Two Malaysian doctors among Asia's top 10 scientists, tech entrepreneurs


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 14 Dec 2016

PETALING JAYA: Two Malaysians have been selected as finalists in Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 list.

Malaysian public health practitioner and epidemiologist Dr Dhesi Baha Raja (pic), 32, and MIT postdoctoral associate Yong Lin Kong, 29, are listed among the top 10 young scientists and tech entrepreneurs from Asia by EmTech Asia, in association with MIT Technology Review.

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