It was also considered an important component for the Vision 2020 plan and Malaysia's future as a knowledge economy.
Its location would put it within the Multimedia Super Corridor and in close proximity and to the south of the IT hub of Cyberjaya and the administrative capital of Putrajaya.
This was widely report to be because the government wished to avoid a repeat of the perceived failure to meet the lofty goals announced as part of the Multimedia Super Corridor.
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical and Neutraceutical Biotechnology will still be in located in Dengkil albeit with strong links to the Universiti Sains Malaysia.
[7] Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan RM2 billion was allocated for biotechnology (physical and soft infrastructures).