LASAM Scientific Seminar & 20th Annual General Meeting
The Laboratory Animal Science Association of Malaysia (LASAM) held a scientific seminar and its 20th Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 13 August 2015, supported by Prima Nexus.
· Meeting · Supported by Prima Nexus
A morning of talks and a members' meeting
The day ran from 8.30 am to 2.00 pm at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, KL Sentral. It mixed scientific talks with the association's yearly meeting of members, set for 10.30 to 11.30 am. The meeting agenda included the president's address, the minutes of the 19th meeting and the election of the executive committee for 2015 to 2017. The organisers planned for four speakers and 49 participants, and two colleagues from Prima Nexus attended.
Animal welfare and research
Dato' Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam of the Department of Veterinary Services spoke on Malaysia's Animal Welfare Act, then still a bill, and what it would mean for animal research. He covered licences for research, testing and teaching that use animals, and the 3Rs: replace, reduce and refine. His slides also said the rules for research animals would be based on the Malaysian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, which LASAM prepared.
The other speakers were Dr Teng Kim Tiu of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, and Dr Lim Ban Keong and Ms Seetha Jaganathan of Rhone Ma Group. Photos from the day also show a talk on xMAP technology, a bead-based method that measures many targets in one sample.
Prima Nexus's part
Prima Nexus supported the seminar and arranged the meeting venue. Today, Prima Nexus supports researchers who work with laboratory animals through its animal studies services.
More of our work with MPOB, LASAM.
Read the story: Prima Nexus supported laboratory animal workshops, LASAM's 20th AGM and the 7th MAVP conference in 2015.
About Prima Nexus
Founded in 2014, Prima Nexus Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian research, scientific consulting and integrated research support company advancing scientific discovery and healthcare innovation. We provide end-to-end research solutions, from early-stage discovery and experimental design to cell-based studies, preclinical animal testing, clinical trials and commercialization. Our multidisciplinary expertise spans genomics, genetic applications, proteomics, molecular biology, stem cell research, bioinformatics and clinical research. Through strategic collaborations with universities, research institutions, industry and global technology partners, we connect scientific expertise and advanced technologies to accelerate research into real-world applications. We also run hands-on training for researchers across Malaysia. More about Prima Nexus.
