News The Potential of Microalgae Microalgae are small microorganisms with a size of 10 micrometers and have various shapes and colors (Picture 1). Basically, microalgae are aquatic organisms that obtain energy from the sun, like plants that carry out photosynthesis. Therefore, microalgae play a very important role as primary producers in the food web in…
A group of researchers from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) managed to discover a new species of sering fish or its scientific name, Ambassis recently. The head of the research project, Prof. Dr. Siti Azizah Mohd. Nor said that so far, a new species of fish called Ambassis octava has been found on the coast of…
Inauguration of the building by the Minister of KPT 28 Januari 2022 On 28 January 2022, Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini, the Minister of Higher Education completed the inauguration of the new building of the Institute of Marine Biotechnology (IMB), most of which is a research laboratory. This laboratory was completed on 8 November 2018…
4TH INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY (IPCB 2018) in alliance with the 1ST SATREPS-COSMOS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM THEME : SYMBIOSIS-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETAL WELL-BEING DATE : 27-29, AUGUST 2018 GALLERY OF IPCB 2018 THE CONFERENCE THEME The chosen conference theme is: “SYMBIOSIS-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETAL WELL-BEING”.…
Workshop on Application of NMR in Various Field of Research Date: 10 & 11th July 2018 (Tuesday & Wednesday) Venue: Auditorium INOS & INOS Seminar Room Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an important analytical technique with wide applications in chemical, biological, pharmaceutical and medical sciences. This technique are growing rapidly in many field…
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods. It is applicable to all organizations performing tests and/or calibrations. These include, for example,…
Seminar on the Development of High-value Herbal Products High-value herbal products are given a priority in NKEA initiatives as new economic source. The development of high-value herbal products requires integration of knowledge and expertise in the field of pharmaceuticals, medicine, bioprocessing, chemical analysis, biotechnology, botanicals, marketing and others. This field has a great impact on…
Technical Collaboration Program Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Malaysian Government strengthens the technical collaboration with Japanese Government through the implementation of the fourth SATREPS project entitled The Project For Continuous Operation System For Microalgae Production Optimized For Sustainable Tropical Aquaculture (COSMOS). The Technical Collaboration Program SATREPS is a bilateral research collaboration under the…
UMT continues it social innovation efforts to develop the community with the establishment of the Translational Research Project of the Sea Horse and Horsehoes Crab Preservation Program for the Setiu community. The launch of the translational research project was officiated by Dato ‘Seri Idris Jusoh, Minister of Higher Education Malaysia at the Gong Batu Jetty…
Congratulations to both of our researchers from IMB, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeong Yik Sung, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noraznawati Ismail and Dr. Maisarah Abdul Kadir for their outstanding achievements during the Seoul International Invention Fair 2016 (SIIF, 2016) and Korean Invention News (KINEWS, 2016) that were held on the 1 – 4 of December 2016 at…