NEWS

On 15 February 2018, Dr. Suvit Maesincee, Minister of Science and Technology went on tour to 808 Factory Shinnippou in Shizuoka, Japan. He was accompanied by Dr. Narong Sirilertworakul, NSTDA President, Dr. Somvong Tragoonrung, BIOTEC Executive Director and representatives of Thai public and […]

Coral reefs are among the most diverse habitats on Earth, but their knowledge on microbes living in such habitats (marine microbiome) remains limited. To gain more insights into coral reef ecosystem in the lower Gulf of Thailand, researchers utilized 16S […]

Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus, TYLCTHV, is a begomovirus that causes severe damages to tomato crops in Thailand and other countries across Southeast and East Asia. The development of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and serological methods for detecting TYLCTHV is […]

The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) recently announced the recipients to the NRCT Awards. There were 5 recipients of 2017 National Outstanding Researcher Awards, 33 recipients of 2017 NRCT Research Awards, 38 recipients of 2017 NRCT Ph.D. Dissertation Awards […]

An annual National Dairy Fair is held from 30 January to 5 February 2018 at Muak Lek District, Saraburi Province to give recognition to the dairy farming industry.  The opening ceremony was graciously presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess […]

Despite the existence of well-established food safety standards such as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), the incidences of foodborne outbreaks continue to be reported over the years both in Thailand and all over the […]

Three inventions utilizing technologies co-developed by BIOTEC won prizes for Thai startup companies at the 2017 Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2017) in Korea earlier this month. Barricane Co., Ltd. was awarded Gold Prize for its product “Long ranged mosquito […]

Dr. Sumalee Kamchonwongpaisan, Director of the Medical Molecular Biology Research Unit, and her research team was awarded the 2017 NSTDA Research Chair Grant for the project proposal titled “From molecule to medicine: Rational basis for target discovery and drug development to […]

An event was held at the British Ambassador’s Residence on 22 November 2017 to announce the winning projects and celebrate all shortlisted projects for the Newton Prize in Thailand. The Newton Prize is an annual £1 million prize that is […]

Dr. Thanathom Chailangkarn, Researcher from Virology and Cell Technology Laboratory, has been selected to participate in the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to be held on 24-29 June 2018 in Germany. He is among six young scientists representing Thailand at the […]