The Company of Biologists appoints iGroup Malaysia – Access Dunia Sdn Bhd as exclusive agent for library and institutional sales in Malaysia

16 April 2026

We are delighted to announce that we have signed an agreement with iGroup Malaysia – Access Dunia Sdn Bhd to represent us as our sole agent in Malaysia.

Access Dunia Sdn Bhd brings more than two decades of experience in supporting librarians, educators, and researchers through its extensive portfolio of electronic resources, including research databases, e‑books and e‑journals. With a strong presence across Southeast Asia, Access Dunia has deep insight into the information needs of academic communities and the wider education sector. This collaboration enables us to broaden our outreach and enhance the value we deliver to libraries and research organisations, helping to strengthen access to high‑quality digital content and support knowledge development across the region.

Ng Ching Guan, Country Manager, iGroup Malaysia – Access Dunia Sdn Bhd, says:

“We at iGroup Malaysia are honoured to represent The Company of Biologists in Malaysia, expanding access to world-class digital learning resources for the academic and research community. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to advancing excellence in teaching, learning, and scientific research.

By leveraging our strong network and deep experience working alongside educators, librarians, and academic leaders, we are well positioned to support institutions in unlocking the full potential of digital content. We believe this collaboration will empower universities and organisations to enhance their digital learning strategies, foster innovation, and deliver meaningful impact to their communities.

We look forward to a successful partnership that will drive greater accessibility, engagement, and value in the evolving landscape of education and research across Malaysia.”

Rich Blount, International Sales Manager at The Company of Biologists, says:

“Malaysia’s highly specialised biology and biodiversity-driven research landscape presents exciting opportunities for innovation and collaboration. Appointing Access Dunia Sdn Bhd as our exclusive agent in Malaysia strengthens our ability to support this rapidly developing region and ensures we are well aligned with the country’s scientific ambitions.”

About Access Dunia Sdn Bhd

Access Dunia Sdn Bhd is a leading information services provider. Incorporated in July 1995, Access Dunia Sdn Bhd provides and promotes electronic resources to both the public and private sectors in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries.

Access Dunia Sdn Bhd is an information provider to over 100 customers in Malaysia and Brunei. The company has access to up-to-date resources to cater to the needs of its clients, mainly librarians, students, academics and researchers. The resources categories including medical, engineering, multidisciplinary and also science and technology.

About The Company of Biologists

The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community. We partner with libraries and library consortia to enable biologists worldwide to access our leading peer-reviewed transformative journals — Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology — and our fully OA journals — Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. 2025 marked the 100-year anniversary of The Company of Biologists. We have celebrated this important milestone with a community conference and other activities throughout the year.

We also have a long-standing and ongoing commitment to OA. Our cost-neutral Read & Publish initiative enables corresponding authors at participating institutions to publish an uncapped number of OA research articles in our transformative journals and our two fully OA journals — without paying an APC. We were the first not-for-profit publisher to commit to the transformative journal approach and we are working towards a greater percentage of OA content year on year. Over 1,000 institutions in 57 countries are now participating in our cost-neutral Read & Publish OA initiative. We also have Read & Publish agreements with many library consortia.

Learn more about our bio-positive publishing initiative, The Forest of Biologists.