Do any one agree that biotechnology graduate is really hard to find a good pay job in malaysia?

welcome all biotechnology graduate to leave a comment or anyone of you who have friends that is a biotechnology graduate but got a good job in malaysia to give opinion.

Agreed. I was a biotech graduate and i ended up working in insurance industry

Gonna be agreeing with this soon. Biotech, soon to be grad here. Got job offers, all non-biotech related. Anyway i didnt bother putting effort into trying to apply for biotech positions either

biotech grad here also, never had a high pay job until now.

the true biotech grad that has a job in the science field are busy doing their experiment or analsing result,s giving presentations rather than sitting in front of the computer surfing LYN

I think what he referred to was the scarcity of jobs in this field and the pay that somehow doesnt equal up to other fields?

U seem to be a big fan of biotech and u keep saying it has bright future. Makes me wonder how much u are earning in ur bio-related company

This post has been edited by cutejams2004: May 10 2010, 10:09 AM

haha.. earning enough

Pay is good when u become the head of the department. Scarcity is of course less than the jobs available for other sectors such as banking, insurance. etc which doesnt require any specific field of study because anyone can take up that job. Meaning higher level of competition for that job.

Chemistry is another good field. I think better than biotech since the got more chances of employability.

Me a big fan of biotech? lol.. because im stuck in this field so trying to console myself..hahahahha

i suppose most of the grads could stand an edge if they are applying to health, beauty cosmetics, environment, pharmaceutical, food industry etc fields.

they can be either going to work at research dept, or even sales and marketing, production lines, quality control, HR, etc as they possess the knowledge of understanding the sciences. if u have the right communication sklls, i don't see why u can't move to management level.

yes. But i think they are referring to science based positions such as scientist/lab officer/RA's and so on. Entering sales/qc/ and other divisions are not hard, its just that some who studied biotech prefer to be in the R&D division itself, which is pretty much lacking in malaysia.

malaysia less develop in biotech industry, of course it will not hav a high paid for those bio tech worker. since it is a less demand industry

errmm..i got one friend..bio tech grad..

now become research assistant at a public u..

Meaning he/she is pursuing his/her masters in science:nod: Thats one option, but not everyone would have the chance to do so. Anyhow, if one is optimistic and willing to step into another field, then i think there should be no problems on finding a job.

errrrrrr.....that's because he told me he ntg do..then this guy call him then only he go help...i dunno whether he doing masters or not...

after he graduated..he worked for a few company doing part time jobs...then go be volunteer...

but he's enjoying what he's doing...

i dunno about other people lor...

hi there,

i am a biotech grad (MSc). I agreed that r and d job that related to biotech is really hard to find. somemore, what biotechnology course give us is just a basic of almost every science subjects. Like me, i am not doing any majoring, but just biotechnology. Having sending a loy of application and no interview for me at all. The only one interview that i get is about molecular biology. the people end up sayting that because i am not majoring in molecular biology, therefore, he dont want to risk his company to hire a general science degree holder. I think i am having a wrong judement lasttime to believe the government effort to invest in biotechnology field. what the interview i got now is just insurance and also sales company. Didnt see any prospect in staying in biotech anymore.

Really regret that i didnt join a slimming company to become their trained nutritionist after i got my degree but i go into Msc. Now i want to find the same job, it's impossible. I have miss the golden chance.

Any biotech people out there who really involve themself in r and d or other fields, pls send respond to let other biotech grad to know what else industry they can be involved in ......i really run out of idea.


Advise to people who going to do a degree course, dont go into biotech but go into chemistry or pharmacy, cause these courses know formulation which really needed by food tech, drug, qc OR qa COMPANY.

Ok, I am a biotech graduate (BSc Hons.), my work is about bioinformatics!

so means u wasted 2 yrs doing your masters? Now working in a totally unrelated field do u regret?

Not in Malaysia, but developed countries will need bio tech like Singapore.

And they have enough grads from their own unis too.

hi, i want to go into bioinfo too, but they say i dont know java, perl........

