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Short-term trainee Ms.Hanis Return to Malaysia

Ms.Nur Hanis Alisa, a USM master’s degree student who went to Japan (JIRCAS@Tsukuba) as a short-term trainee for half a year from May to November 2023, safely returned to Malaysia on November 3rd. We believe that not only learned a lot from research activities, but also learned a lot from Japanese culture and many experiences, and made many friends. Hope she will share the experience in Japan with other students in the SATREPS OPT laboratory in USM and further contribute to the result of SATREPS OPT project.

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Bioeconomy Corporartion visited Kluang Pilot Plant

On 23 Oct, 2023, Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation Sdn Bhd under The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) visited our Kluang pilot plant. The project overview was explained also toured the Kluang Pilot Plant. We discussed about the Bio-based accumulator (BBA Program) and BioNexus Status for further social implementation activities of the project.

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Short-term trainee Ms.Hanis Return to Malaysia

Ms.Nur Hanis Alisa, a USM master’s degree student who went to Japan (JIRCAS@Tsukuba) as a short-term trainee for half a year from May to November 2023, safely returned to Malaysia on November 3rd. We believe that not only learned a lot from research activities, but also learned a lot from Japanese culture and many experiences, and made many friends. Hope she will share the experience in Japan with other students in the SATREPS OPT laboratory in USM and further contribute to the result of SATREPS OPT project.

Bioeconomy Corporartion visited Kluang Pilot Plant

On 23 Oct, 2023, Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation Sdn Bhd under The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) visited our Kluang pilot plant. The project overview was explained also toured the Kluang Pilot Plant. We discussed about the Bio-based accumulator (BBA Program) and BioNexus Status for further social implementation activities of the project.

JICA Malaysia visited USM SATREPS Lab

JICA Malaysia Office, Chief Representative, Madam Sugawara and Mr. Ohi visited USM’s SATREPS OPT Research Lab on October 19, 2023, and discussed the progress of the project with the Malaysia side Project Leader, Prof. Sudesh. In addition, on October 2nd, JICA person in charge of the project, Mr. Egawa, visited USM and confirmed the progress of the project at USM, also toured the Research Lab.

Founder Organization

Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Japan Science and
Technology Agency (JST)

Ministry of Higher Education
(MoHE)

Project Member Organization

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS)

IHI Corporation

Hiroshima University

National Institute for Environmental Studies 

Panasonic Corporation

University of Shimane

Nissin Shoji

Idemitsu

Universiti Sains Malaysia
(USM)

Malaysia Palm Oil Board
(MPOB)

Standard and Industrial
Research Institute of
Malaysia (SIRIM)

Forest Research Institute
Malaysia (FRIM)