Top Laboratory Companies in Malaysia

The laboratory industry in Malaysia has been an essential part of the country's healthcare and scientific research ecosystem, providing critical services and expertise to support innovation and progress. The industry has been undergoing significant transformations and disruptions, driven by a combination of government support, technological advancements, and changing market demands. In this article, we will examine the key statistics, factors contributing to growth, trends, challenges, and future outlook of the laboratory industry in Malaysia.

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LABLINK MEDICAL LABORATORY182 +60 3-4023 4588
qayyum@kpjlablink.com

Established in 1989, Lablink Medical Laboratory is the largest private hospital laboratory in Malaysia wholly owned by KPJ Healthcare Berhad. Lablink hospitals laboratory networks are accredited with JCI, MSQH &IMS accreditation in its branches. Lablink is the first private medical laboratory equipped with the laboratory facilities Bio-Safety Level 3. Other services provided by Lablink such as Haematology, Microbiology, Serology, Histopathology,Cytology, Biochemistry and Molecular test.

FC-BIOS29 (blank)
estore@fcbios.com.my

FC-BIOS SDN BHD is a life science company based in Kuala Lumpur. Founded in the year 1989, we have placed ourselves in the forefront of the scientific community by providing solutions and growing with our customers. Making our debut in the market by offering filtration solutions - our company has grown to service customers in diagnostics, research, industrial and applied markets with our range of laboratory equipment, consumables and reagents. Our portfolio of brands include products from Japan, France, Italy, USA and many more. Our main areas of expertise can be split into the following categories - Life Science & Cell Culture, Food Safety & Microbiology, Biobanking & Cryogenics, Cold Chain Solutions, Laboratory Plasticwares, Transplant Diagnostics and Occupational, Safety & Environment. With over 30 years of experience and support from our dedicated team – FC-BIOS SDN BHD strives to provide total solutions tailored specifically for our customer in the countless markets they represent…

LT GROUP OF COMPANIES5 +60 3-8063 8298
sales@extrad-asean.com

LT Group of Companies commenced since 2001 and provides a total solution to laboratories in terms of laboratory furniture, analytical supplies, electron microscopy and professional consulting. Currently, there are 5 (FIVE) business units under LT Group of Companies umbrella – LT Resources, LT Analytic and LT Laboratory Solutions, Extrad Instrumentation and Extrad Nanotech.

ARACHEM (M) SDN BHD66 +60 3-6276 2323
marketing@arachem.com.my

Arachem (M) Sdn Bhd is the countrys leading provider of cutting-edge scientific test kits and engineering systems. Incepted in 1990, we have evolved from being a single company into a parent company of a few business units, representing renowned product brands. We have a diverse portfolio of clients involving in various industries, notably water and wastewater treatment, food and beverage, agriculture, aquaculture, animal health diagnostic, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and toiletries, palm oil, biodiesel as well as power plant. We have three sales divisions, Engineering Division. Biotechnology Division and Animal Diagnostics Division. Our Engineering Division is the leading provider of mixing & processing systems, fluid handling systems, screening and grinding equipment, vacuum and exhauster, bulk handling equipment as well as chemical dosing skid. Our years of experience in the industrial sector would offer you time tested solutions for reliable and trouble f…

IHH HEALTHCARE21,143 +60 19-474 9288
myhealth360sgsupport@ihhhealthcare.com

A world-leading integrated healthcare provider, IHH believes that making a difference starts with our aspiration to Care. For Good. Our team of 65,000 people commit to deliver greater good to our patients, people, the public and our planet, as we live our purpose each day to touch lives and transform care. Through our portfolio of trusted brands – Acibadem, Mount Elizabeth, Prince Court, Gleneagles, Fortis, Pantai and Parkway – we offer our patients comprehensive and personalised care ranging from primary to quaternary, and even ancillary services such as laboratory, diagnostics, imaging and rehabilitation. With our scale and reach in 10 countries, we continue to raise the bar in healthcare in our key markets of Malaysia, Singapore, Türkiye, India, Greater China (including Hong Kong) and beyond. In partnership with our stakeholders, we will co-create a sustainable future for all as we work towards our vision to become the worlds most trusted healthcare services network.

NOVAPAVE SDN BHD12 +60 6-794 0507
sales@novapave.com

Novapave - Paving Innovations We are dedicated in the field of civil engineering and necessitate ourselves to satisfy the clienteles in commercial sectors, research laboratories, universities and government agencies. We have planted in extra determinations to network up the experts, well-versed in current technology and development to establish ourselves in providing the one-stop Service and solution in the fields of advanced road pavement products & technology. As part of our commitments, we also offer assistance in specialized services cater to the specific and demanding needs of customers by drawing upon our pool of specialists across the globe. We have the capability to develop programmes covering the most updated technologies, achieving customers satisfaction through a tailored system that can handle customers present and future needs.

