Mosti strengthening vaccine ecosystem for any future pandemic

 

PARLIAMENT | The Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) is strengthening the national vaccine ecosystem to ensure Malaysia is ready to face any pandemic threat in the future, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday.

To achieve this, its minister, Chang Lih Kang, said it is focusing on producing vaccines for humans through improved collaborations between agencies and the industry, both at home and abroad.

“A discussion with the industry was also held on Wednesday, among other things, to ensure training related to the production of human vaccines also involves other stakeholders.

“This is because the provision of capacity at the manufacturing level is one of the important elements in the production of the vaccine.

“Having a relationship with the industry is important for scientists at the Malaysia Genome and Vaccine Institute and National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia to receive direct training from global vaccine producers,” he said.

He said this when winding up the committee-level debate on the Supply Bill 2024 for the ministry.

As of last October, Mosti’s agency Mimos (Malaysia’s Applied Research and Development Centre) registered 1,387 patents with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia.

Additionally, 959 patents were registered internationally under the Patent Corporation Treaty and the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Of those, 343 were implemented in ICT projects for public and private sectors and have been successfully commercialised.

- Bernama