MGRC signs agreement with NIH to explore research opportunities

MGRC executive director Datuk Alvin Joseph Nesakumar

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Bhd’s (MGRC) wholly owned subsidiary, MGRC Therapeutics Sdn Bhd (MGRC-T) has entered into a cooperation agreement with the National Institutes of Health, Malaysia (NIH), providing a framework for collaboration between the two parties in medical research.

NIH, the research arm under the Health Ministry, comprises six research institutes that focus on biomedical research, public health and epidemiology, clinical research, behavioural health research, health management and health policies.