Publication: Life Sciences Capital Fund : Malaysia Case Study
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2014
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2014
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The Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund (MLSCF) is a venture capital fund based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MLSCF has succeeded in transferring biotechnologies from more-developed to less developed countries. The specific technologies of interest to the fund have the potential to significantly improve farm productivity. Two organizations, one public and the other private, co-manage MLSCF. They are the Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), a government organization, and Burrill and Company, a San Francisco-based merchant bank. The fund manages $150 million in committed capital. The concept underlying the fund is to pursue science without borders through a process of open innovation. Open innovation greatly reduces the transaction costs of technology transfer.
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“World Bank. 2014. Life Sciences Capital Fund : Malaysia Case Study. © http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20102 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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