KUALA LUMPUR: Salcon Bhd's sub-subsidiary Envitech Sdn Bhd has secured a RM19. 73mil contract for the proposed construction of an integrated sewerage for a mixed development in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur.... In a bourse filing, the group said Envitech, which is a 60%-owned subsidiary of Salcon Engineering Bhd, in turn fully owned by Salcon, received the award from Jacobs Engineering Services Sdn Bhd on behalf of 368 Segambut Sdn Bhd and JKG Central Park Sdn Bhd.... The Project will not have any ef

PETALING JAYA: An allocation of RM3. 4mil has been set aside for the development of two types of Covid-19 vaccines under the Health Ministry’s Institute for Medical Research( IMR), the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the two types of vaccines being developed are the inactivated vaccine and the mRNA( messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine.“ Under the Health Ministry, there are two types of Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the

The previous effort, celebrated across the world, was incomplete because DNA sequencing technologies of the day weren't able to read certain parts of it.... “ It took 20-plus years, but we finally got it done.” Many — including Eichler's own students — thought it had been finished already.... I said, ’No, this time we really, really did it!...

WASHINGTON( AFP)-Effective vaccines, without a needle: Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have doubled down on efforts to create patches that deliver life-saving drugs painlessly to the skin, a development that could revolutionise medicine. The technique could help save children's tears at doctors' offices, and help people who have a phobia of syringes. Beyond that, skin patches could assist with distribution efforts, because they don't have cold-chain requirements-and might e

The source added that ministers were “ looking to beat our record of jabs per day ”.... Previously they had to be able to commit to giving out 1, 000 to be eligible. There appears to be public demand to get jabs at pharmacies.... “ It does seem odd that we’ve got indemnity for GP sites and not for pharmacy sites....