ICAN COLLEGE36 +60 12-953 2123
enquiry@ican.edu.my

ICAN College is a Private Higher Education Institution wholly owned by Prima Gading Corporation Sdn. Bhd., and investment holding company with a vision to provide task trained human capital to meet specific market needs and trends. ICAN College is previously known as “Integrated College of Allied Health and Nursing and it was launched in the year of 2008, 10th June. ICAN is conveniently located in the commercial and residential area, at the fringe of Kuala Lumpur, and easily accessible by public transportation. The main office is situated on the 10th floor of Menara Maxisegar, Pandan Indah; it offers a panoramic view of Kuala Lumpur and iconic landmarks such as KLCC, Menara KL and others. ICAN provides you a conducive and spacious environment which achieved the appropriate learning and growing requirements. At the same time, ICAN provides students with pharmacy lab, physiotherapy gymnasium, skills lab, stimulation ward and medical laboratory technology lab to train students in the re…

SNOWICE REFRIGERANTS1 +60 7-455 6363
contact@snowicefluor.com

Snowice Fluorochemicals Industries Sdn Bhd is set up by a group of enterprising engineers to capitalize on the opportunities provided by HCFC interims and HFC refrigerants. SNOWICEs team of sales and technical specialists has many years of experience in the market. With our knowledge, we are able to provide comprehensive technical support on all aspects of refrigerants management and applications to our customers. In line with our corporate vision to promote responsible and sustainable use of refrigerants, we have also grown our services to provide recycling (reclaim) and laboratory testing to the market. In addition, our laboratory is currently an AHRI Certified™ Testing Laboratory, which further enhances our holistic approach to our vision. If you have any comments, enquiries and feedback with our service, pls go to the Contact Page to drop us a message. Thanks!

LMS SCIENTIFIC SOLUTION SDN. BHD.8 +60 3-7843 6533
info@lmsscientific.com

LMS Group is founded on 4th July 1995 and has established offices in 5 ASEAN countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. Our mission is to be the leading distributor of scientific instruments for material science. One of our key philosophy is to represent exclusively principals who are market leaders worldwide. Therefore, we distribute products with a strong reputation for quality and service support. LMS supplies and provide after sales services for materials testing machines, hardness testers, polymer test equipment, rheological testing instruments, raw materials inspection systems, thermal conductivity measuring instruments, thermal analyzers, optical contact angle measuring instruments, tensiometer, viscometers, rheometers, sample preparation equipment, particle size analysis instrument and other laboratory scientific and research grade instruments.

SUNWAY MEDICAL CENTRE VELOCITY175 +60 3-5566 8888
smc@sunway.com.my

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity is a tertiary hospital in the township of Sunway Velocity. The hospital offers comprehensive tertiary healthcare services, with 240 beds, 77 consultant suites and 6 operating theaters. Sunway Medical Centre Velocity offers a comprehensive range of medical services, which include facilities and advanced medical technologies for outpatient and inpatient specialty care, health and wellness programmes and 24-hour emergency services. (c) 2020 Sunmed Velocity Sdn Bhd (199001018477 (210146-H)). All Rights Reserved.

ONCODE SCIENTIFIC SDN BHD17 +60 3-7610 1837
info@oncodesc.com

ONCODE Scientific Sdn Bhd was founded in 2015, by a strong knowledge-based core management and technical team with a combination of more than 100 years experience in the areas of medical diagnostics and clinical research. The team comprises of scientists, pathologists, geneticists, clinicians, pharmacists, bioinformaticians and business veterans who aim to deliver the best quality affordable molecular diagnostic solutions to the global community. Oncode is a well-established precision medicine laboratory with niche in cancer molecular diagnostics. The company is the first precision medicine center with full world-class facilities set-up in Malaysia and a unicorn in Asia which specializes in BOTH Solid Tumours and Blood Cancers. Through continuous innovations, breaking traditions and outgrowing people, Oncode poised to become one of the worlds leading molecular diagnostic laboratories, creating groundbreaking medical solutions that integrates disease prevention, detection, interpret…

EVERLIFE-CHEMOPHARM GROUP199 (blank)
enquiry@chemopharm.com

Everlife-Chemopharm Group is a leading regional scientific equipment distributor specializing in the provision of laboratory supplies, reagents, furniture and systems as well as equipment, instrumentation and bio-and lab-informatics software. We offer solutions for chemical analysis, life science, clinical diagnostics and biomedical, and also process industries. Established since 1975, we currently market our product and services across the region and in 2012, generated sales over USD 38 million. With our vast experience and knowledge, we aim to provide the most ideal technical and scientific solutions, catering to the specific needs of our customers.

