SymBion 08

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SymBion 08

• Developing Next Generation for Future Empowerment
  of Biotechnology Industry

Prepared by Rozaimi bin Abu Samah August 9th, 2008
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Outlinewhat are there at the end of the road?

• Biotechnology?
• Awareness on biotechnology to young generation
• How to instill the awareness?

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Whats happening around the world?

• Biotechnology has created a chicken with four
  legs and no wings
• Biotechnology has created a goat with spider
  genes that creates silk in its milk
• Biotechnology has created cabbage that learned to
  grow scorpion poison so cabbage can kill the
  caterpillars
• Biotechnology has made sheep to secrete ?-1
  antitrypsin in their milk - useful in treating
  some cases of lung disease

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Biotechnology?

• Any technological application that uses
  biological systems, living organisms, or
  derivatives thereof, to make or modify products
  or processes for specific use
• The United Nations Convention on Biological
  Diversity
• 1992

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Biotechnology?

• Involves harnessing the biological processes of
  microbes and of plant and animal cells to produce
  useful products
• Prof. Dato Dr Mohamed Isa Abd Majid
• Malaysian Pharmaceutical Nutraceutical
  Institute
• April 20th, 2005

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Biotechnology?

• Using living organisms, or the products of living
  organisms, for human benefit (or to surrounding)
  to make a product or solve a problem
• Thieman Palladino
• Introduction to Biotechnology
• 2004

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Biotechnology?

• Multidisciplinary
• Multisectoral
• Innovation-dependent technology
• Technology of 21st century

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Biotechnology?

• Red Biotechnology medical processes
• Organisms to produce antibiotics
• Genetic engineering to cure disease

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Biotechnology?

• Green Biotechnology agricultural processes
• Transgenic plants

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Biotechnology?

• White Biotechnology industrial processes
• Organisms to produce useful chemicals
• Using enzymes as catalysts

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Biotechnology?

• Blue Biotechnology marine aquatic
• Protect fishery and ecological resources
• Discover the life-enhancing and lifesaving
  properties from aquatic organisms

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Biotechnology?

• Bioinformatics
• Addresses biological problems using computational
  technologies
• Rapid organization and analysis of biological data

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Awareness on biotechnology to young generation

• Ninth Malaysia Plan 2006-2010
• Chapter 6 Biotechnology for Wealth Creation
• Next source of wealth
• Dominant position in economy
• Big chunk of money allocated RM2 billion

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Awareness on biotechnology to young generation

• Malaysias National Biotechnology Policy (April
  28th, 2005)
• Thrust 1 Agriculture Biotechnology Development
• Thrust 2 Healthcare Biotechnology Development
• Thrust 3 Industrial Biotechnology Development
• Thrust 4 RD and Technology Acquisition
• Thrust 5 Human Capital Development
• Thrust 6 Financial Infrastructure Development
• Thrust 7 Legislative and Regulatory Framework
  Development
• Thrust 8 Strategic Positioning
• Thrust 9 Government Commitment

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Awareness on biotechnology to young generation

• Young people new, fresh, innovative ideas
• Competitive with other developed nations
• Economically less dependent
• Aware on rights/wrongs in biotech (ethical issue
  cloning, GMO, organ transplant, stem cell, etc)

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Awareness on biotechnology to young generation

• Passing down of knowledge (sustainability)
• Improve quality of living
• Solve many problems (eg. environmental issues)
• Increase life span of the earth by minimizing the
  usage of chemicals
• Appreciation to God, the Creator

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How to instill the awareness?

• Quality humane education
• Providing accurate information about the issues
• Nurturing the 3 Cs curiosity, creativity, and
  critical thinking
• Instilling the 3 Rs reverence, respect, and
  responsibility
• Providing positive choices and the tools for
  problem-solving

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How to instill the awareness?

• Quality humane education
• These four elements, offered to students in all
  settings, in age-appropriate ways, pave the road
  toward humane decision-making careers, and enable
  people to lead deeply meaningful lives.

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How to instill the awareness?

• World conventions for young generation
• Embedded in school curriculum
• Young scientist competitions - The Intel
  International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel
  ISEF) - the culminating event for a network of
  science fairs held around the world.
• Funds and scholarships