Johor in talks with US pharma companies to set up plants in state

Johor investment, trade and consumer affairs committee chairman signing a plaque during the official launch of AME Elite Consortium Bhd’s i-TechValley at SILC Phase 3 in Senai, Kulai on Tuesday (Oct 4) while AME group managing director Kelvin Lee (left) and AME executive director Simon Lee (second from right) look on.

KULAI: Johor is in talks with two US-based medical and pharmaceutical companies in hopes of pulling the investors into the state, says Lee Ting Han.

The state investment, trade and consumer affairs committee chairman said the Johor government aims to secure the investments by early next year, if not the end of this year.