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Added on May 20, 2010, 8:36 pmnot regret. cause i gt mine in oversea. i think i am lucky at least i experience different things b4. i actually working in UK before i decided to come back. I didn't realized that it is so hard to find a biotech in Malaysia, i thought after a few years, government should have set up many companies. but end up same things. Now still looking for ideal job. wondering is there any biotech grad face the same things like me.

(actually i enjoy doing the course very much).

This post has been edited by Bravo Fashion Trends: May 20 2010, 08:36 PM

Yes, there is a learning curve. My degree and honours year did not teach me programming langauges and IT skills too, i'm more to biochemistry research and lab work, not to the biotech side and not to the bioinfo side too.
But it is good enough if you have the cell biology basic, just have to learn the IT part (thats what im doing now everyday, and to be honest, its tough!)

Have you been to interview anyway? Do you mean the interviewers said that you are not eligible because you don't know java and perl?

Yes, they say i didn't have any programming or operating skills. They say they prefer candidate that have those skills. I just thinking i need to learn those myself. how you learn them? need to register any course or can download the program myself and do self-learning?

Hmm, Im pretty surprised that they will say that. Well its true that they prefer people with real bioinfo background, but the fact is this type of expertise is too limited in msia. So most of the companies will take in biotech/biochem/genetics graduates. (and you have a masters! that should be an add point) May I know which company you went for interview, if you dont mind

For me, my seniors in the company are guiding me but since they are really busy, lots of self learning too. I guess you can start with good bioinfo books, and follow the steps and do it on your own computer (softwares needed by the way). And google is your best friend too, always google!

I am a beginner in bioinfo too, cant give you much advice, sorry. But back to the biotech graduates' fate in msia, in my humble opinion, there are jobs available when you really look and do your homework. Many companies don't advertise, so you need to google a lot, go to their website, email them....etc. just try your best, thats what I think.



This post has been edited by rach_: May 21 2010, 09:54 AM

the biotech friends whom i know, only 1 of them working in a related field... others, working for bank right now =x

to rach_: there is a month where i was in Singapore doing a visit to my sister. The company is in Singapore, but i am not so convenient to tell the name of the company so clearly here. There is also one company that is not main in Bioinfo, but doing other research in Selangor. I actually having an interview for other position, and thepeople say they also have vacancy in Bioinfo. But they say i lack of that skills.

I was busy depositing resume nowadays to any related company that i found on website. Hope that they suddenly have a vacancy offer to me, if i am lucky.


to minnymin: my friends all went into insurance, and sales.

Yes good idea. Just send in your resume to anywhere. Good Luck

hey well i m the postgraduate of the biotech, so it is true that it damn hard to get a job in biotech relate field after those biotech postgraduate student graduate. I thought they say that our government are encourage the develop of biotech industry in m'sia? Frankly i m kinda of scared after c what u guy said

postgrad master or phd? so have u graduated or not? if yes then u should share your experience with us right?

oppsss sorry i mean i still the one that did undergraduate but my friend the one that did the postgraduate but not yet graduate. Sorry sorry sorry sorry ...

Haha, I was about to say: you did not check the job opportunities in the market before you decided to do postgraduate??

of course i do check it. It can be a good opportunity to find the job in overseas. but, since the economic is not good at this moment, no country will open so much opportunity for foreigner. i would say may be the job opportunity is not as fast as people doing marketing, engineer or accounting. but, pls don't look down on people graduate from biotechnology cause they are a group of skills people who can be train in many sciences field. I have certain job offer too from vaccines,pattern,plant company, cancer. but just depend is it the field that i really want myself to be train. i am still looking for the field that i really want.

