCM Duopharma Biotech sign collaboration agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">October 5, 2018\u00a0by\u00a0<span class=\"entry-author\"><a class=\"entry-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utm.my\/author\/hafizan\/\" rel=\"author\"><span class=\"entry-author-name\">Hafizan Hamzah<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>JOHOR BAHRU, 1 October 2018 \u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement signing ceremony between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad was held at the Senate Hall, Sultan Ibrahim Chancellery building, UTM campus in Johor Bahru.<br \/>\nThe agreement was signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar on behalf of UTM while the CCM Duopharma was represented by its Group Managing Director, Leonard Ariff Abdul Shatar accompanied by Chief Technical Officer, Madam Ng Su Yee.<br \/>\nProf. Wahid in his speech has mentioned that UTM is a leading innovation-driven entrepreneurial research university in engineering science and technology.<br \/>\n\u201cTherefore UTM now seeks to collaborate with key leading industrial partners under a \u201cPartnership with Industry\u201d programme. Meanwhile, CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad is a leading pharmaceutical company in Malaysia,\u201d said Prof. Wahid.<br \/>\nThe signing of the MoU shows the support of the industry towards the development of research programs at local universities.<br \/>\nThis collaboration also represents the determination of two parties in support of the government\u2019s efforts in building Malaysia into a developed nation by the year 2020, through strategic planning and systematic in enhancing the pharmaceutical services delivery through research, development, and innovation.<br \/>\n\u201cThe collaboration provides an opportunity for both sides to implement staff exchange and research programs as well as the use of laboratory facilities.<br \/>\n\u201cUTM hopes that the signing of the MoU will be a starting point for future partnerships in the sharing of expertise in particular to boost research activities in the country,\u201d said Prof. Wahid.<br \/>\nThe ceremony was also attended by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Datuk Dr.. Mohd Fauzi Ismail, Director of Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Prof. Dr. Abdull Rahim bin Mohd Yusoff, Director of Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Prof. Dr. Hadi Nur, senior officers as well as UTM researchers and students.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37160\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37160\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mou-UTM-CCM-Duopharma-copy-551x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"337\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Madam Ng Su Yee, Leonard Ariff Abdul Shatar, Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar and Prof. Datuk Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail at the MoU signing ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 5, 2018\u00a0by\u00a0Hafizan Hamzah JOHOR BAHRU, 1 October 2018 \u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement signing ceremony between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad was held at the Senate Hall, Sultan Ibrahim Chancellery building, UTM campus in Johor Bahru. The agreement was signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Ir. 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