
This entry is built from the certificates shown on the EMZI–UiTM NANOCORE Google Site (its Awards pages were last updated on 26 February 2025). Titles and names follow the certificates.
Two teams from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, received Gold Awards in the Asian Youth Innovation Awards at the Malaysia Technology Expo 2023 (MTE 2023).
The certificates carry no date. MTE 2023 was held from 16 to 18 March 2023 at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, according to the event announcement (Asia Research News). On the Google Site the two certificates had swapped captions; the titles below follow the certificates.
Certificates
Gold Award: Neloco: A Nutritious Drink

Named on the certificate: Mohamed Syazwan Bin Osman, Nadzirah Balqis Binti Mohd Nazeri, Nur Lina Syahirah Binti Mustapa, Farisha Nerina Binti Sahar, Nadia Natasha Binti Mohamad Yusri, Fathihah Nur Iman Binti Ahmad Sabri, Nurul Ezza Izzaty Binti Feisazudin, Mohd Jumain Jalil, Muhammad Faizal Zainon, Muhammad Sofi Hashim, Abdul Fattah Eusoff, Amir Asyraf, Quzaimer Zubli, Muhammad Zahran (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang).
Category: Healthcare, Personal Care Technology, Biotechnology and Life Sciences. Signed by Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Noraini Idris (Chair of the MTE AYIA 2023 Awards Committee) and Ronald W F Chiew (Chair of the MTE 2023 Organising Committee).
Gold Award: MAG-SPHERES: Hybrid Magnetic Nanoparticles-Polymer Macrospheres for Water Remediation

Named on the certificate: Ir Ts Mohamed Syazwan Bin Osman, Nadia Natasha Binti Mohd Yusri, Nurul Ezza Izzaty Binti Feisazudin, Fathihah Nur Iman Binti Ahmad Sabri, Ahmad Akram Bin Abdul Razak, Nadzirah Balqis Binti Mohd Nazeri, Nur Lina Syahirah Binti Mustapa, Nur Arisya Bt Roslan, Huzairy Hassan, Mohd Jumain Jalil, Rasyidah Alrozi (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang).
Category: Protection of the Environment, Energy, Water, Wastewater, Sanitation & Green Technology.
Details
Award: Two gold awards (Asian Youth Innovation Awards)
Event: Malaysia Technology Expo 2023 (MTE 2023)
Date: 16–18 March 2023
Location: World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Project or invention: Neloco; MAG-SPHERES
Organiser: MTE 2023 Organising Committee
Research topic: Consumer and functional food research, Water treatment and remediation materials
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