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Prima Nexus and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is a university in Penang and Kubang Kerian. Prima Nexus has run or supported 32 workshops, seminars and events with USM since 2015, covering Dentistry, Stem cells, ELISA, Multiplex immunoassay.
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Prima Nexus Advances Biomarker Research Capacity Through the Biomarker Research Fund 2026
The 2026 cycle of the fund has closed. RM150,000 in research support reached 67 researchers at 19 universities and research institutions across Malaysia, and 594 assay kits went into their studies.
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Prima Nexus Lead Scientist Invited to Speak on Careers Panel at the 3rd MyBiomed Symposium 2026
At Taylor's University, Dr Lim Chong Teik was invited to speak on future-proofing biomedical science careers, while Prima Nexus met students, researchers and industry as a symposium partner.
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Prima Nexus Opens Biomarker Research Fund 2.0 for Malaysian Researchers
The in-kind fund gives selected research groups one complimentary ELISA kit for every five procured, plus Prima Nexus technical support for their whole panel. Applications close on 30 September 2026.
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USM-FRIM Joint Webinar 2025: Herbal Medicine & Drug Discovery
The School of Dental Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) held a joint webinar on herbal medicine and drug discovery on 20 May 2025, and invited Prima Nexus to take part as an industry collaborator.
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1st LASAM International Conference 2024 (LIC 2024)
The Laboratory Animal Science Association of Malaysia (LASAM) held its first international conference, LIC 2024, at the Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 8 and 9 May 2024, in the year of its 30th anniversary.
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Prima Nexus supported LASAM's 24th AGM and animal research sessions at IIUM, UiTM and Monash in 2019
The Laboratory Animal Science Association of Malaysia met in Putrajaya for a scientific seminar and its 24th AGM. During the year, Prima Nexus also co-organised animal research sessions at IIUM and UiTM and supported a workshop at Monash University Malaysia.
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Protein Detection: ELISA Demonstration Workshop & Multiplex Talk
Prima Nexus and the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) of the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), held a one-day ELISA demonstration workshop and multiplex talk at USM Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, on 25 July 2019.
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From Shah Alam to Penang: Prima Nexus supported molecular medicine and biochemistry meetings in 2018
Prima Nexus supported five conferences on molecular medicine and biochemistry in 2018, from ICMMNH 2018 in Shah Alam to MDBD 2018 in Penang, and two data analysis workshops at UKM's Medical Molecular Biology Institute.
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Prima Nexus supported six pharmacy and pharmacology events in 2018, from a UKM research colloquium to iPRC 2018
Between April and August 2018, Prima Nexus supported pharmacy research meetings at UKM, UiTM, IMU and CUCMS, and the 32nd scientific meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology.
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Prima Nexus worked with Universiti Malaya's Faculty of Dentistry in 2018, from RT-PCR workshops to ICOIOM 2018
Prima Nexus organised or co-organised four RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry workshops at Universiti Malaya in 2018, most of them at the Faculty of Dentistry, and supported two of the faculty's meetings.
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Prima Nexus supported the 6th National Conference on Laboratory Animal Science and UiTM's animal workshops, 2018
The Laboratory Animal Science Association of Malaysia met in Bangi for its 6th national conference, on animal welfare for better research. Prima Nexus supported it, after supporting workshops at UiTM and a seminar at USM earlier in the year.
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Multiplex Seminar Series 2018 (Multiplex: Bring Your Biomarker to Life)
In the first half of 2018, Prima Nexus organised talks on multiplex immunoassay with host departments at eight Malaysian universities, plus bench demonstration workshops at Universiti Malaya.
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NOCERAL Orthopaedic Seminar and ELISA Workshop 2017
The National Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence for Research and Learning (NOCERAL), Universiti Malaya, held its orthopaedic research seminar on 14 December 2017, followed on 15 December by an ELISA workshop co-organised by Prima Nexus.
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Prima Nexus ran CODA blood pressure training and supported four laboratory animal workshops and courses in 2017
Prima Nexus trained researchers at IPharm to measure blood pressure in laboratory animals without an invasive procedure, and supported a GLP course at AMDI, two UiTM workshops and UPM's December workshop on the care and use of rodents.
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USM Kubang Kerian ELISA Demonstration Workshop
A one-day ELISA demonstration workshop for students and staff at the USM Health Campus in Kubang Kerian, co-organised by Prima Nexus and the School of Medical Sciences in November 2017.
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Prima Nexus supported tissue culture, CRISPR and tissue engineering meetings at UKM and AMDI, USM, in 2017
Three days of 3D tissue culture at UKM Medical Centre, hands-on workshops on CRISPR genome editing and mammalian cell culture at AMDI in Penang, and a postgraduate symposium on tissue engineering: Prima Nexus supported all four.
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31st Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pharmacology & Physiology (MSPP 2017)
Prima Nexus supported the 31st MSPP Scientific Meeting in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, on 18 and 19 August 2017, themed Advancement in Research for Sustainable Health.
