Malaysia’s research has potential, now it needs to leave the lab, says higher education minister
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Malaysia’s research and innovation ecosystem has recorded more than 500 matched patents valued at over RM2 billion through the Malaysian R&D...
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Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the milestone demonstrated Malaysia’s immense capacity for innovation, provided the gap between academic research and commercial market demands could be bridged effectively.
“Malaysia had many good researchers, ideas and promising innovations, but too many of them remained at the university level.
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