Agrobank appoints Syed Alwi as new CEO

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Agrobank appoints Syed Alwi as new CEO

He gets around, and is a bit of a kingpin in the Asian algae world, orchestrating much of the disparate algae talent and intelligence throughout his 12-country region. Syed Isa Syed Alwi is the CEO of the Group of companies, based in Malaysia, and comprised of Bio Herbal Extract, Sasaran Biofuel, and PT Biomac Batam, all algae-based renewable energy and bio-technology companies. Located within the Malaysia Technology Park, Algaetech operates a 17,000 sq. We spoke with Syed recently while he was in Seoul, Korea—to sign an MOU with the owners of one of their powerplants—just before he headed back home to Kuala Lumpur. What was the stimulus that got you involved in algae research and production? I started with the renewable energy business looking into the cultivation of Jatropha in Indonesia and Malaysia. We purchased a lot of equipments, and on one of those buying trips to the Netherlands, the supplier told us about algae. We started doing a lot of research and eventually received a grant from the Malaysian Government through the Ministry of Science and Technology. The Techno-Fund allowed us to do further research on algae for biodiesel. And, of course, this led us to dedicate more effort and resources on further research into algae. Tell us about your educational and employment background? I started off my career in Europe as a chef, and then worked in Malaysia in the hotel industry, and returned to Europe after that to work in the food industry. We produced meals for KLM, SABENA, and the top supermarket chains in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. When we produced food in Europe, the laws and regulations were very stringent, and there were hundreds of pages of checklists when we do production. That was really good for me as a processing person, and prepared me for the laboratory scenario today. I also worked in a few publically-listed companies in Malaysia—in food processing and food services—which also helped me gain knowledge and experience in those processes. Describe the operation you currently run in Malaysia, and what your long-term goals are for the company? The Algaetech operations now have a few offices. Our head office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, runs the operations for our Batam, Jakarta and Guangzhou, China offices. We have started some activities in Korea, and most recently Brunei. The Brunei Government, through its body the Brunei Economic Development Board, are showing us keen interest to have us set up facilities there. Second, we run a consultancy and project unit, which basically deals with clients that have an interest in looking into algae, such as for CO2 sequestration, wastewater treatment using algae, and algae culturing. Currently we are completing a project in Indonesia that, I would say, is the largest PBR for Nannochloropsis in the world — and comes with a CO2 sequestration model. There will be a global incubator program with other algae experts, in the Malaysia Integrated Algae Valley. We also created AIMSYS, an integrated algae farming process and system that will assist algae businesses. This system will define and automate the entire set of project parameters—sort of like conducting an orchestra. Then we have our primary production: our farm in Thailand, a spirulina farm in Jakarta, Indonesia, and we are currently planning an acquisition of a 70 hectare algae farm in Nakhon Ratchasima, in Thailand. In the pipeline are the farms in Korea and also in Brunei. Lastly we operate the PREMIA brand, which markets our own brand of consumer goods. The PREMIA ex Spirulina, is already on the market in Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan. We are planning to expand into Korea and the Middle East soon, as it goes along with the planning of the primary production in our new farms. What are the current milestones you are dealing with at Algaetech, and how do you feel about the progress you are making? Preparation wise, 2011 is when we will liftoff to become a global player for the algae industry. We started in 2004, and it was not an easy ride for us. Literally speaking, at first it was like trying to sell ice to Eskimos. However, thanks to the huge leap made by a few larger companies, many people are beginning to see algae as the saviors of our world. I really and truly believe that it can! Because of that we are now working hand-in-hand with EADS the x Progress-wise, I wish we had more money to do more research, but based on what we have done and achieved, I am especially thankful to my wonderful team of young, energetic people. As someone who travels the world observing developments in the global algae industry, please share some of your observations about how you see the industry developing around the world? Everyone in the world that matters is talking about algae—many for energy and biofuel, and some for chemical resources. As the world shies away from chemicals, more and more companies are looking into algae as the source for many products. I once met an Ajinomoto representative who wanted a different alternative to tapioca as the source of monosodium glutamate fermentation. Another time I met a lady from IKEA, and they were looking for alternatives to oil for making candles. Asia is emerging; I think that South East Asia will be the new Middle East of the world. We have land, water and plenty of sunlight. It has been a dream of mine to create the Asian Algae Institute; a body that will regulate algae research in the 12 Asian countries, and move on with mega projects of millions of acres of algae—both offshore and onshore. Yes, I must say, Asia is the place to be, and the time is now! What about algae in Europe? Weather is a main issue. Clever people are there, and they will try to prove a point, but eventually it will make sense, if we all