Hi, sorry if I made you misunderstand. I am referring to cherlynIN's post:

"hey well i m the postgraduate of the biotech, so it is true that it damn hard to get a job in biotech relate field after those biotech postgraduate student graduate. I thought they say that our government are encourage the develop of biotech industry in m'sia? Frankly i m kinda of scared after c what u guy said"

I just wanna say it is a need to survey for the job market before you decide something, for example furthering your studies. There is no point in going to phd just because "most of my friends did it". And then got scared after realizing there are limited job offers.
I did life science because I love it, without checking out its job opportunities, job scope,.....etc. I regretted for not thinking thorough enough before I took my degree. But at the end of the day, I never regret taking my course because I found my passion and love in science. The dream of changing the world into a better place, environmental-wise or medical-wise, is still in us science graduates, no matter how stupid it sounds to others.

I think we all life science graduates should have more confidence in ourselves and all the knowledge we have, even if we have to do sales or pathology lab assistants to feed ourselves for the time being, we shouldn't let our dreams die. We should keep learning and updating ourselves, read journals and science news even if you've left the university, the passion is very important!

i gt an offer fr a plant tissue culture company at penang. i agree tht da salary is nt high but sure gt increment after about 1 yr. effort and passion is da important ting if u wan to involve in biotech field. m'sia actually hav alot of biotech de company but due to racism then sum of the races won't able to have work til now.. u can check da biotechcorp de website.

what company is that? Im thinking of working in penang also. Do i need plant tissue culture experience only can work or any biotech grad?

to be honest most of the companies only employ malays

u r wrong. I dont agree. If u say that regarding to gevernment then you are right. But private they employ anyone who is suitable

hmm.. depends on da company.. but mostly hope to employ experience person in their company.. at least wat u did on ur final year project.. hmm.. yes.. most of da company wich da founder will try to employ according to their skin colour..

Well because the entire biotech thing is by the government. All the companies included-GLCs. And most of them maintain a policy of 100% bumiputra. They hire only malays, and thats the truth. Try checking out the profiles of the companies in biotechcorp.

Lol even that website is almost dead with no updates whatsoever for some time. It shows how much biotech developed. From a "extremely hyped over field" to a 'dying field".

There are positions available for lab technicians and so on, but sad to say their requirements- Minimum SPM in science background. The degree is like hmm a waste then. For scientists positions---> minimum masters + experience or phd, and they are very specific as to which part of biotech they require.

hmm.. u r right.. all of da biotech companies r glc linked.. but nt all r conquered by bumiputras.. there r still A FEW companies wich is nt owned by the malays.. if u continue til master o phd in biotech, i doubt u can a job in da malaysia market.. except becum a lecturer.. if u grad as a master o phd, u muz at least hav experience in the related field..

how can u say

" if u continue til master o phd in biotech, i doubt u can a job in da malaysia market.. except becum a lecturer.. if u grad as a master o phd, u muz at least hav experience in the related field.."

there are examples where they require master or phd.. why cant get job?

when u are bachelor u complain cant get job becoz need master or phd.. now u say got master phd cant get job.. wat u trying to say? conclusion is u cant get job?

wat i try to mention here is biotech de company require a more specific skills u hav like microbiology, molecular biology o plant tissue culture.. for master grad to enter a job in m'sia market, da company will look for a experience ppl rather thn u a fresh master grad..

the work of doing your master and phd is the experience it self. Do u think the company can find experience ppl so easily in malaysia? If got also company willing take experience bachelor degree or fresh master/phd?

good news people..!!

i just came back from a launching at iskandar...

they require at least 2000 biotechnologist by 2012!!!

This post has been edited by zstan: May 24 2010, 10:04 PM

by the way.. hope u take note tht study master o phd is nt an easy task.. gt a friend of mine doing ptc for master do nt complete it.. n sum of my local uni friends also take ard 3-5 yrs to complete it.. depends on your supervisor n ur own effort.. if gt.. da company in m'sia will hire with a experience want

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Added on May 24, 2010, 10:25 pmr u a staff o u juz a visitor to da iskandar at johor?? do u surf da iskandar website n c wat race conquer the upper management at iskandar??

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 24 2010, 10:25 PM

any more convincing proof than just saying they need 2000 biotechnologist?

