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Malaysian Genomics Signs Agreement with National Institutes of Health to Explore Research Opportunities

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PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Oct 12, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - MGRC Therapeutics Sdn Bhd (MGRC-T), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad (Bursa: MGRC, 0155), a leading genomics and biopharmaceutical specialist, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the National Institutes of Health, Malaysia (NIH), providing a framework for collaboration between the two parties in medical research pertaining to genomics and biopharmaceuticals.Dato' Alvin Joseph Nesakumar, Executive Director of Malaysian GenomicsThe National Institutes of Health (NIH), the research arm under the Ministry of Health Malaysia, comprises six research institutes that focus on biomedical research, public health and epidemiology, clinical research, behavioural health research, health management and health policies. The NIH is mandated to conduct high-impact health research to improve the quality of life of the Rakyat. The health research conducted by the NIH is in line with the Health Research Priority Areas for each five-yearly Malaysia Plans.MGRC-T specialises in genomics and biopharmaceutical services with proprietary know-how and intellectual property related to the ...

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Corporate Boards Worldwide Navigating Governance Challenges, HKIoD Shares Findings of Global Director Survey 2020-2021

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HONG KONG, May 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - A global research on board governance during the Covid-19 crisis indicated that two-thirds of company directors reported an increase of time commitment by 50 percent or more. The Hong Kong Institute of Directors ("HKIoD") shares the 2020-2021 Survey Report of the Global Network of Director Institutes ("GNDI"), which analyses survey responses fielded in the second half-year of 2020 from a diverse pool of nearly 2,000 directors from 17 director institutes worldwide. HKIoD is a member institute of GNDI, an international alliance of leading director institutes representing more than 150,000 corporate board members.Chairman of HKIoD Dr Christopher To noted, "This GNDI Survey Report provides timely snapshots of how boards worldwide are navigating the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 crisis. How our fellow directors recalibrated their board foci and strategies generated good references not just for now but also for the foreseeable future, as the impacts of Covid-19 will linger for some time. Globally directors must act and have acted quickly in changing. This crisis poses opportunity to rethink, revalue, restructure, r...