Updates:-

• MBIO is jointly co-organising BioMalaysia 2006 with BiotechCorp and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia. BioMalaysia 2006 is to be held from the 6th - 8th of December 2006 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

• MBIO (Chairman, Dr. K. Harikrishna) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Bio-Venture Association (KOBIOVEN), (Chairman, Park Jong-sei) on the 15th of November 2006, to collaborate between both organisations and between the bio-venture enterprises belonging to both associations promoting the exchange of business and bio-industry related information between the bio-venture enterprises of both nations.

• MBIO has co-organised The Korea Southeast Asia Road Show 2006, at the Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur on the 15th of December 2006. The Chairman of MBIO, Dr. K. Harikrishna delivered a talk on the Malaysian bio-industy to the delegates. The aim of this event was to business match make Malaysian bio-venture enterprises with the Korean bio-venture enterprises in attendance.