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PRESS INVITATION TO MTDC 25TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
Monday 27/11/2017
Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the MTDC 25th Anniversary Dinner. The event will be held on the following:
Day/Date : Monday 27 November 2017
Time : 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Venue : Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur
Taming Sari Ballroom
5, Jalan Conlay
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Programme
7.15 pm : Arrival of Guests and Media
7.30 pm : Arrival of VIPs
8.00 pm : Press Conference
8.15 pm : Opening Showcase
9.15 pm : Up Close with YBhg. Dato’ Norhalim Yunus, CEO of MTDC
: Celebrating MTDC 25th Anniversary – Navigating into a New Horizon
10.30 pm : End of Programme
MTDC will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary together with its partners from various Ministries, Agencies, Universities, Technopreneurs and other organisations that has contributed to the Malaysian economic growth since its inception in 1992.
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 amounting to RM 1.8 billion, specifically the Commercialisation of R&D Fund (CRDF), Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF), Hala 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 : Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Alvirah Mohd Natt
Vice President
Communications Department
Tel : 017 212 2802
Email : alvirah@mtdc.com.my
Name : Abdul Hafiz Mohamed
Assistant Vice President
Communications Department
Tel : 019 266 7149
Email : abdul.hafiz@mtdc.com.my
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