SUNWAY MEDICAL CENTRE VELOCITY125 +60 3-5566 8888
smc@sunway.com.my

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity is a tertiary hospital in the township of Sunway Velocity. The hospital offers comprehensive tertiary healthcare services, with 240 beds, 77 consultant suites and 6 operating theaters. Sunway Medical Centre Velocity offers a comprehensive range of medical services, which include facilities and advanced medical technologies for outpatient and inpatient specialty care, health and wellness programmes and 24-hour emergency services. Sunway Medical Centre is affiliated with the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, University of Cambridge, Royal Papworth Hospital and Harvard Medical School to further meet the demands of clinical care, education and research.

INNOQUEST PATHOLOGY101 +60 3-7957 7732
enquiry@innoquest.com.my

In May 2022, Innoquest Pathology (formerly Gribbles Pathology) was officially launched. We are the only multidisciplinary clinical laboratory in Malaysia to hold both College of American Pathology (CAP) and MS ISO15189 accreditations. Supported by a deep bench of industry expertise and our ground breaking technology, Innoquest is proud to serve clinicians, hospitals, medical centres, and their patients through the deployment of advanced diagnostic testing methods and technology.

BERJAYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE232 +60 11-3650 0858
re.forum@berjaya.edu.my

Success Begins at BERJAYA University College! BERJAYA UC (formerly known as Berjaya University College of Hospitality) received its licence to operate as an institution of higher learning on November 15, 2008, offering programmes related to Hospitality, Tourism, Culinary Arts, Business Management and Liberal Arts from foundation to postgraduate levels. Programmes are offered under four (4) Faculties: • Faculty of Business • Faculty of Culinary Arts • Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism • Faculty of Liberal Arts BERJAYA UCs cosmopolitan city campus is situated within Kuala Lumpurs Golden Triangle, in Berjaya Times Square. Students benefit from the integrated learning experience gained from the hospitality, tourism and service-related businesses within and surrounding the city campus. The city campus, totalling approximately 100,000 square feet, comprises chic and sleek facilities such as eclectic accommodation suites, high-tech lecture theatres, classrooms and seminar rooms, conferenc…

SANCY BERHAD68 +60 3-9772 4613
info@sancyberhad.com

Sancy Berhad is a leading firm in the Healthcare IT sphere, providing digital solutions for the industrys pressing challenges. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sancy has recently begun its expansion into four new regions, namely Eastern Europe and Central Asia (headquartered in Georgia), the Middle East (headquartered in the United Arab Emirates), and South Asia (headquartered in India). Since its founding in 2018, Sancy continues to be at the forefront of innovating digital healthcare solutions, notably with its comprehensive Hospital Information Systems, and more recently, for a hospital-insurance information exchange platform. Sancys extensive experience in digital Hospital Information Systems innovation is reflected by our implementations in Malaysia and abroad. Our objective is To be a leading healthcare solutions provider globally and make it Universally Accessible, Cost-Effective, and Useful.

ALL EIGHTS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD38 +60 3-5633 4988
all8@alleights.com.my

All Eights commenced business in 1983 as a distributor for In-Vitro Clinical Diagnostic products/systems. Our objective is to provide clinical laboratories with high quality products which improve their current work flow and systems in this fast developing industry. Presently, All Eights have two offices (Singapore and Malaysia) with close to 100 employees. We have installed more than 100 instruments/analyzers in both countries with more than 20 technical support personnels servicing these installations. All Eights (M) Sdn Bhd has been Certified for Good Distribution Practice for Medical Devices (GDPMDS) since 2013 and had registered 107 licenses comprising more than 500 products successfully. All Eights overseas suppliers and product lines span across all laboratory disciplines including: - Haemostasis - Hematology - Chemical Pathology - Microbiology - Virology - Molecular Diagnostics - Point-of-Care Testing - Blood Banking Products - Laboratory Automation - External Quality Ass…

ORBITING SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD21 +60 3-9058 1373
enquiry@orbitingscientific.com

Orbiting Scientific supply laboratories and industries with instruments, laboratory consumables, applications, and technical support. OUR COMMITMENT Orbiting Scientific business philosophy is to be the trusted partner of our customers. We believe that it is our responsibility to assist our customers to achieve their business objectives within our capability. We pledge to do our very best •To supply products that not only meet but exceed the customers performance specifications •To provide timely technical support and professional training to our customers. •To deliver goods in the shortest possible time

CANCER RESEARCH MALAYSIA75 +60 3-5650 9797
info@cancerresearch.my

Cancer Research Malaysia (formerly known as Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation - CARIF) was set-up in 2001. It is the only non-profit cancer research laboratory dedicated to Malaysian cancer research. Over the years, our scientists, in collaboration with researchers both locally and worldwide, have achieved advances in the understanding of cancers, with a particular emphasis on cancers which are prevalent locally and regionally and using resources available from Malaysias biodiversity. 
Cancer Research Malaysia is committed to developing a workforce of the highest caliber. We aim to recruit dedicated and determined individuals whose interest in working with us is not just driven by a desire to do something interesting or worthwhile, but by a sincere commitment to developing results as part of an innovative, learning environment.

