MIMOS AND UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM) IN SENSOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Joint development of chemical sensors for environmental monitoring including detection of chemical and moisture in water and soil

Dato’ Abdul Wahab (second from left) exchanging the signed documents with with Professor Dato’ Dr Ibrahim flanked by Professor Dr. Masuri (left) and Professor Dr Burhanuddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 July, 2008 – MIMOS & Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to formalise its sensor technology research collaboration aimed at enhancing Malaysia’s precision agriculture competitiveness and developing grassroot competency.

Towards this end, the collaboration will focus on the joint development of chemical sensors for environmental monitoring including the detection of chemical and moisture in water and soil.

Under the agreement, MIMOS will work with researchers from UKM’s Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN) and the School of Chemical Sciences & Food Technology to develop sensors aimed at upping the ante on sensor technology to include the development of future sensor technology such as nanosensors.

“The strategic collaboration between MIMOS and UKM will significantly enhance Malaysia’s precision agriculture. In addition, we are working towards developing future sensor technologies which will be available for technology transfer or licensing across all industries including environment, medical and building automation,” said Dato’ Abdul Wahab Abdullah, MIMOS President and CEO.

UKM can leverage on MIMOS’ commercialisation expertise and assist in securing the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation’s funding namely TechnoFund (for pre-commercialisation of new and/or cutting edge technologies) and e-science.

At the signing ceremony MIMOS was represented by Dato’ Abdul Wahab, while Professor Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Komoo represented UKM. Present as witness was MIMOS’ Head of Microsystems & MEMS Cluster, Professor Dr. Masuri Othman and UKM’s Director of Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Professor Dr. Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis.