Exhibit 32(a)


                CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                   PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                         AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
              SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with  the  IGENE  Biotechnology,  Inc.  (the   "Company")
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 31,  2003,  as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Stephen F. Hiu, President of the Company, certify  pursuant
to  18  U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

     (1). The  Report  fully  complies  with  the requirements of Section
          13(a)  or  15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1934,  as
          amended; and

     (2). The  information  contained  in  the Report fairly presents, in
          all  material  respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company.


Date: August 14, 2003                   By:  /s/ STEPHEN F. HIU
                                            ___________________________
                                                 STEPHEN F. HIU
                                                 President