From the Ivory Towers to the Masses www.bic.org.my Mahaletchumy Arujanan Executive Director Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre.

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From the Ivory Towers to the Masses Mahaletchumy Arujanan Executive Director Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre

“You don’t really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother” - Albert Einstein

Importance of being understood © Sidney Harris

Contraints in Communicating Science/Biotechnology Lack of trained science communicators Lack of support (policies, media, institutional) No science desk at media Pseudoscience / pseudoscientist Public interest on science lacking The diversity of the “publics” Strong “green” advocates

Biotech is:

Science in books

Science in movies…

A Non-Traditional Approach

MABIC in a nutshell Established in June 2000 Part of ISAAA and its 25 country nodes Hosted by Monash University Malaysia Aim – disseminate factual, accurate, science-based info to all biotech stakeholders Create public awareness on biotechnology Close partner to government agencies 3-member team

MyBio Carnival 2010 BioWonders Exhibition

School Competitions Debate

School Competitions BioQuiz BioSpelling

Poster Drawing

Poster Drawing

Fashion Show

Introduced biotechnology to fashion fraternity Fashion designers are keen to participate in future events Garnered media coverage UiTM – the biggest fashion school will introduce biotech in their syllabus

“BioRunway definitely helped us to broaden our knowledge in the field of biotechnology. Now I can go out sharing our experiences with others” - UiTM fashion design lecturer, Aniza Mohd Arif

Feedback: “We learned a lot (about biotechnology) and had a new topic to talk about. We had to devote a week of preparation by doing research on the Internet prior to the debate. There’s so much information available but we have to make sure it is accurate.” – Debate Participant “Now we know what biotechnology is and how interesting it is as a field of study. Initially. We learned about what the technology can do to improve the quality of living.” – Quiz participant “ We learned to spell words associated with biotechnology. In addition, we got new terms needed for a better understanding of what the science is all about.” – BioSpelling participant “Fashion and science are seen as two extremes with no meeting points. Never in my mind have I ever thought that the two could merge.” – Fashion designer

Media Coverage – Television Selamat Pagi Malaysia (Malay) Biz Malaysia (English) Vasantham (Tamil) Hello On 2 (English) Tamil News – Radio Traxx FM (English) Newspaper New Straits Times (2) The Sun Daily News Agency Bernama News

Media Coverage:

The Petri Dish – Monthly Biotech Newspaper – Free newspaper – Distributed to Universities, RIs, Ministries,Gov agencies, Schools, Industry

The Petri Dish – What they say?  Well done! A good start to introduce biotech to the community -Prof. Khatijah Yusoff, Deputy Secretary General, MOSTI  Refreshing and illuminating! -Dr. K. Harikrishna, SVP, Sime Darby  The Petri Dish is a timely publication, one that addresses the need to not only reach out to, but also to bring attention to the biotechnology industry in an accessible and easy-to-read manner -Mr. Kandiah, IP Lawyer  Petri Dish is a very effective means of educating Biotech to the public, it always works when you it in a simple and colourful story - Dr. Umi Kalsom, Director, MARDI

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