Assalamualaikum and greetings. Congratulations to all researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia who have published in JCR Top 1% & 10% journals for the month of August 2020.

SERDANG: The Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has produced an instant hand sanitiser product (50ml) and distributed it to UPM frontliners for their use. The product was distributed free of charge to the frontliners, UPM Teaching Hospital, University Health Centre, University Security Division, as well as 1,200 students who are still on campus. The first phase of production had produced 560 50ml bottles of hand sanitisers which were delivered to the University’s COVID19 Operations Room (OSHA) for distribution. The second phase will produce more than 2,000 50ml bottles of the product, which are expected to be ready later this week. This phase also includes the production of refillable 10L bottles to be distributed to the frontliners for hand sanitiser refills, while in the third phase, the group will provide surface sanitiser for university use.