02.12.2012 Views

Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

• Anugerah Akademik Negara by Ministry of Higher Education <strong>Malaysia</strong> awarded to<br />

Prof. Asma Ismail, 2007<br />

• Gold Medal, Cholera Genosensor: A DNA - Based kit for the rapid detection of Vibrio<br />

cholerae. InternationalExpossition of <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> INVENTIONS of Institutions<br />

of Higher Learning 2007, (PECIPTA)<br />

• National Innovation Award 2006 (Anugerah Inovasi Negara), Ministry of Science,<br />

Technology <strong>and</strong> Innovation,Government of <strong>Malaysia</strong>.<br />

• Gold medal with mention, 55 th World Exhibition on Innovation, New Technology<br />

& <strong>Research</strong>, Brussels (2006);Brussels, Belgium.<br />

• Special Award “WIPO Prize for a country in development”, 55 th World Exhibition<br />

on Innovation, New Technology & <strong>Research</strong> (2006), Brussels, Belgium.<br />

• National Innovation Award (Anugerah Inovasi Negara), Ministry of Science, Technology<br />

<strong>and</strong> Innovation, 2006<br />

• Gold medal, IPTA Exhibition 2005, PWTC Kuala Lumpur. Ministry of Higher Education,<br />

Government of <strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

• Best biotechnology Invention 2005. <strong>Malaysia</strong>n Invention <strong>and</strong> Design Society (MINDS)<br />

for EZTyphi carrier DNA<br />

• Gold medal, International Exhibition of Ideas Inventions <strong>and</strong> Innovations, Nuremberg,<br />

Germany (2003)<br />

• <strong>Malaysia</strong>’s 10 most prominent women, selected by Tun Siti Hasmah, OIC Summit,2003<br />

• Fellow Academy of Sciences (Medicine), <strong>Malaysia</strong>, 2003<br />

• MAMPU award for <strong>Research</strong> collaboration between public <strong>and</strong> private sector, 2002<br />

• Gold medal, EXPO Science <strong>and</strong> Technology 2002, Ministry of Science, Technology<br />

<strong>and</strong> Environment, Government of <strong>Malaysia</strong>.<br />

• International Federation of Inventors Association (IFIA) Cup Award for outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong>n Women Inventor2002. 13 th International Invention, Innovation <strong>and</strong> Industrial<br />

Design <strong>and</strong> Technology Exhibition (ITEX), Kuala Lumpur.<br />

• Khwarizmi International Award 2002 (Second winner), Iranian <strong>Research</strong> Organisation<br />

for Science & Technology(IROST), Ministry of Science <strong>and</strong> Technology, Tehran, Iran.<br />

• <strong>Malaysia</strong>n Toray Science <strong>and</strong> Technology Award for outst<strong>and</strong>ing contribution in<br />

science, 2002<br />

• National Inventor Award (Anugerah Perekacipta Negara), Ministry of Science,<br />

Technology <strong>and</strong> Environment, 2002<br />

Quality Achievements<br />

INFORMM has been certified by 2 International Accreditation bodies for the ISO<br />

9001:2008 st<strong>and</strong>ard for Quality Management. It has also developed software to assist the<br />

management <strong>and</strong> safe disposal of chemicals according to the ISO regulatory requirements,<br />

which has been found to be effective <strong>and</strong> have been bestowed with a number of awards<br />

including the National Productivity Corporation Award for Quality. Attainment of ISO<br />

9001:2000 is part of our strategy to secure good laboratory practice (GLP) <strong>and</strong> ISO<br />

17025 accreditation for INFORMM laboratories. This is to ensure that our products<br />

meet world-class quality st<strong>and</strong>ards. INFORMM has recently been recertified for ISO<br />

9001:2008 for the next three years.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!