Life Sciences Capital Fund : Malaysia Case Study

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, ACQUISITION, ACQUISITIONS, ACTIVE MARKETS, BIOTECHNOLOGIES, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERSHIPS, BROKER, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PROCESSES, BUSINESS REPUTATION, CAPABILITIES, CAPITAL FUND, CAPITAL FUNDS, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CEOS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS, COLLABORATION, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITY, COMPANY, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, COPYRIGHT, CORPORATION, CORPORATIONS, CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS, CULTURAL CHANGE, DECISION-MAKING, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIRECT INVESTMENTS, DOMAIN, EMERGING MARKETS, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUITY FUND, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FIRMS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GENERAL PARTNER, GOVERNMENT FUNDING, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, GROWTH CYCLES, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INCORPORATED, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INNOVATION, INNOVATIONS, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTANGIBLE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INVESTING, INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES, INVESTMENT FUND, INVESTMENT INSTITUTION, INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY, INVESTMENT PROCESS, JOINT VENTURE, JOINT VENTURES, LICENSE, LICENSES, LICENSING, LIMITED, LOCAL BUSINESS, LOCAL COMPANIES, LOCAL MARKET, MANAGEMENT METHODS, MARKET ENTRY, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MARKET OPPORTUNITY, MATERIAL, MATURITY, MERCHANT BANK, MERGER, MERGERS, MUTUAL FUNDS, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUTSIDE INVESTORS, PHOTO, PLEDGES, POLITICAL WILL, PORTFOLIO, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPRIETARY, PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PROTOTYPE, PUBLIC EXCHANGES, QUERIES, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, RESERVES, RESULT, RESULTS, RETURN, RETURNS, SCIENTISTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SPECIFIC INVESTMENT, STOCK OWNERSHIP, STOCKS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION, TARGETS, TAX, TAX INCENTIVES, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, TELEPHONE, TIME-TO-MARKET, TRANCHE, TRANCHES, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSLATION, TREATY, UNIVERSITIES, USER, USES, VALUATION, VENTURE CAPITAL, WEB, WEB SITE, WORLD TRADE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20144204/life-sciences-capital-fund-lscf-malaysia-case-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20102
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