1. Internship Projects on Industry Analysis of Life Sciences Industry AcuBiz Consulting Sdn Bhd February 2015

2. The Company Main Activities Business consulting for science-based industries Training/ Workshops for scientists Government projects – Proposal stages to implementation Translational research – Bench to Market gap identification and commercialization assistance

3. Selected Projects Completed Due diligence of the global business activities of a multi-national surfactants company as leading analyst for Merryl Lynch. The project resulted in the acquisition of the company for >£400 million Due diligence of an oleochemical company for its acquisition by a potential competitor Development of market entry strategies in Southeast Asia for a sludge treatment technology company

4. Selected Projects Completed Global market assessment and development of a global database of oleochemical industry for a multinational consulting firm Asia Pacific Market potential assessment and entry strategies in healthcare/biotech sectors for a multinational logistics company Assessment of orphan drugs segment for a hedge fund company in USA

5. Selected Projects Completed Assessment of market expansion potential to Southeast Asia for a UK-based HR consulting firm Business development for an Australia-based CRO in Southeast Asia Technology foresight study for Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation in eight key industry segments (Vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices, drug delivery platforms, bioinformatics, natural products, industrial biotech, and agricultural biotech)

6. Selected Projects Completed Assisted Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Human resource development in biotechnology Technology due diligence for Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation for technology acquisitions Global market assessment of various industry segments with in life sciences and pharma sectors

7. Internship projects at AcuBiz Developing industry analysis reports related to the following activities: Market/technology trend Assessment of the fast evolving segments within life sciences Legal & regulatory landscape assessment Technology trend and Patent analysis Market forecasting Technology due diligence

8. Examples of projects Market research reports on: Aptamers: Global Market Potentials in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Segments Worldwide Markets for NGS technologies Advanced Wound Care Markets Digital PCR Markets Antibiotics Resistance and Evolving Markets Worldwide Markets for GMO Testing Worldwide Markets for Halal Testing

9. Internship Project Nature Deliverables A completed market analysis report on the selected topic in 8-12 weeks Commitments Expected from Interns Original research based on most recent market data 100% non-plagiarized work Completion of project on time

10. Internship Project Steps involved Extended secondary research Primary research/ Compilation of primary research data collected by other analysts involved Analysis of data Patent analysis Legislative & Regulatory Landscape Assessment in Key markets Technology trend analysis Company profiles and Product profiles Market forecasting

11. Background of Interns  Undergraduate/Masters/PhD students in Biotech/Chemistry/..  Genuine interest in business aspects of life sciences and pharma industries  Good writing skills  Familiarity with Excel

12. Selection process  Interested students will submit their resume and answer a questionnaire  Selected students submit a proposal on a selected topic. Template of the proposal will be provided  The proposal will be assessed and best ones will be selected  Interview (Face-to-face/skype/telephone)  Contract signing with selected interns  Commencement of project

13. Training and Monitoring  Initial discussions will involve development of report template  Preliminary secondary research  Training on development of discussion guidelines (If the project involves primary research)  Data collection (Primary/ secondary with assistance as and when necessary)  Compilation of data, analysis, and forecasting  Report completion