SMEs with a total Government commitment of RM 55 million with a further RM 43 million contributed by the 110 SMEs themselves . The companies will receive end-to-end facilitation anywhere from concept to commercialisation in moving their innovations to the market .
Fourteen of the innovations have already moved into commercialisation within a short period 18 months following PlaTCOM facilitation . Examples of these innovations include an innovative automobile engine dry cleaning technology which cleans car engines efficiently , a novel oil-water deep fryer technology that keeps cooking oil fresh and clean , a real-time monitoring system for holistic operating theatre management that saves costs and time , and an innovative battery recycling technology for mobile electric powering designed for urban and rural needs .
In terms of IP monetisation , PlaTCOM has facilitated the transfer of 112 Intellectual Property Rights from Malaysian universities , public research institutes and from Businessto-Business . This leadership in technology transfer activity has helped to narrow the gap in industry-academia collaboration .
AIM played a major role in defining strategies to transform strategic sectors of the Malaysian economy under the National Biomass Strategy 2020 and the National Graphene Action Plan 2020 .
The National Biomass Strategy 2020 was initiated in November 2011 to assess how Malaysia can gain more revenue from its palm oil industry through the utilisation of the leftover biomass . It is a result of extensive collaboration between the Malaysian Government and private sector companies as well as domestic and international academic and research institutes .
The National Biomass Strategy Delivery Unit ( 1MBAS ) led by AIM , was setup in March 2012 to serve as the Central Government Agency to strengthen the execution of the National Biomass Strategy 2020 .
State-specific strategies were developed for the two states in East Malaysia that are bestowed with more than 50 % of the available biomass , namely the Sarawak and Sabah Biomass Industry Development Plan ( SSBIDP ). The key is to ensure that local players will participate in the real biomass value creation , migrating from feedstock supply into higher value added downstream activities that are both sustainable and commercially viable .
The National Graphene Action Plan 2020 was developed by NanoMalaysia Berhad , Performance Management and Delivery Unit ( Pemandu ) and AIM . The Plan focuses on developing the graphene downstream value chain from intellectual property , to prototyping , to scale-up manufacturing . Rozario reveals that assistance is currently being given to 22 companies who are involved various stages of product development . Under the plan , there are five priority areas in graphene application which are conductive links , rubber additives , nanofluids , lithium-ion batteries and plastic additives . ( See accompanying article )
Thanks to AIM ’ s quick delivery of innovation-related programmes and institutional support , the momentum of the innovation eco-system in Malaysia has begun to accumulate . However , it will take longer than 2020 to evaluate whether AIM has inspired a new generation of innovative entrepreneurs and successfully generated additional revenue to Malaysia ’ s GDP . - Inforeach
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