๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Visionary Voices @ ๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉFrom Research to Revenue: Innovation Commercialisation for Growth
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๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ: ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง. ๐๐ด. ๐๐ด. ๐๐ณ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ Fellow, Akademi Kepimpinan Pendidikan Tinggi (AKEPT) Board of Governors, MAHSA University
12th February ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Visionary Voices @ ๐๐๐ explored one of the most pressing questions in Malaysiaโs innovation landscape:
How do we prevent research from remaining in journals and instead translate it into real economic value?
Through his special insight session, Professor Gs. Ts. Dr. Mohd Ekhwan Bin Toriman emphasised the importance of bridging academic rigour with commercial reality, introducing the concept of the โRes-Preneurโ mindset.
Professor Gs. Ts. Dr. Mohd Ekhwan Bin Toriman
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆย ๐ญ๐ก๐ย ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐. ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐
Researchers prioritise empirical precision and evidence-based conclusions, while entrepreneurs focus on speed, market viability, and tangible outcomes.
Innovation accelerates when these mindsets converge rather than compete.
โข ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ โ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟโ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต
Think like a scientist. Act like an entrepreneur.
Bridging discovery and delivery ensures research does not remain theoretical.
โข ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ โ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต.โ
Commercialisation can take 3โ10 years and often faces obstacles such as bureaucracy, funding gaps, and regulatory barriers.
The challenge lies not in discovery but in execution.
โข ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น
Protecting IP from the lab stage is critical to safeguarding ownership and attracting investment.
โข ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
From research and IP protection to proof of concept, prototyping, market assessment, and scaling commercialisation is a deliberate and systematic journey.
โข ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ
With growing national focus on digital technology, biotech, advanced manufacturing, and green technology, stronger universityโindustry collaboration remains key to translating R&D into commercial outcomes.
Urban Vision continues to be a platform where ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ inspiring researchers, policymakers and professionals to reimagine how Malaysia can move from discovery to delivery in the global innovation economy.