@xavier
i am one of the exhibitors...so what has upper management gotta do with the number of biotechnologist required?

@fenris wolf
there is this region called the SiLC where they will be focusing on R & D in biotech work. 2000 is just a rough figure. one of the top people from khazanah told me...if they could not get 2000+ ppl to handle the plants/labs..they afraid the whole project might fall apart...

if u want black n white proof then i am sorry..no..

but i just want give some hope to biotech graduates....that all is not lost...=)

Ummm u said it right, but i never regret with what the choice i had made and i never follow my friend path. All the time, i think that biotech are the one that always play the noble role in life science field. Even when sometime u don't even care what other think while other look at biotech as if like a crap, u still cont on ur dream. But u do scare when all other are ready to look at how u going to fail while u do really had all the passion and convince in doing all the hardwork u had work on all this time but in the end u find out the result going to be zero, frankly u do freak out.

ya.. it gt to do wif it becoz tht race of ppl onli juz say but no action have been done.. if nt, y m'sia still haven't develop in da biotech field?? y dey r many biotech grads still can't job n hav to switch field?? u mentioned 2000++ ppl, u say it was mentioned by top people fr khazanah rite?? thn wich race conquer the top management?? n u say no relate at all.. if no relate, i tink u also would nt knw da "2000++" biotechnologist.. for eg.. da government do say it nid alot of doctor in sarawak.. u knw y dey mention it?? dey wan to attract ppl to vote for them becoz dey are da one hav da capabilities to employ ppl.. last but not least, i hope wat u mention about da amount of biotechnologist is true and being rude for some phrases tht i mentioned juz nw becoz juz felt tired wif the government...

I guess I can tell you how much I understand the feeling. My father kept hinting me to go for medicine or engineering since I finished STPM. Until the day I completed my honours project, he was still saying I was too ignorant and stubborn to go choose something so "useless". For 3 months I was depressed, I sent out nearly hundred of emails for job applications and got nothing, providing that I got my degree in Aus, it was even more stressful to have spend so much money and not getting a job. Now I am working, and my dad finally shuts up and stops worrying and let me do what I wanna do.

So the hard times won't last long, so don't worry, but stay alert with the job market all over the world. All the best.

what is SiLC?

Google - wikipedia
"Southern Industrial and Logistics Clusters (SiLC) - SiLC is a 1,372 acre (5.6 km²) industrial park with close proximity to two international airports and cargo hubs as well as four seaports both in Johor and Singapore is a value-adding advantage. As an international gateway, this key logistical factor adds soaring value to the business activities of industry players."

I agreed with what you say. It's really depend on what skills you gain during the project. but, what i have to say is that not all the biotech courses offered good final year projects for the student. depend on the grant and the university. but, i will still think that there is also a chance for fresh grad to get a job,provided that there are company who want to train you into that field. I would say these companies is hard to find. but just keep searching. Like what i said,even someone got the interview, doesn't mean that i got the offer. Unless,you really force by life, you have burden, than, you really have to grab up any job that offer to you.Most of the fresh grad,they simply enter any field, because they want moneys. But, i doesn't deny they are wrong, because those fields really can be earn alot compared to people who really want to be a scientist. i am still alright at the moment, and i cannot deny that i might follow their path if i really can't get what i want. JUst hope that i can be the lucky one to be chosen to train by company. The purpose i open this thread is to let Biotech student or fresh grad to be get prepared that what they will be facing after graduated. And hope that people who really lucky to got a job in science fields can give some advise,and experience for them as a guidelines.

because malaysia still don have the necessary labs and so on to start with...

and u say many...can give some rough figures?...cause if biotechnologist compared with doctors....its still less..correct me if i am wrong..

u can't compare the problem with biotech and doc la bro..

in sarawak..nobody wants to go there cause there so ulu(although the iskandar region also in the middle of no where)...and there are already plenty of jobs for doctors in semenanjung...so why bother going there?

