Announcement

The Asia Pacific Biotech News covered five major biotechnology research projects sponsored by the Korean government in the areas of biofuels, biomedicine, bio-nano healthcare, and biorefinery.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University hosts the Global Food Safety and Technology Forum (GFSTF) on February 4-5, 2016 in Hong Kong.

Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization and Special Representative for Antimicrobial Resistance in the Office of the WHO Director-General have presented an inaugural Distinguished Lecture entitled "Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Challenges and Ways Forward" at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has launched an Islamic Knowledge Development and Expansion Research Fund to elevate the role of the UKM Islamic Centre on the international stage.

Education experts from Malaysia and Indonesia have reached a consensus on the integration of children with disabilities or special needs into mainstream schools and universities during a recent international seminar held at the National University of Malaysia.

World’s leading universities presented campus sustainability case studies at a conference during the 2016 World Economic Forum held on January 20-23 in Davos, Switzerland.

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries, is seeking nominations the TWAS 2016 Prizes. Closing date for nominations: 29 February 2016

The 9th annual Biopharma Asia Convention 2016 brings together C-level attendees from pharmas, biotecs and service providers to learn and discuss market trends and biologic development strategies.

Dr. Sun Sumei is the first Singaporean female to be conferred IEEE Fellowship and is recognised for achievements in Advanced Wireless Communications Systems.

A research officer at University Malaysia Sarawak was recently awarded the Stephen Leatherwood Award at the 21st Marine Mammalogy Convention in San Francisco.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) in Singapore, the United Kingdom (UK) Cabinet Office and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), jointly announced the launch of the Singapore-UK Joint Research in Cybersecurity to foster closer collaboration in cybersecurity research between the researchers of both countries.

Singapore's Ministry of Education Academies Fund (MAF) aims to fund development and research projects that contribute to the enhancement of pedagogical practices or the professional development of teachers.

The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be held on January 20, 2016 at 3.30 pm at the Court Room, University of Malaya.

Malaysian scientists are joining forces with Harvard University in a bid to revolutionise treatment of lung diseases by the delivery of nanomedicine deep into areas otherwise impossible to reach.

The two-day International Conference on Service Leadership Education in Service Economies was held on 6th and 7th January.

The Malaysian Government has awarded The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) a 5-star rating for the quality of its research and innovation, making it the highest rated international university in Malaysia.

Japan's National Institute for Materials Science concluded a Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding with University of the Philippines System (UP System).

The field of quantum science has attracted considerable funding in recent years reflecting the potential for converting quantum-physics research into commercial products. To address the growth in this area, IOP Publishing is launching a new journal, Quantum Science and Technology.

BANGI, 12 Dec 2015 – The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) will jointly research the conveyance of liquids through pipes and channels, especially as a source of mechanical force or control.

Oracle Continues to Drive Excellence in Customer Experience through Big Data

Professor Naehyuck Chang of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology chosen among the new 42 fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.

A Walnut Tree, a documentary by Pakistani filmmaker Ammar Aziz, has won the Ram Bahadur Trophy for best film at the Film Southasia documentary festival, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from November 19 to 22, 2015.

Canada's International Development Research Centre’s 2014-2015 annual report is now available online.

Initiated in 1982, the collaboration between The French National Centre for Scientific Research and University of Malaya led to the creation of a joint laboratory called Laboratoire International Associé.

PARIS, December 4, 2015 – Jean Lebel, President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), today announced a $4 million investment to help cities in the developing world be better prepared for climate change impacts and the risks these impacts pose to people, economies, and infrastructure.

PARIS, December 3, 2015 – Jean Lebel, President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), along with Aron Cramer, President and CEO of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), today announced a joint initiative to help companies protect their businesses and assets from the impacts of climate change.

Canada’s International Development Research Centre is joining the Government of Canada’s official delegation to the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has approved funding of $1.5 million for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to conduct scientific research towards eradicating a destructive parasitic weed in croplands throughout sub-Saharan African countries.

Associate Professor Masahiro Hiratsuka at Tohoku University, Japan, has received the 2016 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional Scientific Promotions.

The Malaysian Government has awarded The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus a 5-star rating for the quality of its research and innovation, making it the highest rated international university in Malaysia.