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,  2006, 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, 2006          By:  /S/ STEPHEN F. HIU
                                      ___________________________
                                          STEPHEN F. HIU
                                          President



A  signed original of this written statement required by  Section
906  has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the
Company  and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or its staff upon request.