BeST grads get hired

Well done: Chang (centre) presenting a plaque to industry player Mohd Nizar Alias. Looking on are Bioeconomy Corporation chairman Dr Lee Boon Chye (far left), Mohd Khairul Fidzal (far right), and Science, Technology and Innovation secretary-general Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim (fourth from left).

TO date, the BioAgrotech & BioPharmaceutical Employability and Entrepreneurship Specialised Training (BeST 2.0) programme has seen the placement of 192 graduates in 25 biotechnology and bio-based companies under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).

The programme, implemented by the Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) through the BioAcademy initiative, aims to “place-train-hire” graduates as knowledge workers in the biotechnology and bio-based industries.