The course was attended by eight M+W senior and junior project managers, engineers, and Quality Assurance and Quality Control Managers.

The program serves as an initiation towards further long-term cooperation with M+W Group with IBD’s role as the training provider for its employees and clients.

IBD consistently conducts courses of relevance to the industry, in which our program approach combines theoretical and practical know-how to the participants by leveraging on our technology experts and technical facilities.

For this particular course, the program was headed and taught by Prof. Dr. rer. Nat. Hesham A. El Enshasy, who has more than 20 years experience as a consultant to biopharmaceutical industries.

Additionally, IBD’s Bioprocessing Technology Platform provides real case studies to participants to engage in the process of establishing and maintaining a cGMP facility.

M+W Group GmbH, is a German company established in 1912 and has a presence in more than 30 countries with an estimation of 6,000 employees. The company is one of the global leaders in the design, engineering and construction of high tech facilities and major complex projects in different sectors including Biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Chemicals, Energy, and Information Technology worldwide. The next course is scheduled to be conducted on the 13th and 14th August 2018, at IBD UTM Johor Bahru.

JOHOR BAHRU, 28 March 2018 – Malaysia, rich with its abundance of bioresources has provided numerous R&D and commercialisation opportunities to the industry and academia. This is further reaffirmed by the Malaysian government with the launching of the National Biotechnology Policy (BNP) in 2005 anchored by Bioeconomy Corporation, MOSTI.

Additionally, the synergizing of industry-academia has been gaining traction in order to drive high-value innovation, commercialisation, talent and skills development imperative for nation-building. As such, the Institute of Bioproduct Development (IBD) have participated actively in supporting BNP’s national agenda by collaborating and providing added value services for local biotech based companies.

To communicate our latest service offerings, IBD have organised the first series of its Industrial Engagement Day for 2018 featuring mini-exhibitions and five presentations by representatives from our R&D Unit and Technology Platforms comprising of Herbal Extraction Centre (HEC), Biovalidation and Analytical Unit, Cosmeceutical and Fragrance Unit, Food and Nutraceutical Unit, and Microbial Bioprocessing Unit.

The event also featured a concluding Sharing Session by Dato Tony Peng, CEO of All Cosmos Biotech Corporation entitled “Growing with Biotech” as he conveyed the positive impact of long-term R&D collaboration with IBD’s Microbial Bioprocessing Technology Platform since 2009.

According to Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hesham El Enshasy, Acting Director of IBD, they were delighted to host this first industrial engagement day aiming at strengthening collaborations with our current and future industrial partners.

“As a HICOE (Service Thrust) mandated by Ministry of Higher education (MOHE) to carry out herbal, microbial bioprocessing, and bioproduct development activities, IBD has now positioned itself to be a techno-industrial research partner with many local and international companies ranging from SME’s to international public listed corporation.

“We capitalize on our experts, world-class facility, and world-wide academic and industrial linkages to play a strong role in innovation and human capital development. We do not consider today as just a one-day event but as part of our long-term relationship with the industrial society,” he cited.

The event was attended by a total of 137 participants with 52 coming from biotech based industry, 3 of which is a Singaporean company and 85 from the academic sector. IBD is also honoured to have the presence and support of Mr Shazaril Adri Mohd Shariff (Vice President of Corporate Strategy) from Bioeconomy Corporation and Mr Aizi Reza Razak (Vice President Strategy and Corporate Planning) from Bioexcell Sdn Bhd.

Another series of events is set to be held in other regions across Malaysia, with the next program tentatively planned in May 2018 at UTM Kuala Lumpur Campus. In essence, IBD services comprise of contract research and consultancy, analytical services, postgraduate programs and professional training programs in the area of bioprocessing and bioproduct development.

For any inquiries and interest in our offerings, kindly e-mail to ibd@utm.my.

This year’s Symposium theme was entitled Engineering Education and Research for Sustainable Development.

The SEATUC fosters international collaboration and comprehensive exchange programs. Members include Shibaura Institute of Technology (Japan), King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand), Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam), Suranaree University of Technology (Thailand), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia).

This year’s symposium saw a total of 17 papers presented by UTM students from the faculties of Built Environment, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Language Academy, Faculty of Chemical& Energy Engineering and Faculty of Geoinformation and Real Estate. Associate Professor Dr Mohd Ismid also participated in the President Panel Session presenting a paper on UTM Sustainable Campus.

UTM participation in SEATUC provides UTM students with the opportunity to undergo 10 weeks internship program and also an opportunity to receive a scholarship to further study in Master & PhD programs at Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan under the Hybrid Twinning Program. To date, there are a total 15 students from UTM have been accepted in HBT program.

During their short stay in Yogyakarta, Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohd Ismid and Ms Siti Rahimah also visited UTM partner universities in the city namely Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan and Universiti Negeri Yogyakarta to discuss on further collaboration between both universities and to promote Asia Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2019 which will be held in Kuala Lumpur.

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The flag handing over symbolizes UTM as the next lead host for the APAIE Conference and Exhibition to be held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in 2019. The APAIE 2019 will also be co-hosted by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Management and Science University (MSU), Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN).
UTM is participating in the APAIE Conference and Exhibition 2018 in Singapore from 25th to 28th March 2018. The UTM delegation is led by Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr Wahid Omar and UTM Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) Prof. Dr Nordin Yahaya, who is also a board member of APAIE.
With the support from the Ministry of Higher Education, this year’s APAIE Conference and Exhibition are witnessing 14 Malaysian universities participated in the Malaysia pavilion.
During the sessions, three paper presentations have been presented by Prof. Dr Nordin Yahaya, Prof. Dr Nor Haniza Sarmin and Assoc. Prof. Dr Lee Chew Tin.
The appointment of UTM as the lead host of APAIE 2019 signifies the pivotal role UTM plays in elevating Malaysian universities in the international arena.

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Tahniah kepada pemenang Monthly Mobile Phone Video Competition 2018 bagi bulan pertama pertandingan (Februari) iaitu Muhammad Luqman bin Mohd Ridzwan dan Muhammad Shafiq Hanafie bin Sarkawi dari Fakulti Kejuruteraan Kimia dan Kejuruteraan Tenaga.

Video ringkas berdurasi satu minit yang dihasilkan menggunakan telefon pintar bertemakanEcotourism Campus ini berjaya memenangi wang tunai RM200 bagi pertandingan ini.

Pada bulan Mac ini pula, hadiah pertandingan bakal digandakan kepada RM500 dan pertandingan ini dibuka bukan sahaja kepada pelajar, malah kepada staf UTM juga. Tema bagi pertandingan Mobile Phone Video Competition bagi bulan Mac ialah ‘Makan’ Spot UTM

The fourth-year student pursuing petroleum engineering had to compete with 11 more competitors that were posing as the imminent challenge between him and his victory. Heartiest congratulations to Mr Kathigesu Nadaraja from SPE-UTM SC!

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