The Prime Minister of Malaysia, The Honourable Dato Sri Najib Tun Abdel Razak visited Malaysia on the 21st and 22nd of Janaury and held a round table meeting with leading companies and individuals involved in the promotion of Malaysian-Indian business. The meeting was organised by the Malaysian Industrial Development Corporation and the Biotech Corporation. Dr Maurice Cross, Group Medical Director of Veedawas an invited attendee at the round table meeting for selected Captains ofIndustry. During the meeting, Memoranda of Understanding were signed between both Dr Reddys Laboratories and also Biocon both of which are investing in new facilities in Malaysia. In his opening speech, the Prime Minister emphasised the shift in thinking from Malaysia being dependent on manufacturing towards a high value, service economy with particualr prominance to the healthcare and medical research sectors as well as the developoment of IT related industries. Dr Cross participted in the round table meetings and also met with future Malaysian partners from the biotech industry.