ECO Bee Biotech Wins ASEAN Records Nod for Alcohol-Free Propolis
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Kuala Lumpur – October 12, 2026 -- ASEAN Records has recognised Malaysia's ECO Bee Biotech Sdn Bhd for the first alcohol-free Halal Kelulut Golden Propolis extract made with Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE), a product developed with three Malaysian universities and honoured on innovation platforms in Malaysia, Canada and Croatia.
ECO Bee Biotech built its SFE process with three universities between 2017 and 2021
The company began exploring SFE green technology for Kelulut propolis in 2016. It then partnered with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2017, Monash University Malaysia in 2019 and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in 2021. In 2018, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) granted the company Pioneer Status, which supported further development and commercialisation of the technology.