About Prima Nexus
The orchestration layer for life-science research.
Prima Nexus exists to solve a structural problem. The capability to answer the most important research questions already exists. It is simply scattered across universities, institutes and private laboratories that rarely combine their strengths. We are the layer that connects them.
We are a homegrown, multiracial research resource management group working across genomics, proteomics, clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic areas. We assemble the hardware, software and scientific talent of a network of universities, research institutes and global technology partners, turning a fragmented landscape into one addressable capability base.
We serve clients at every stage of their research, whether as a trusted advisor or a hands-on coordinator, bringing therapeutic and regulatory expertise and state-of-the-art technology without adding the fixed costs to their R&D overhead. As a Ministry of Finance registered supplier, we work with government agencies and public universities across the region.
The capability is already here. Our work is to connect it, steward it, and make it deliver.
The people behind the work
Homegrown, multiracial, and genuinely a team.
The capability we connect runs on people. Scientists, coordinators and builders who take real ownership of the outcome, and who enjoy solving hard problems together.
Vision
To be the independent standard for life-science research coordination in Southeast Asia.
Mission
We move research projects forward by integrating public and private research needs with the resources to meet them.
Values
Integrated resources. Speed and efficiency. Honesty and integrity. Quality and diligence.
Selected milestones
Firsts we helped make happen.
Dengue transgenic animal model, established with the Ministry of Health.
Neurological research facility at a Malaysian medical school (UiTM).
Lab-animal breeding technology transfer in Malaysia (NIBM).
Why Prima Nexus
The advantages that compound.
Independent and unbiased
With more than a decade of relationships across suppliers and institutions, and no single-principal obligation, we recommend the best resource for the question, not the one we are tied to. This neutrality is the core of our value.
Network-orchestration advantage
We turn capacity that already exists but sits siloed into one addressable capability base, delivering research no single institution could achieve alone.
PhD-candidate stewardship
Programs are driven by coordinators fluent in both the bench and the boardroom, bringing professional rigor to the practice of science.
Total solution, single point of contact
From project planning and budgeting to workflow and delivery, one dedicated coordinator oversees each confirmed project through completion.
Speed, efficiency, and lower cost
By integrating the resources of multiple institutions behind one point of contact, we facilitate major projects at lower cost and faster turnaround.
Standards and governance
Credible science, held to international standards.
Quality is the foundation of credible science. We prioritize partners whose facilities and programs operate to recognized international quality, laboratory, animal-care, and clinical-research standards.
These are the international standards to which institutions in our partner network operate. They are not certifications held by Prima Nexus, and Prima Nexus does not itself perform accredited testing.
Consent & data protection
Explicit opt-in, in line with Malaysia's PDPA.
Responsible communication
We describe risk, never a diagnosis.
Ethical animal research
Welfare-first practice across the network.
Certified partner processes
Workflows run to certified QC at each stage.
Partner network
UM · UKM · USM · UPM · UTM · UiTM · UNIMAS · UniSZA · IIUM · Monash Malaysia · Taylor's · IMU · NUS · NTU · Chulalongkorn · Mahidol · Universitas Indonesia · UGM · ITB · U Philippines · Ateneo · VNU · UBD
IMR · MPOB · SIRIM · FRIM · MARDI · Malaysia Genome and Vaccine Institute · MIMOS · NAHRIM · Nuclear Malaysia · NIBM
Illumina · Thermo Fisher Scientific · Macrogen · BGI Group · Bio-Rad Laboratories · Agilent Technologies · Luminex · Elabscience · Tecan · IBM · HP
Organizations shown illustrate the categories of institutions within our working partner network and are displayed for illustrative purposes. Names and logos are shown only where written consent has been granted, and do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or a confirmed partnership unless expressly stated.
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A single point of accountability, from question to result.
Bring us the research question. We assemble the product, the place, the equipment, and the people to answer it.