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MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY WINS FIVE GOLD, THREE SILVER MEDALS IN BELGIUM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Universiti Putra Malaysia
(UPM) outshone the competition when its team of researchers bagged five gold and
three silver medals, in eight research projects at a research exhibiton in
Belgium recently.
The Brussels Innova, held in conjunction with the 57th International
Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technologies, also saw the team win a
special award.
The contest involving 405 products from 30 countries was held from Nov 13
to
15, with UPM giving Hungary and Russia a run for the money as their quality of
products was as good as the other.
Malaysian delegation head Associate Prof Dr Ratnasamy Muniandy, who was
also
one of the jurors at the competition, said UPM won the highest number of medals
among the Malaysia delegates to the event.
"Malaysian products gave stiff competition to Hungary and Russia because
the
quality of products was almost the same," he said in a statement issued here
Monday.
UPM won the 'The World International Property Organisation for the Best
Invention Produced by a Woman' special award, through Associate Prof Dr Lai Oi
Ming.
Her winning research, 'Novel Catalyst For Production of Acylglycerol
Esters', involving the production of health oil in food products like cooking
oil and margarine to control and reduce obesity, also won her a gold medal.
Prof Lai also won a gold medal for her research, 'Novel Process for
Production of Diacylgcerols from Vegetable Oil', which involved the production
of a type of material known as DAG, from palm oil.
The third gold medal was won by Prof Dr Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman
through her research, '205y Lipase: A New Novel Organic Solvent Tolerant
Enzyme for Industrial Applications' involving a stabilising enzyme in organic
soluble for use in the manufacture of soap, cosmetics, paper and pharmaceutical
products.
She also won a silver medal through her product, 'RNPeptiZyme: A New Novel
Protease for Biocalatysis in Organic Solvents', a new biocatalyst which is
applicable in synthesis, skin and food industries, and can also be used as a
cleaning agent and detergent.
Two other gold medals were won by Prof Dr Azni Idris, who produced a new
bio-coagulant using fungi for treating polluted water, and Associate Prof Dr
Ishak Aris, with his research on an animated robotic language for children or
ANROLAN.
A kit used to detect a pig's DNA, 'Rapid, Specific and Cheap Real Time
Halal Verification Kit', produced by Associate Prof Dr Shuhaimi Mustafa won the
silver medal.
The third silver medal was won by Associate Prof Dr Adzir Mahdi for his
creation of a multi-wavelength Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser, which is more
effective and cheaper.
-- BERNAMA
(UPM) outshone the competition when its team of researchers bagged five gold and
three silver medals, in eight research projects at a research exhibiton in
Belgium recently.
The Brussels Innova, held in conjunction with the 57th International
Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technologies, also saw the team win a
special award.
The contest involving 405 products from 30 countries was held from Nov 13
to
15, with UPM giving Hungary and Russia a run for the money as their quality of
products was as good as the other.
Malaysian delegation head Associate Prof Dr Ratnasamy Muniandy, who was
also
one of the jurors at the competition, said UPM won the highest number of medals
among the Malaysia delegates to the event.
"Malaysian products gave stiff competition to Hungary and Russia because
the
quality of products was almost the same," he said in a statement issued here
Monday.
UPM won the 'The World International Property Organisation for the Best
Invention Produced by a Woman' special award, through Associate Prof Dr Lai Oi
Ming.
Her winning research, 'Novel Catalyst For Production of Acylglycerol
Esters', involving the production of health oil in food products like cooking
oil and margarine to control and reduce obesity, also won her a gold medal.
Prof Lai also won a gold medal for her research, 'Novel Process for
Production of Diacylgcerols from Vegetable Oil', which involved the production
of a type of material known as DAG, from palm oil.
The third gold medal was won by Prof Dr Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman
through her research, '205y Lipase: A New Novel Organic Solvent Tolerant
Enzyme for Industrial Applications' involving a stabilising enzyme in organic
soluble for use in the manufacture of soap, cosmetics, paper and pharmaceutical
products.
She also won a silver medal through her product, 'RNPeptiZyme: A New Novel
Protease for Biocalatysis in Organic Solvents', a new biocatalyst which is
applicable in synthesis, skin and food industries, and can also be used as a
cleaning agent and detergent.
Two other gold medals were won by Prof Dr Azni Idris, who produced a new
bio-coagulant using fungi for treating polluted water, and Associate Prof Dr
Ishak Aris, with his research on an animated robotic language for children or
ANROLAN.
A kit used to detect a pig's DNA, 'Rapid, Specific and Cheap Real Time
Halal Verification Kit', produced by Associate Prof Dr Shuhaimi Mustafa won the
silver medal.
The third silver medal was won by Associate Prof Dr Adzir Mahdi for his
creation of a multi-wavelength Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser, which is more
effective and cheaper.
-- BERNAMA
