title: Building a discovery partnership with Sarawak Biodiversity Centre: a gateway to access natural products from the rainforests.
abstract: The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) is a state government agency which regulates research and promotes the sustainable use of biodiversity. It has a program on documentation of traditional knowledge (TK) and is well-equipped with facilities for natural product research. SBC maintains a Natural Product Library (NPL) consisting of local plant and microbial extracts for bioprospecting. The NPL is a core discovery platform for screening of bioactive compounds by researchers through a formal agreement with clear benefit sharing obligations. SBC aims to develop partnerships with leading institutions and the industries to explore the benefits of biodiversity.
authors.forename: Tiong Chia
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naming
authors.affiliation: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, KM20, Jalan Borneo Heights, Semengoh, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. cyeo@sbc.org.my.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manurung
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D008296:Malaysia; D065947:Rainforest; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products