I feel sorry for your rather pessimistic conditions. besides feeling pity over your conditions , i think it is time for you to learn to pick up skills which are deemed neccesary in biotech industry.
Your statements might discouraged those who may have interest on biotech for going to pick up the course. So please don't spunk out all those unnecessary negative comments on biotech. People who love and have deep interest on biotech would not end up in banking , insurance or whatsoever unrelated fields just like you. They will strike hard from the base , working as an RA for perhaps and end up doing their Phd and make a greater contributions on the fields concerned.

There are lots more to be learnt , friend.Don't lose hope yet, for one day u might be regretting for not joining biotech industry.

Cheers,
Raymond

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Added on June 10, 2010, 3:22 pm

Yup i am not in any position of comenting about the working conditions as i am not really into the working setting yet.

But from what i know, lab is a place for them to do the research and development like testing, diagnosing and analysis.

Unhealthy environment? No, unless you are careless and not abide the rules and regulations concerned.

If not about the environment, what is the problem of working in a factory? U mentioned " that u have to reask this question: what are the differences between working in the lab with that of working at the factory? " What is your answer and point to this then?

I hav to say I agree with Patrick. When you start hunting for job, then you will know whats the reality. People who love and have deep interest on biotech WILL STILL end up in non-science area. Because like what patrick said lab low pay, sales not for everyone, singapore not for malaysians. With all these conditions, msians biotech grads are pretty much stuck, until the day the msian science field mature.

Moreover, not every biotech graduate has to have that burning passion for science, it is not wrong to take this degree as a cert - stepping stone to go on in any field which can feed you/satisfy you.
phd is not the ending for everyone, there are lots of factors and sometimes personal reasons to think of, that is why dream and reality is rarely equal.

anywhere i will be studying biotech also
actually very sad when i heard almost no one talk good about biotech

well actually
if u check us website 60% of biotech graduates are phd
for bio field, degree won make u go very far
u really need a phd
that is my hope too

i know someone thru internet telling me go singapore really need good results
they will take malaysians because we are cheaper in terms of salary