for biotech is diff..whole malaysia every corner also not enough biotech ppl...biotech graduates cannot find good jobs..most of them go to fields unrelated to biotech..for doctor..no matter how..most of the time u still got job to do...

but if u ask me what exactly are those 2000+ going to do at iskandar..i really can't answer u la..

in general would be more research...but in a more suitable environment and hpefully, better pay.

u can post a thread ask hw many ppl r nw doing biotech related jobs after their studies.. but for wat i knw, da amount of ppl tht do relate wif biotech (exclude sales) r much lesser thn doctor.. a fresh grad doctor can go housemanship for their training in diff department n thn onli dey choose wat dey wan to specialize.. wich is diff fr a grad fr biotech..

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Added on May 25, 2010, 3:46 pmya u r definitely rite... whn i grad tht time at da end of 2008.. tht time u can c da vacancy for biotech relate (include chemistry, food tech n etc) at jobstreet r few onli.. i hav to make a temporary decision by working at engineering company.. after accumulate some money in my saving, thn i onli quit da job.. i wait til 3 months ++ until i found my dis new job.. i hope wat sztan said about da iskandar will b true..

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Added on May 25, 2010, 3:50 pmno u r nt useless.. u juz study on wat u interested.. i hope in da near future da science field market will generate more income to our country n hopefully da salary for science field related post will increase as well.. as i mentioned earlier, passion n effort r two important elements whn u r working..

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 25 2010, 03:50 PM

to be honest, iskandar project doesnt look to bright either. Another gimmick by the gov to boost the economy temporarily.

haha..can't blame u...

u didn't see the actual thing n those lands with ur own eyes....


but i am a bit worried though...

stock market is not looking good..............................................

ya.. i agree wif u.. da government r saying indah khabar dari rupa onli.. say onli.. but i reali hope tht da government will tink carefully.. say wan to increase ppl salary but in da same time.. increase fuel n current.. so gt any diff.. da government reali funny..

they dont need to increase salary, they need to reduce the prices of things out there. And that can only be done by stabilizing the economy back. Else, increasing the salary would be useless if the prices of goods keep increasing as well.

agree.. n decrease da ceo, coo all da m n o words postion in da company de salary... standardize it.. ahaha.. important is da consumer product price...

Can anyone in biotech who is currently doing biotech-related jobs tell what really a company wants. A fren of mine did bioinformatics even till master. he can programme very-very well. he got many interviews but still they say he lack skills. what skill actually? still he could not get jobs in biotech related company.

Another fren got so frustrated searched a job in Europe and now working in Germany receiving 3.5k EURO. He was a fresh graduate with no exp from UKM (who says local grads got no class).

work at germany?? wah.. nt bad ma.. ermm.. i biotech also but specialize at plant tissue culture, will start work at mnc (japanese plant tissue culture company) at sg jawi.. bioinfo.. i tink if nt mistaken, kl gt two companies onli.. one is MGRC another i forgot da name ady.. hmm.. a friend of mine also work at MGRC.. during interview, my friend told me tht gt iq quiz de.. i dun knw wat is ur friend company name??

wat do you mean by no high pay?
lower than 2k i heard the salary
is it true?

sg jawi in penang u mean? they have plant tissue culture company? oh i never knew......hmm. There r more bioinfo companies in msia than u think Many really don't advertise even they have vacancies, so research about jobs are really needed.

Regarding what a biotech company wants....I once went to interview in a biotech company in penang, they are producing antibodies and other secondary proteins. They need people with experience in cloning. But the pay is too low with 1 year contract (under government program), so I turned it down even it is near to my house. N now im in kl! For bioinfo, hmm.....programming not necessarily, u always pick up over time. But I think the most important thing is the biology background. Cell biology, biochemistry, genetics or microbiology-basics will be useful.

Your friend working in mgrc? hmm, i might know him/her then yes, iq test or logic test included.

