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Abdul Fatah Hj. Amir, PhDJanuary 2018
KOTA KINABALU
BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2018
DRIVING BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN SABAH
- rethinking the strategies -
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OUTLINE
• Some major facts and issues relating to biotechnology development in Sabah
• Driving biotech industry in Sabah – rethinking the strategies
• Special purpose vehicle as a driving force
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MAJOR FACTS AND ISSUES RELATING TO BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SABAH
• Sabah lacks of competent commercial-dedicated research organisations for undertaking modern biotechnology
• Sabah lacks of high calibre scientists for promoting modern biotechnology research;
• Sabah does not have small or medium dedicated biotech firms to support upstream activities in biotechnology product value chain
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MAJOR FACTS AND ISSUES RELATING TO BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SABAH
• Existing public research organisations lack of strategic alliances with biotechnology firms in the whole range of a biotechnology product value chain
• Sabah lacks of fund to promote biotechnology research for new products discovery;
• Sabah is under stiff competition with other States for federal government biotechnology research fund;
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MAJOR FACTS AND ISSUES RELATING TO BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SABAH
• Existing State departments/agencies main functions are either missing or underutilised for supporting State biotechnology development.
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RETHINKING THE STRATEGIES
2006
2015
Sabah Biotechnology Action Blueprint
17 strategies
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Driving biotech industry in Sabah – rethinking the strategies
• Capitalize the existence of small or medium foreign/national Dedicated Biotechnology Firms (DBFs)
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• Provide conducive environment for attracting DBFs.–Provide R&D facilities–Provide business support
facilities
Driving biotech industry in Sabah – rethinking the strategies
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• Build DBFs confidence
Driving biotech industry in Sabah – rethinking the strategies
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• Establish strategic collaborations with DBFs.
Driving biotech industry in Sabah – rethinking the strategies
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SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE AS A DRIVING FORCE
• Create a Special Purpose Vehicle that serves:– To identify and find DBFs– To form strategic biotech collaboration with DBFs– To provide R&D facilities to facilitate DBFs to
conduct drug discovery activities at an early stage of the biotechnological value chain
– To provide business support facilities to DBFs– To create new biotech firms
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A MODEL FOR DRIVING BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN SABAH
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
• The strategies will focus on creating commercial biotechnology activities in Sabah, as that will trigger:– Other stakeholders to join the boat
• Government• Business communities• Fund providers• Research organisations• Academia• Etc….
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
– Creation of biotechnology cluster (our vision – we want this to happen in the future…..)
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