Catering for Mahathir Science Award 2007 Lecture Series

Lusiana Catering has catered the Mahathir Science Award 2007 Scientific Lecture, held at University Malaya on 13 April 2008 and the Mahathir Award Public Lecture held at Institute of Medical Research on 15 April.

The award is Malaysia’s most prestigious science award for tropical sciences bestowed on any scientist, institution or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and innovations towards solving problems in the tropics through science and technology.

Mahathir Science Award 2007 is conferred to Professor Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris, Chair Professor at the University of Hong Kong and Scientific Director at the HKU-Pasteur Research Centre in Hong Kong. The award is conferred in recognition of his discovery of the aetiological agent causing SARS leading to the understanding of pathogenesis and epidemiology of the disease in 2003.

The lecture series were organized by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (www.akademisains.gov.my), attended by 130 and 200 participants respectively. The academy is a body set up with a mission that encompasses pursuit, encouragement and enhancement of excellence in the fields of science, engineering and technology for the development of the nation and the benefit of mankind.

We are very proud to cater these very special lectures. In his email, secretariat’s person-in-charge, Encik Razman said, “En Hizam terima kasih kembali untuk perkhidmatan katering yang cemerlang. Rata-rata yang hadir berpuas hati dengan perkhidmatan yang diberikan.

(Pictures @ the event)