November 02, 2012 15:16 PM <\/p>\n
NanoMalaysia, IBM Ink Nanotechnology R&D Pact <\/p>\n
By Mohd Haikal Mohd Isa <\/p>\n
JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- NanoMalaysia Bhd and IBM Malaysia today inked an agreement for research collaboration in nanotechnology design and development over a two-year period. <\/p>\n
NanoMalaysia Chairman Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Zawawi Ismail said this strategic cooperation would leverage world-class technology and expertise from IBM, complementing Malaysia's nanotechnology ecosystem. <\/p>\n
\"This will go a long way to raise the bar on intellectual property development and the nanotechnology industry as we journey through a knowledge-based economy and contribute one per cent of the country's Gross National Income by 2020,\" he told reporters today. <\/p>\n
The announcement and document exchange was held during the Iskandar Malaysia Sustainability Summit 2012 here. <\/p>\n
NanoMalaysia was represented by Zawawi and IBM Malaysia by its Managing Director Ramanathan Sathiamutty. <\/p>\n
NanoMalaysia Bhd is a corporate entity under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. <\/p>\n
The collaboration, said Zawawi, includes research into the use of Malaysian-made Graphene and Aerogel for commercialisation, as well as testing IBM's anti-microbial star polymer tachnology for healthcare applications. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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