Sarawak Biodiversity Centre filed a patent for a cyclopentabenzofuran compound and started a project called "Development of Medicinal and Aromatic Oils from Sarawak's Indigenous Plants"..
In 2002, the centre filed a patent for a cyclopentabenzofuran compound that could be used together with other anti-cancer drugs. In 2006, the centre started a project called "Development of Medicinal and Aromatic Oils from Sarawak's Indigenous Plants". 
