JOHOR BARU: Johor Biotechnology and Biodiversity Corporation (J-Biotech) will build a biotechnology industrial park to attract more related industry players to Johor.
Its chief executive officer Wan Amir Jeffery Wan Abdul Majid said the construction of the park would start early next year and the first phase was expected for completion in 2017.
Senai has been picked to house the world-class biotechnology park due to several factors.
"Senai has been selected as it is regarded as a strategic location especially from the aspect of logistics, besides having other facilities such as airport, cargo and good road network.
"When completed, the Johor Biotechnology Park will house J-Biotech's headquarters, biotechnology lab, incubator and others," he said to reporters today.
Apart from that, the biotechnology park will also be equipped with a regional collection, processing and distribution centre.
Wan Amir Jeffery said the collection facility would become a one-stop centre before products from the biotechnology park are distributed to other places.
He said the construction of the biotechnology park as well as the provision of facilities would assist in attracting local and foreign investors in the biotechnology industry to the state.-- Bernama