Exhibit 31(a)

CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Stephen F. Hiu, certify that:

  1. I  have  reviewed  this quarterly report on Form 10  QSB  of
  IGENE Biotechnology, Inc.;

  2. Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  report does not contain any
  untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
  fact  necessary  to  make  the statements made, in light of the
  circumstances  under  which  such  statements  were  made,  not
  misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

  3. Based  on  my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
  financial  information  included in this report, fairly present
  in  all  material  respects the financial condition, results of
  operations  and  cash flows of the small business issuer as of,
  and for, the periods presented in this report;

  4. The  small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and
  I  are  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
  controls  and  procedures (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules
  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  for  the  small business issuer and
  have:

          (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and  procedures,
          or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
          designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
          information  relating  to the  small  business  issuer,
          including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made  known
          to  us  by  others within those entities,  particularly
          during  the  period  in  which  this  report  is  being
          prepared;

          (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the small  business
          issuer's   disclosure  controls  and   procedures   and
          presented  in  this  report our conclusions  about  the
          effectiveness   of   the   disclosure   controls    and
          procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
          report based on such evaluation; and

          (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in  the  small
          business   issuer's  internal  control  over  financial
          reporting  that  occurred  during  the  small  business
          issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the small business
          issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
          report)  that has materially affected, or is reasonably
          likely   to  materially  affect,  the  small   business
          issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

  5. The  small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and
  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent evaluation of
  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  to  the   small
  business issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small
  business issuer's  board  of  directors  (or persons performing
  the equivalent functions):

          (a)   All   significant   deficiencies   and   material
          weaknesses  in  the  design or  operation  of  internal
          control  over financial reporting which are  reasonably
          likely  to adversely affect the small business issuer's
          ability  to  record,  process,  summarize  and   report
          financial information; and

          (b)  Any  fraud, whether or not material, that involves
          management  or  other employees who have a  significant
          role  in  the small business issuer's internal  control
          over financial reporting.

Date: February 15, 2006

      /s/STEPHEN F. HIU
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         STEPHEN F. HIU
         President