This post has been edited by rach_: May 27 2010, 08:33 AM

da company u mentioned in penang izzit at penang science park de us company?? rach, wich company r u working at kl?? btw, u mentioned low salary ah?? izzit below 2k?? if like tht, thn i can hav zero income ady?? n yes it is da sg jawi at penang mainland.. mine new job salary is near reach 2k..

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 27 2010, 09:25 AM

Is in penang biotech park, bukit minyak. That job is quite interesting too, because it involves protocol designing too, not only routine lab work. The contract is under government's plan, 1500 for 1 year, can't leave unless u reach 12 months. So, i tried my luck in KL. Have to be far from home thats the only drawback. Other than that, I love my current job

There is another company in Kulim. Pay not bad too. Is a US company if im not wrong.

Your pay should be not too bad, its ok to start with lower pay, experience is more worthy, right? So what your job scope covers? You love it?

hmm.. actually wat i did for my final year project is relate wif plant tissue culture de.. so i hav the interest in tht field.. wat is my job scope ah?? hmm.. i still nt sure becoz it is my new job.. haven't start yet.. will start work on 1st of june.. for wat i knw during interview is prepare medium, culture n doing r&d if the company hav profit.. da company produce mericlones for orchids n sum ornamental plants.. so can i knw wat is ur current job scope?? o u also work in MGRC?? btw, previously i work in engineering field de.. after hav sum savings, thn i quit da job n wait for 3 months ++ be4 secure dis ptc job.. haha..

Oh wow, u insisted to be in biotech field then? bravo, good for u, our field needs more people like you.
I am a bioinformatician. my job scope includes all the bioinformatics stuff but mainly in genomic area only (not touching on proteomic currently), like analyzing sequenced data, optimizing pipeline, ..... etc. but the main thing im doing now is learning programming script, because I had no experience in this at all during my uni days.

hmm.. nw i m wondering if u work at MGRC, thn ur result suld b excellent n also during da iq / logic test.. becoz MGRC is veli hard to enter want.. haha.. becoz tht of friend is a first class degree for biotech.. n da pay is nt bad among all biotech companies n also da medical underwriter.. haha.. btw.. da benefit at MGRC also nt bad.. haiz.. too bad tht i can't enter.. haha..

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Added on May 27, 2010, 12:29 pmya.. i would like to work at da job i passion for.. hmm.. of coz salary also play an important role in it.. n thn da company background.. if too low, i also can't survive.. haha.. thn u rach, u work for hw long ady as a bioinfomatician?? u grad fr wich uni?? biotech also??

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 27 2010, 12:29 PM

there is a company called aar in semenyih also wan employ ppl
3 k. go and have a look

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Added on May 27, 2010, 1:22 pmbiotech graduates can work as bioinfo?


This post has been edited by happy_pink: May 27 2010, 01:22 PM

hmm.. my result nt reali tht excellent.. plus i do nt hav any experience.. so at da moment, i tink i won't apply yet.. yes biotech grad can work as bioinfo.. even for computer science also can work as bioinfo.. even engineering background also.. haha.. i grad fr biotech but also can at engineering post.. fr assistant engineer to production engineer.. y can't?? if u hav da will, u sure will find da way..

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 27 2010, 02:02 PM

Aha, I guess I know who is your friend
Medical underwriter needs to be experienced in writing scientific or medical articles right? I don't realize that getting in MGRC is tough, I have no friends applying to this company too, but MGRC do need more staffs, did you try your luck?
I graduated in Uni of Adelaide, degree in biotech, honours in biochemistry.

huh?? u can guess?? ru sure of it?? o u wan to play a fool of me.. hmm.. nid many staffs?? no wo.. for wat i heard fr my friend, most of da staffs r bumiputeras n sum of them even r relatives.. swt.. dun knw eh.. i gt send my resume to them be4.. haha.. mayb my result do nt satisfy da upper management..

i saw overseas need many biotech ppl
but the requirements is phd or master

so actually biotech not that bad is it?
y u all don wan further your studies
maybe can become lecturer

hmm.. u tink da path to obtain a master o phd easy?? depends u under wich supervisor.. if ur supervisor kind n gud, may u juz nid 1.5-2 yrs to finish ur master.. for da worse case, it takes even 5 yrs n sum of my friend also quit it half way through.. they r black n white whn u enroll to master.. like da duration of ur project nid to be completed, if nt, da fund o expanses of ur project u nid to bear it urself.. in a nutshell, it is quite a risky path among all diff fields of postgraduate studies..