agree, that we must do it in a place where the land, labor, and other resources are cheap. Europeans are very determined, and from the point of view of technologies, I think that in the long run, the idea to work together will benefit all. Having said that, however, issues such as wastewater and agriculture waste for algae are not bad ideas, and could be something that can be further developed there. What about North America? I think there are a lot of clever people in the USA as well. I think they are going to make some great breakthroughs in algae soon, with Aurora and Sapphire and Exxon Mobile putting millions and millions into algae research. The sad part is, though, that if the same amount of money could be put into Asia, they would be able to do 10 times more here than what can be achieved over there. I think we must create consortia to bridge the algae technologies across the continents. I am glad that we are already doing this with some of our fellow colleagues in the US, Europe, Middle East and other parts of world. My main concern with American companies is with their eagerness to patent, which means that if a company discovers something, no one else can use it. Everyone is allowed to cook food, even though not everyone can cook well. So why have such a restrictive system? They spend millions on research and are not scared to take risks. I have seen many ventures in Australia where they are far more daring than in other countries. I think that there will be some major breakthrough in Australia soon. I met a brilliant Professor from the University of Queensland recently, and we are making progress to work together! What do you see as commonalities among the various algae operations around the world that would be good for all to understand in order to drive the progress of the industry? Then we have to do the actual culturing, which can be done in PBRs, in ponds, in bags onshore or offshore, or in whatever containers you can have. And then there is harvesting, where you have centrifugation, flocculation etc. Lastly, we have to refine the harvest and make it into biomass ready to be used further. It can be dried or frozen or in any form that the industry wants, even cracked directly for oil. Based on these things, we should try to share this information and not have to reinvent what others are doing. You mentioned earlier that you had a problem with the act of patenting technology in this industry because it more often than not slows down progress for the industry as a whole. One of the main messages that I would like to suggest is to share everything. There are a lot of small companies out there that are looking for a big breakthrough. And when the breakthrough comes, for example a company puts some algae in particular plastic bag, and they grow the algae in that bag, and they patent it… The moment that they patent it, that means that anybody else who puts algae in that kind of plastic bag and grows it will have to pay them. Otherwise they are not allowed to do it this way. I think the business of algae should not be the business of selling patents, or securing patents. I think it should be an open source where everybody can grow algae in plastic bags, or in photobioreactors, or whatever, and do it wherever they want. Everybody can cook, but not everybody can cook well. Everybody can grow algae, but… How good or bad they become is the meter of how successful they become. I think a special algae board or association should be created where all the common knowledge would be shared among the stakeholders. There is no single key to culturing algae. And the more answers you have, the more successful your project is going to be. What we do is, we try to find scientists and researchers who have little breakthroughs, and then put them together into a bigger picture. We are more like the orchestra leader conducting the musicians. There are so many musicians, and somebody has to put them together and make music. That is how I see what we do. What do you see as international stumbling blocks or obstacles that need to be addressed, perhaps on a multi-national basis? Money—real money for the real people doing the business. I think that grants should be given to both companies and academics. One talks about the technology and the other about business. Each has its own specialty. Lots of grants are given to big professors from big universities, because they have names like Yale, Harvard, Oxford. I have nothing against professors, but I think that professors and doctors think like professors and doctors. And I think that a businessman who has very little money…. People who are desperate tend to do what they have to do to make things happen. Someone should be there to help them, and maybe put them all together, like a Google Development Centre sort of model. But when you tell them about a 5000-acre algae farm, where are you going to bring them? They do not want to give small algae companies a chance to prove themselves. They want a big company to come and solve their problems at one go—which will not happen this year, or next year. They need to believe, and invest in the future. As a good friend of mine rightfully said, some people want to be the First Second—let someone else prove the concept, and be the first to copy it. If you were pleading a case to the United Nations about the place for algae production in the world of the future, what would you say to stir action? We are in the year 2011, and there should be no more malnutrition and hunger in the world. When we are no longer fossil oil dependent, everything can go back into its natural place. People can eat and live in harmony. And we must stop CO2 emission immediately and drastically. We have to make right what we have done wrong for more than 100 years. Permission granted to reprint this article in its entirety. Must include copyright statement and live hyperlinks.

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