Ts. Dr. Peter Morin Nissom is a Malaysian scientist and research administrator at the forefront of shaping Sarawak’s scientific and technological landscape. He currently serves as the General Manager of the Sarawak Research and Development Council, and the Managing Director of the Sarawak Science Centre. With over two decades of global expertise spanning international research hubs and academia, Dr. Peter’s primary scientific competencies lie in genomics, transcriptomics, mammalian cell gene cloning, and biotechnology. He spent nearly a decade in Singapore as a Research Scientist and Head of the Microarray Group at A*STAR’s Bioprocessing Technology Institute. He later returned to Malaysia to serve as an Associate Professor at the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak, where he spearheaded biotechnology research and mentored future scientists. Today, Dr. Peter bridges the gap between academic innovation, public policy, and community engagement. He plays a pivotal role in spearheading Sarawak’s major scientific infrastructure projects. Under his leadership, the SRDC manages strategic funding to drive bio-industrial growth and international collaborations. He is also actively directing the development of the landmark Sarawak Science Centre and overseeing the establishment of the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC)—a state-of-the-art facility equipped with biosafety level 3 (BSL3) laboratories to combat future health crises. Dr. Peter holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Malaya and a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. He continues to drive Sarawak’s transition into a high-tech, knowledge-based economy.