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 27 2010, 02:24 PM

Yes is a guy right. Not playing la.
Hmm....the ratio of race here is quite balance, its a mix. MGRC has many subsidiaries, the composition of race is slightly different for each subsidiary.
Good luck in your new job then

oo.. okok.. i try ask my friend n c whether he knw u o nt.. haha.. i knw it is a mix.. hmm.. mayb next time i will try to send my resume to MGRC.. i won't give up so easily in order to achieve my dream.. hmm.. if nt mistaken ur name is racheal am i rite?? nice to meet u by the way..

Well, be lecturer is not a bad choice. Even degree graduates can be lecturer nowadays, depending on universities.
Further studies take a long way, u have to be sure u want to commit and spend time and money and go down the research path, before u can take phd. I thought of phd last year, but I cant see myself in the research path forever yet, I prefer to have some working experience earn some money. Being a poor scientist is a very tough life.
There are a lot of things to consider. One problem with malaysians is that we have too much of misconceptions and wrong mindsets. We think being a lecturer/doctor/lawyer/engineer is awesome, but those terms are so general. Doctor, what kind of doctor, ethical doctor or money-oriented doctor? We generalize and group people according to their career, which doesnt make sense. One person can be brilliant and wise but lack a bit of luck, or the other way round. (ok maybe a bit off topic here...sorry)

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Added on May 27, 2010, 2:34 pmDont ask la!! keep it this way okie

This post has been edited by rach_: May 27 2010, 02:34 PM

wah.. u reply so fast.. ok la.. i won't ask..

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Added on May 27, 2010, 3:13 pmhmm.. can i ask u one ting, at sg jawi.. izzit veli hard to find house to rent??

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 27 2010, 03:13 PM

Well, after browsing through all the comments here, i would say MOST people hold a bleak perspective towards Biotech fields.

I don't know about the real biotech company out there and their needs of any specialised skills but i can reassure you that as long as you have the right and proper lab skills, u r eligible to enter the fields.

Lab skills are what most people tend to neglect. they often think that the theory they learn in the book such as Biotech algae, plants, animals, proteins etc would actually be what they interested in only without even cares for their lab practical skills. take for an exp, during my lab session , my biocell lecturer ask us on why we should place the bacteria culture upside down instead of putting it upright? well, many seems to be have no response, and guess what, NONE of them ever ask WHY is that so.
At the end of the lecture, my lecturer just ask us to go back to look for the answer.

Thus, from this scenario, u could easily sense that the attitudes is what matter the most when it comes to ASKING! As a science student we should never ever forget the Inquisitive attitudes. that is we have to be observant and curious and ask more than what the lecturers could answer us.

Perhaps, they lack of that!~

I believe Biotech would be a very emerging and challenging field for the years to come . So fellow friends out there, do equipped yourself with the neccessary knowledege and skill to prepare urself to this challenging fields ~

well
wan to become a successful scientist sure have to sacrifice something
if so easy many also can enter
then malysia will be full of phd

hope wat u sacrifice for is worth it.. n as i said, if u hav da will, u hav da way... n one more ting, normal grade de lecturer also won't hav tht high salary unless u r ady at associate professor n higher level..

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Added on May 27, 2010, 3:51 pmby the way, da aar company is a nt bad company after i c thru da website.. so r u a worker fr there o u r still study degree student??

