Public unis bag 46 gold medals for inventions


AN ULCER in the mouth which prevented Universiti Malaya (UM) Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Hashim Yaacob from indulging in his mother’s delicious cooking was what inspired him and his research partners to an award-winning discovery. 

Their plaster for ulcers and wounds in turn led to a gold medal at the 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products held in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier this month. 

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