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15th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-XV)
Scientists working on transcription, gene regulation and RNA biology met at the Jen Hotel, Penang, from 31 July to 4 August 2017. Prima Nexus supported the conference and ran a photo booth for delegates on 1 August.
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Hands-on ELISA training at Universiti Malaya and UKM: Prima Nexus workshops, August to December 2016
From August to December 2016, Prima Nexus trainers ran hands-on ELISA workshops at Universiti Malaya and at UKM in Kuala Lumpur and Bangi, and Prima Nexus organised a seminar on multiplex immunoassays at USM.
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Prima Nexus supported the 3rd Pan-Asian Biomedical Science Conference in December 2016
Biomedical scientists met for two days in Kuala Lumpur on the theme Biomedical Science: Frontier in Global Health Challenges. Prima Nexus supported the conference and ran a photo booth.
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6th Malaysian Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Scientific Meeting (6th MTERMS) and 2nd Malaysian Stem Cell Meeting 2016
Researchers in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and stem cell science met for two days of talks and poster sessions. Prima Nexus supported the meeting.
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Workshop on Behavior Testing in Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease, IBRO-APRC Associate School of Neuroscience 2016
A half-day workshop at UiTM Sungai Buloh on 9 August 2016 showed young neuroscientists how rodent models of Alzheimer's disease are prepared and tested. Prima Nexus supported it.
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ELISA Demonstration Workshop (Prima Nexus Workshop Series 2016)
Prima Nexus organised a one-day ELISA demonstration workshop at INFORMM, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, on 16 March 2016. Participants followed a full ELISA run, from preparation to data analysis.
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Prima Nexus supported the 29th MSPP Scientific Meeting in Shah Alam, August 2015
The Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology met for two days on the theme "Biomolecules in Science and Health". Prima Nexus supported the meeting and exhibited.
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Prima Nexus supports ICID 2015, the 1st International Conference on Innovative Dentistry
The Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, held its first International Conference on Innovative Dentistry on 3 and 4 August 2015. Prima Nexus supported the conference.
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Every event with USM
32 events, newest first.
Case studies and news
Research and stories with USM
- Laboratory Animal Training: Hands-on Workshops with Malaysian Universities Since 2014 (case study)
- Prima Nexus Advances Biomarker Research Capacity Through the Biomarker Research Fund 2026 (news, October 2026)
- Prima Nexus Lead Scientist Invited to Speak on Careers Panel at the 3rd MyBiomed Symposium 2026 (news, September 2026)
- Prima Nexus Opens Biomarker Research Fund 2.0 for Malaysian Researchers (news, August 2026)
- Prima Nexus supported LASAM in its 30th anniversary year, at LIC 2024 and the LASAM Scientific Seminar 2024 (news, September 2024)
- Prima Nexus supported LASAM's 24th AGM and animal research sessions at IIUM, UiTM and Monash in 2019 (news, October 2019)
- Prima Nexus worked with Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2019, from Kubang Kerian workshops to Penang conferences (news, September 2019)
- From Shah Alam to Penang: Prima Nexus supported molecular medicine and biochemistry meetings in 2018 (news, November 2018)
- Prima Nexus supported six pharmacy and pharmacology events in 2018, from a UKM research colloquium to iPRC 2018 (news, August 2018)
- Prima Nexus worked with Universiti Malaya's Faculty of Dentistry in 2018, from RT-PCR workshops to ICOIOM 2018 (news, August 2018)
- Prima Nexus supported the 6th National Conference on Laboratory Animal Science and UiTM's animal workshops, 2018 (news, July 2018)
- Prima Nexus ELISA workshops at UPM, UiTM, Nuclear Malaysia, USM and Universiti Malaya, October to December 2017 (news, December 2017)
- Prima Nexus ran CODA blood pressure training and supported four laboratory animal workshops and courses in 2017 (news, December 2017)
- Prima Nexus supported tissue culture, CRISPR and tissue engineering meetings at UKM and AMDI, USM, in 2017 (news, November 2017)
- Prima Nexus supported the 31st MSPP meeting in Kelantan and three UKM pharmacy research events in 2017 (news, August 2017)
- Prima Nexus supported the 15th Asian Conference on Transcription and two more conferences in August 2017 (news, August 2017)
- Hands-on ELISA training at Universiti Malaya and UKM: Prima Nexus workshops, August to December 2016 (news, December 2016)
- Prima Nexus supported the 3rd Pan-Asian Biomedical Science Conference in December 2016 (news, December 2016)
- Prima Nexus supported three stem cell and tissue engineering meetings in October and November 2016 (news, November 2016)
- Prima Nexus supported a UiTM workshop on behaviour testing in rodent models of Alzheimer's disease (news, August 2016)
- Prima Nexus Workshop Series 2016: hands-on ELISA training at USM, SIRIM and Universiti Malaya (news, May 2016)
- Prima Nexus supported the 29th MSPP Scientific Meeting in Shah Alam, August 2015 (news, August 2015)
- Prima Nexus supports ICID 2015, the 1st International Conference on Innovative Dentistry (news, August 2015)
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