|
|
|
|
|
|
MTDC ROBOTICS ACCELERATOR BOOT CAMP OPENING CEREMONY
Friday 12/10/2018
Members of the media are cordially invited to MTDC Robotics Accelerator Boot Camp Opening Ceremony. The event will be held on the following:
Day/Date : Monday 15 October 2018
Time : 9.30 am - 11.30 am
Venue : Training Room, Ground Floor, Block B, TIC III UPM-MTDC, Serdang, Selangor
PROGRAMME
9.30 am : Arrival of Guest
9.35 am : Doa Recital
9.40 am : Welcoming Remarks by YBhg. Dato’ Norhalim Yunus, CEO of MTDC
9.50 am : Group Photo
10.00 am : End of Programme
Program Background
This year, MTDC has started an Accelerator Program as part as our effort to strengthen the incubation and nurturing of technology based companies. The MTDC Accelerator Program will focus on providing the relevant advisory services to companies to accelerate them to achieve their commercialization milestones. MTDC Robotics Accelerator Program is the first program under MTDC Accelerator Program. The 3 days boot camp will be held from 15-17 October 2018 with 20 participants from selected robotics companies.
About MTDC
MTDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and has been the key player in commercialisation and management of government funding since the 7th Malaysia Plan.
The company was set-up in 1992 to promote the adoption of technologies by local companies via commercialisation of local R&D or acquisition of foreign technologies. Since then, MTDC has been a key player in commercialisation and management of Government funds. Currently, MTDC manages six funds, specifically the Commercialisation of R&D Fund (CRDF), Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF), Halal Fund, Business Start-Up Fund (BSF), Business Growth Fund (BGF) and Business Expansion Fund (BEF).
Besides fund management, MTDC also provides an integrated support services for technopreneurs which includes advisory services such as mentoring, soft-landing, branding, fund raising, international collaboration and networking. MTDC’s commercialisation ecosystem has provided funding and assistance to over 500 technology-based companies that are involved in a wide range of activities ranging from the agricultural sector to ICT.
In the 9th Malaysia Plan (9MP) and 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) alone, companies that were recipients of MTDC’s Commercialisation of Research and Development Fund (CRDF) and Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF) generated a total of RM1.974 billion in sales and contributed towards the creation of 5,261 new jobs and a total of 465 Intellectual Property Rights were filed.
You are cordially invited to send your reporter and photographer/cameraman to cover the event.
SOURCE : MTDC
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Alvirah Mohd Natt
Vice President
Corporate Communications Department
Tel : 017 212 2802
Email : alvirah@mtdc.com.my
Name : Sharus Shavek Sharudin
Associate
Corporate Communications Department
Tel : 012 358 4181
Email : sharusshavek@mtdc.com.my
-BERNAMA
|
|
|
|
|
|