August 2021

Biogenes – home-grown diagnostic kit maker hits major milestones

The Petri Dish – 27 August 2021
BY DR MAHALETCHUMY ARUJANAN & SAARANI VENGADESEN

THE pandemic changed a company’s playing field from developing aptamers or synthetic antibodies for animal healthcare to biosensors for Covid-19.

What is unique is these aptamers are not designed in the wet laboratories but using computer modelling that could be downloaded by anyone Read More…


Medika Natura’s Bioactive from Kacip Fatimah gets USFDA nod as a New Dietary Ingredient

The Petri Dish – 17 August 2021
BY DR MAHALETCHUMY ARUJANAN & SAARANI

MALAYSIA has one of the oldest rainforests in the world and is globally well renowned as a tropical biodiversity hub. The country hosts hundreds of species of medicinal plants with a trove of indigenous knowledge on how to use these healing greens as a natural panacea. Read More…