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  Tentative Programme
EUM-BIO International Conference
  24 October 2007
   
 
8.00 am Registration of Delegates
   
8:45 am        Delegates and Guests to be Seated
   
9:00 am

Joint Welcoming Remark by MiGHT & European Commission Delegation in Malaysia

  Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr. Ahmed Tasir Lope Pihie
  Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MiGHT)
   
9:05 am        Investing in Malaysia’s Biotechnology Sector
  *Y. Bhg. Dato’ Iskandar Mizal Mahmood
  Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Biotech Corporation (BiotechCorp)
   
9:40 am     

Overview of Financial Incentives for Biotech Industries in Malaysia

  *Y. Bhg. Datuk R. Karunakaran
  Director General, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA)
   
10:15 am    Experience Sharing of EU Investors Doing Business in Malaysia
  Mr. David Jones
  Co-Chairman, EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI)
   
10:50 am    Tea Break
   
11:05 am  
 
Intellectual Property Laws in the Context of Biotechnology Industry in Malaysia
  Y. Bhg. Prof. Madya Rohazar Wati Zuallcobley
  Director General  (Industrial Property), Intellectual Property Corporation Malaysia
   
11:40 am  
 
Venture Capitalist’s Perspective for supporting and co-financing Biotechnology  Investment Projects in Malaysia
  Y. Bhg. Prof. Dr. Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila
  Director of Investment, Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)
   
12:15 pm    The European Union Biotech Industry Perspective
  Mr. Johan Vanhemelrijck
  Secretary General, European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio), Belgium
   
1:00 pm     Lunch
   
2:00 pm  
  
Sectorial Presentation on Joint Cooperative Perspective (Parallel Session)
   
Session1:BioAgriculture Session 2: BioManufacturing

Chairperson
*Datuk Dr. Saharan Hj. Anang
Director General, Malaysian Agricultural Research Development Institute (MARDI)

Chairperson
*Y. Bhg. Dato’ Dr. Mohd Nazlee Kamal
Chief Executive Officer, Inno Biologics Sdn Bhd

   
Session 3: BioPharmaceutical Session 4: BioInformatics

Chairperson
Ir. Johan. G. Hanstede
Chairman BioFarmind, the Netherlands



Chairperson
*Dr. Clarence Augustine TH Tee
Head of Support Services Cluster, Industry Development Division, Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC)

   
  *Note: Proposed speakers and subject to confirmation