National Biotech Talent Devt Centre to be set up in Johor
Published on: Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Johor: The National Biotechnology Talent Development Centre will be set up in Johor to address competency gaps in human capital requirement for the biotechnology industry. Established through collaboration between the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation's (BiotechCorp) Industry Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology, Johor Biotechnology and Biodiversity Corporation (J-Biotech), and Universiti Malaysia Pahang, the centre is set to begin operation early next year. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the centre would help produce competent human capital for the biotechnology industry and woo foreign companies to invest in the sector in the state.
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Companies could provide opportunities to students to undergo industrial internship to prepare them for the biotechnology industry, he told a news conference after opening the Johor Bio Conference & Exhibition 2014 here Monday. J-Biotech's Chief Executive Officer Wan Amir Jeffery Wan Abdul Majid said the centre would be located at the J-Biotech premise at the outset. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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