USM PENANG, 5 Aug 2022 – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today organised a hybrid sharing session entitled ‘Making the Best of LIFE’ by Mr. Aldo Carrascoso, CEO and co-founder of InterVenn Biosciences.

He was invited to share on his life experience and extensive background in the industry and start-ups. This is part of the initiative under The LIFE programme.

At the same event, USM and InterVenn Biosciences signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at The Nest@USM to collaborate in Glycoproteomics (GP) Cluster Programme and explore glycoproteomics-based colorectal cancer biomarker projects, and apprenticeship programme involving USM postgraduate students known as the InterVenn Apprenticeship Programme (IAP) that has been established between USM and InterVenn.

Also present were the USM Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Dr. Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan; USM Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Development Affairs and Alumni), Professor Dr. Azlinda Azman; InterVenn Biosciences Malaysia General Manager, Mr. Fadzhairi Abd Jabar; Head of The LIFE programme, Dr. Kumitaa Theva Das, members of The LIFE Programme team and representatives of colorectal cancer working group from the School of Medical Sciences (Professor Dr. Lee Yeong Yeh, Associate Professor Dr. Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria and Dr. Marahaini Musa).

Aldo and Fadzhairi also visited the Analytical Biochemistry Research Centre (ABrC) at Sains@USM, where they had a dialogue session with the IAP apprentices who did their apprenticeship with InterVenn Malaysia.

The dialogue session was chaired by ABrC Director, Professor Dr. Zafarina Zainuddin.

Text: Nur Farrah Ezlin Mohd Suhaimi/Photo: Mohd Fairus Md Isa & Shahnizam Ab Rahim