10 biotech EPPs launched
Bioeconomy Transformation Program (BTP) released earlier this week with the aid of Malaysian PM Najib BTP goals to enhance GNI by US$1.2bil, appeal to US$3.2bil in investments and create 16,300 jobs FOLLOWING the recent launch of the Bioeconomy Transformation Program (BTP) by using Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Tun Razak, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) and Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) introduced 10 Entry Point Projects (EPPs). These projects will raise the kingdom’s biotechnology sectors overlaying the three attention areas of agriculture, healthcare and business, Mosti and BiotechCorp said in a joint assertion. “The BTP approach is seen as a catalyst to decorate and complement the Economic Transformation Program (ETP),” Najib had said in advance. The ETP is his management’s software to transform the country into one with a high-earnings economy. “It is a continuation of the focus location discussed at closing 12 m...