INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM (IEM) IS A GROUP OF RARE DISEASES. IN MALAYSIA, INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (IMR) IS THE ONLY CENTRE DOING MOST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR THESE DISEASES. THIS SEMINAR WHICH HELD UNDER THE NIH SCIENTIFIC MEETING PROGRAM AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER PHYSICIANS, PATHOLOGISTS AND SCIENTISTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES IN NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON IMR RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF IEM. WITH SUCH SEMINAR, MORE COLLABORATION CAN BE MADE BETWEEN IMR AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA, UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AS WELL AS HOSPITALS OR PRIVATE LABORATORIES. THIS SEMINAR, WILL ALSO PROVIDE EXPOSURE TO UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS ON LABORATORY FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE IMR WHICH WILL OPEN OPPORTUNITIES TO REVENUE GENERATION FOR IMR.