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Article: MALAYSIA SET TO BE WORLD'S FIRST HALAL COLLAGEN HUB.
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- September 18, 2009
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 Asia Pulse - Malaysia is set to be the world's first Halal Collagen Hub with the successful takeover of a listed Australian biotechnology company specialising in the development and commercialisation of ovine collagen.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the takeover by a Malaysian BioNexus company was a significant step forward towards becoming a world Halal Collagen Hub.
Holista Biotech Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian BioNexus Company, completed the takeover of Colltech Australia Ltd, which holds a patent to extract ovine collagen from sheep until 2023.
Ovine Collagen is culturally acceptable and halal-certified.
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