9th World Islamic Economic Forum 2013.
Changing World, New Relationships
iGene® to launch Digital Autopsy Facility (DAF) in the United Kingdom
LONDON, United Kingdom (Tue Oct 29, 2013) - The World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) is now
back. After the successful story in Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Kuwait and
Pakistan this international event will now be held in London; for the first time this event will be held outside
of a Muslim country. The forthcoming 9th WIEF, an annual event, with its theme “Changing World, New
Relationships" encapsulates the emergence of diversified new economic
linkages between nations across borders, religions and cultures in a fast
growing economic world.
The WIEF is organized by the World
Islamic Economic Forum Foundation, a Kuala Lumpur based, non-for-profit
organization under the Malaysian government. Key areas of focus for the
upcoming forum in London include Islamic banking and finance, technology, infrastructure
development, health, exports, education and youth. The Forum aims to deliver
tangible investment. During last year’s 8th WIEF, deals worth an estimated RM28
billion equivalent to £5.8billion, were struck (London and Partners, 03 July
2013).
The WIEF is the connecting bridge
for business networking between transnational companies and organization around
the globe generally and between the Muslim and non-Muslim world specifically.
This event will open gigantic opportunities for exploring businesses and
investments, and harmonizing global opportunities among more than 1,500
delegates from 85 countries.
Technology,
being one of the main key areas of WIEF, will get its limelight with the launch
of an eye opening and innovative technology developed by a Malaysian company.
With financial backing from Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM), a driving force for
the Malaysian government towards establishing ‘innovation economy’, iGene® Sdn.
Bhd. (an INFOVALLEY® Group of Company)
will launch its Digital Autopsy Technology on the first day of the event under
its subsidiary iGene® London Limited. It is with great hope that the innovative
approach of iGene® will jostle up other potential Malaysian company to join the
bandwagon towards opening new gateway for international benchmarking.
Digital
Autopsy a term coined by INFOVALLEY®, relates to conducting post-mortems
digitally without mutilating the deceased. The innovative approach of this
company provides complete forensic medicine and forensic science solution from
the scene of crime till the production of a digitized multimedia post-mortem
report which can be used in the court of law. The in-house developed innovative
technology applies specific algorithms for 3D rendering to visualize the
deceased in establishing the cause and manner of death. The technology is not
just Diagnostic Imaging but is a complete comprehensive solution in forensic
investigation.
In the company’s interest to honour
the dead; this technology will be pushed as the primary manner to establish
cause of death. With no or minimum invasion, this solution has
led much interest of the religious bodies. The Fatwa Committee National Council of Islamic
Religious Affairs Malaysia has recognized Digital Autopsy System as a good
way to handle a dead body for autopsy and forensic investigation purposes.
Similar response has also been received from religious bodies from other
countries. Involvement of iGene® with its impactful technology in this event
will leave a good impression to the investors about Malaysian’s companies while
creating a new breakthrough for Muslim world on digital autopsy.
United Kingdom (UK) was chosen because
of its acceptance of this frontier technology as well as its existing advanced
medical arena. UK is an attractive springboard for companies who want
to grow their global business. It provides a unique gateway of international
connections, and is a recognized leader in the fields of creativity and
innovation and is the sixth largest economy in the world. Supported by the Ministry of Justice,
new guidelines have been introduced to embrace digital autopsies. iGene® has
also been fortunate enough to get the backing of Chief Coroner’s Office under the Home
Ministry of United Kingdom, Royal College of Radiologists and Royal College
Pathologists. iGene Sdn. Bhd. under its subsidiary, iGene® London Limited is
currently building Digital Autopsy Facilities (DAFs) in the UK in stages, which
will consisting of four full scaled Digital Autopsy Facilities (DAFs) and 14
Digital Autopsy Scanning Centers (DAsc). These four DAFs will be connected to a
centralized data centre which will function as the digital repository for
archiving. The first unit at Sheffield Medico-Legal is anticipated to be ready
in time for the launch during this 9th WIEF. iGene®’s investment is estimated to be up to £10 million which will also
create around 60 jobs in the first three years.
iGene® subsequently
plans to penetrate into the United State and the Middle East markets. Parallel
with the forum’s theme, to change the world by opening and grasping new
relationship with all the industry players regardless of their geographical borders, religions and cultures.
iGene® as well
as others industry players are anticipated to makes the 9th WIEF as
a stepping stone to navigate and pervade into wider business
opportunities.
By Ahmad Fakri Hilmi, iGene Sdn. Bhd., KL