MALAYSIAN DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION (MDC GROUP OF COMPANIES)30 +60 3-5882 7011
sales@mdx.com.my

Malaysian Diagnostics Corporation was founded as a medical diagnostics equipment supplier, today we are a company focused in providing enhanced services to all healthcare facilities through innovative technology and partnership. Through our individual companies we are able to provide services such as: -Diagnostics products marketing & distribution -Medical products marketing & distribution -Laboratory consultancy, design & setup -Laboratory Information Systems Software -Laboratory workflow consultation -Customized healthcare solutions

Top Laboratory Companies in Malaysia

Key Statistics from 2022:

As of 2022, the industry has generated an estimated RM 2 billion in revenue. The industry has also seen an increase in employment, with a total of 31,000 employees in 2022, up from 30,000 in 2021.

Factors Contributing to Growth and Success:

The Malaysian government has played a vital role in driving the growth and success of the laboratory industry. The government has launched several initiatives to support the healthcare sector, such as the National Health Policy, Health Transformation Plan, and the Digital Health Blueprint. These initiatives aim to promote innovation, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare services, providing funding, training, and networking opportunities for the industry.

The availability of a skilled workforce and modern laboratory infrastructure has also contributed to the success of the laboratory industry in Malaysia. The country has a strong pool of healthcare professionals and researchers, with many universities and research institutions offering laboratory-related courses and programs. The industry has also benefitted from collaborations with foreign companies and institutions, providing opportunities for knowledge transfer, skills development, and exposure to global markets.

Industry Growth and Comparison to Previous Years:

The laboratory industry in Malaysia has been growing steadily, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% from 2010 to 2022. The industry's growth rate slowed down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rebounded strongly in 2021 and 2022.

The medical testing and diagnostics segment has been the primary driver of the laboratory industry's growth, with a CAGR of 6.4% from 2010 to 2022. The industry has also seen growth in the research and development segment, with a CAGR of 5.2% over the same period.

Key Trends:

Technological disruptions have been a significant trend in the laboratory industry in Malaysia. The industry is rapidly adopting new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain to enhance accuracy, speed, and efficiency of laboratory processes. The adoption of these technologies has led to the development of innovative laboratory products and services, expanding the laboratory industry's scope beyond traditional testing and diagnostics.

Another significant trend in the industry is the increasing focus on personalized and precision medicine. The industry is moving towards developing laboratory tests and services that are tailored to individual patients' needs, providing more accurate and targeted treatments.

Challenges:

Despite the growth and success of the laboratory industry in Malaysia, it faces several challenges. One of the significant challenges is the shortage of skilled workers in certain specialized areas, such as data analytics and bioinformatics. The industry needs to develop a talent pipeline and provide training and career development opportunities to attract and retain skilled workers.

Another challenge is the increasing competition from other countries, particularly in the ASEAN region. The industry needs to enhance its competitiveness and adopt new technologies and practices to compete effectively in the global market.

Future Outlook:

The future outlook for the laboratory industry in Malaysia is positive, with strong growth potential. The industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2022 to 2027, driven by the increasing demand for personalized and precision medicine, digital transformation, and government support. The government's focus on innovation, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare services will create opportunities for the laboratory industry to expand its market reach, develop new products and services, and collaborate with other sectors such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

The industry is also expected to benefit from the increasing demand for preventive healthcare and early disease detection, particularly in aging populations. The industry can leverage Malaysia's strategic location, skilled workforce, and business-friendly environment to develop innovative and cost-effective laboratory solutions, catering to different markets and segments.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the laboratory industry in Malaysia has been a critical contributor to the country's healthcare and scientific research ecosystem, driven by government support, a skilled workforce, and technological advancements. The industry has faced challenges such as talent shortages and increasing competition, but its future outlook remains positive, with strong growth potential and opportunities for innovation and collaboration. The industry needs to continue to focus on talent development, competitiveness, and adoption of new technologies and practices to sustain its growth and competitiveness in the global market. With the right strategies and support, the laboratory industry can become a significant contributor to Malaysia's economic growth, fostering job opportunities, driving innovation, and promoting the country's healthcare capabilities.

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By Melissa Goh
Published on 22 May 2023