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
September  30,  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: November 13, 2003             By:  /s/ STEPHEN F. HIU
                                         _______________________
                                             STEPHEN F. HIU
                                             President