Dr Lee Ting Hun
Dr. Lee Ting Hun has set up and currently heads the Edible Bird’s Nest Unit in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is the pioneer in carrying out edible bird’s nest and swiftlet ranching research in Malaysia. For over a decade, he has invented numerous processes and innovated some noble products related to bird’s nest. His contribution to the industry has won him the Malaysian Scientist Award and the Geneva Invention and Innovation Award in 2004. Dr. Lee has also co-authored the Malaysian SIRIM standards for Edible Bird’s Nest and Swiftlet Ranching Standards in 2010. Dr. Lee is now appointed as the Malaysian Subject Matter Expert for Edible Bird’s Nest and works hand in hand with the Malaysian and China government in developing the export protocol and also the EBN standard for export and regulatory purposes.
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Fields of Expertise
Research Fellow / Head of EBN Unit and Swiftlet
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Institute of Bioproduct Development (IBD),
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor,
Malaysia.
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Senior Lecturer
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Bioprocess and Polymer Engineering,
Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor,
Malaysia.
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Awards & Achievements
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Jun 2012 Award: Technology Licensing to Swiftlet Garden Sdn. Bhd.
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Jun 2008 Award: Innovation Award (ICBWI)
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Jun 2005 Award: Bronze Medal (R&D EXPO IPTA)
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Jun 2005 Award: Bronze Medal (ITEX) : New Bird's Nest Cleaning Process
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Jun 2005 Award: Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang
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Jun 2004 Award: Bronze Medal (S&T EXPO)
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Jun 2004 Award: Gold Medal (32nd International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products, Geneva)
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Jun 2004 Award: Saintis Cemerlang (Kementerian Pelajaran Tinggi Malaysia)
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Jan 2003 Award: Silver Medal (ITEX)