November 02, 2012 15:16 PM

NanoMalaysia, IBM Ink Nanotechnology R&D Pact

By Mohd Haikal Mohd Isa

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.

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.

"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.

The announcement and document exchange was held during the Iskandar Malaysia Sustainability Summit 2012 here.

NanoMalaysia was represented by Zawawi and IBM Malaysia by its Managing Director Ramanathan Sathiamutty.

NanoMalaysia Bhd is a corporate entity under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

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.

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