Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Bhd, in partnership with Leave a Nest Malaysia Sdn Bhd, recently brought the Science Castle Asia 2025 to a successful close at Multimedia University, Cyberjaya.
The event – one of Asia’s leading youth research conferences – brought together over 321 research teams from 10 countries in celebration of youth-led science, technology, and innovation.
Endorsed by the Education Ministry (MOE), the event provided an international platform for secondary school students across Asia to present their scientific research addressing global and community challenges through poster, oral, and splash presentations.
As the main partner, Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Bhd has played a vital role in expanding the Science Castle ecosystem.
Following its successful collaboration in Science Castle Malaysia 2025 in Sarawak where it supported East Malaysian students through hands-on scientific engagement, Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Bhd has now extended its contribution to the Asia level, championing the integration of science, innovation, and sustainability across borders.
Since its inception in Japan in 2012 and expansion to Malaysia in 2017, Science Castle has grown into one of Asia’s leading youth research conferences, nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among young scientists.
This year’s Asia-level conference marked a major milestone for regional collaboration, connecting young researchers from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Russia, and Myanmar.
A key highlight of this year’s event was the Science Castle Grant by Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Bhd – five-montha five-month journey where students from 10 schools across Malaysia honed their research ideas with guidance from expert mentors at Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Bhd and Leave a Nest Malaysia.
The programme culminated in the teams’ final presentations during Science Castle Asia 2025, where they showcased innovative projects focused on nutrition, food sustainability, and community wellbeing.
This initiative reflects Ajinomoto’s strong commitment to supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and nurturing young innovators driven to solve realworld problems.
The success of Science Castle Asia 2025 was made possible through strong collaboration with various partners, including Multimedia University (MMU), Leave a Nest Capital (Japan), Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd, Sustainable Food Asia (Japan), Tenchijin Inc. (Japan), University of Tsukuba Malaysia (UTMy), and the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) among the many.
The event concluded with an award ceremony recognising outstanding research projects across all categories, including the Science Castle Grant Awards presented by Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Bhd.
