Empowering entrepreneurial scientists and creating new programmes in
biotechnology and healthcare
Kuala Lumpur, Monday, 11 March 2024 – HELP University and ALPS Global Holding, a leading company in the biotechnology sector, are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation in various domains.
Alps Global Holding Berhad (“Alps”) is a fully-integrated biotechnology research, medical and wellness company dedicated to the development of personalized medicine using cutting-edge technologies such as genomics DNA, mRNA, and cellular therapy, to pave the way for the next key phase in healthcare. Alps is poised to revolutionise the fields of medicine and wellness.
The MoU outlines a comprehensive framework for cooperation between HELP University and Alps. Among the key areas of collaboration are the establishment of a HELP Healthcare Research and Development Centre; the development and implementation of an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programme; joint development on post graduate programme; joint development of a hospitality programme; collaboration on cybersecurity and data protection programmes; development of programmes focusing on the utilisation of Artificial Intelligence (AI); creation of a caregiver academy, and exploration of any mutually beneficial areas of research and development.
This strategic partnership between HELP University and Alps marks a significant milestone in advancing healthcare, education, and research. Leveraging HELP University’s expertise in education and research and Alps’ forthcoming public listing on NASDAQ, this alliance is set to create synergies for mutual growth and advancement.
“We are excited about the opportunities this collaboration brings,” said Professor Datuk Dr Paul Chan, Chancellor of HELP University. “We plan to create new professional development courses, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in biotechnology, and healthcare entrepreneurship, dementia management, and in other related areas. This will create a new workforce, such a new healthcare technicians with the focus on precision medicine.”
HELP University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Andy Liew Teik Hooi, who holds a doctorate in biotechnology will be overseeing the establishment the new department, alongside Professor M Ravichandaran, Chief Scientific Officer at ALPS Global Holdings. The collaboration between HELP University and Alps will focus mainly in the development of courses in ESG, Cybersecurity, AI, healthcare entrepreneurship and hospital caregiving.
ALPS will play a key advisory role to HELP and provide expert advice in the programme development and short courses.
Dr Tham Seng Kong, CEO, ALPS Global Holdings Berhad said: “Pharma is going to be a sunset industry, and it will be replaced by biotechnology companies, because we are now able to map the entire human genome and manipulate the genes to treat diseases. For our company, humanity comes first. Our company’s next vision planning for our country, we want to create a platform for current science students who graduate from university and train them to become entrepreneur scientists. There are university graduates who are not working in what they specialised or were trained in. We need to have the platform to assist them therefore we are working with academics and the private sectors to create an environment for biotechnology graduates to enhance their entrepreneurial skills.”
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For media inquiries or further information, please contact:
Juliet Chan
Director, Corporate Communications
E: juliet.chan@help.edu.my
T: +6 03-2716 2000 ext 2182
Heikal Mutadir
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HELP University
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About HELP University
HELP University was founded in 1986 and it has developed into a leading institution of higher learning in Malaysia. HELP University offers a wide range of social science, and humanities programmes, and is renowned for its psychology, accounting, business, law, education, and IT programmes. The university has embarked on a transformation journey to become the Analytics-Driven Entrepreneurial University.
In 2019, HELP University was awarded the Premier Digital Tech Institution (PDTI) status by the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) for being a leading digital tech-focused institution that produces high quality graduates for the workforce.
In 2020 it was awarded an overall 5 Stars rating by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) an annual publication of university rankings. QS also awarded 5 Stars to HELP for the following categories: Teaching, Employability, Academic Development, Internationalisation, Facilities, Social Responsiveness, Inclusiveness, and Business and Management Studies (MBA). In 2021, HELP University was ranked No 1 among 650 universities in Asia for Outbound Student Exchange programmes by QS Rankings World University Ranking: Asia 2021.
Visit https://university.help.edu.my for more information on HELP University.
About ALPS Global Holdings
Alps Global Holding Berhad (“Alps”) is a fully-integrated biotechnology research, medical and wellness company dedicated to the development of personalized medicine using cutting-edge technologies such as genomics DNA, mRNA, and cellular therapy, to pave the way for the next key phase in healthcare.
Website: https://alps-holdings.com/