This post has been edited by xaviereo: May 27 2010, 03:51 PM

@OMG!
I agree with you. The spirit of curiosity and urge to find out is too low. (Not only in science, generally, msians grew up to be ignorant)
To add, not only in lab experiments, many science students do not know the real biotech society, they do not know whats the most recent journal in their field, they do not know new upcoming techniques, they do not even bother to find out the reason of doing something. Text books are forever outdated. I don't know how the education system in public universities work, but reading journals is really how u get in touch with the real science. Same goes to the job market. (and they complain about being jobless, sigh)

@xaviereo
I don't think its hard. there are heaps of housing areas there. by the way u have not get accomodation yet? it'll be june soon!

hmm.. haiyo.. nt every people afford to access to da journal site to do readings.. normally dey use it during their fyp, master n so on.. google search is da best n yahoo answers (but lately gt alot of spammer thr).. bbc website lo.. by the way, thr will b an exhibition in klcc earlier of june ..http://www.faconex.com/..

for my accommodation, i actually found one at nibong tebal.. juz ask for future rental.. in case anyting happen.. sediakan payung sebelum hujan.. hehe..

i understand about the accessibility of journals nowadays (thats another issue which pisses me off), but there are still many websites out there regarding science news, we just have to stay interested in this field to keep up the fast developing pace, else we will be outdated very soon! going to exhibitions and talks is another great way too.
hmm, im not too sure about renting a place in sg jawi, but i doubt that its tough. (u r so lucky to get to work in penang, i love penang!!! )

hmm.. actually penang hav 3 ptc companies.. n u can c yesterday the star newspaper business section 2nd page, thr will b alot of us companies will expand o establish at pg.. pharmaceutical de companies.. hmm.. penang science park also hav like transgenix and usa de alpha biologics if nt mistaken.. i gt applied both place be4.. but din get.. sigh.. hmm.. i admit tht standard living of kl veli high in terms of rental.. food wise, thr r places tht quite cheap de in kl (midvalley)..

i am going to study biotech
so juv come here to ask for some opinions
btw
biotech really tat bad?
cant get job and salary only 1.5k?

I been to alpha biologics for interview. thats the company i mentioned just now 1500 1 yr contract. Nevermind, Im just whining because I just miss penang, kl is just....not a great city (for me).
At least I love my current job, and my aim is to gain experience, there is no big problem.Tell us about your job once you've started working ok?

haiyo.. nt reali tht bad da situation.. as i say.. if u hav da will, u hav da way.. u muz hav passion n effort whn u step into biotech.. dun becoz of money thn u work.. tell u sumting, be4 i quit my engineering job, i used to hav average 2.5k a month for my salary (da first few months, i was an assistant engineer, thn end of last year, boss hav increase my grade into production engineer).. but becoz i like biotech, thn i quit n find jobs again.. i tink next time whn u grad, there will b lot of opportunities.. plz.. next time whn step into worklife, dun demand if u a fresh grad especially biotech.. unless u hav a excellent results in ur degree.. work hard.. thn sure ur boss will c it n increase ur salary..

that would be after 4 years haha

er.....im replying xaviereo....he/she is starting work in june.
Its good that u did research before u decide what course to take. research more, ask more, all the best

oo.. icic.. har.. alpha biologics offer so low nia ah?? hmm.. okok.. i will share wif u de.. haha..

ok lo
now juv need to study hard for my degree
haha
thanks
any new info pls tell me

u r referring to me o other ppl to tell u?? haha...

anyone la haha
about the job or extra knowledge

wow.. serious scientists here

By the way what is MGRC? never heard of that ame before. The only big companies in science i know currently is SIME Darby doing plantation stuff, IOI and a company from genting group forgot the name. All mostly dealing with plants.

What the hell.. why all plants.. i not plant expert

wat is MGRC>> good question.. search google lo.. becoz i also dun knw n i do nt work thr.. u go search biotechcorp website thn u will knw wat izzit.. thn u r wat expert?? u specialize in wich field??

there are still some of them: IOI, Gutrie, KLK.

google up~~

Did molecular biology during undergrad FYP, then working time do animal science then now masters biochemistry.. I am expert in nothing