Malaysia’s grand biotech plans

Collaborate to flourish: The arrival of major biotech players in Malaysia paves the way for greater collaboration between the corporate sector and local research institutions. This is already happening, for example between Biocon and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Pictured: a UTM researcher working on one such collaborative project.

Approaching biotech by building a holistic bioeconomy-based ecosystem.

Special incentive structures lie at the heart of Malaysia’s attractiveness to global biotechnology firms, risk-taking venture capitalists and anyone looking to put their faith in a new piece of technology.