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Dr. Satinee Suetrong, a researcher at Fungal Biodiversity Laboratory, Biodiversity and Biotechnological Resource Research Unit, BIOTEC, is among an elite group recognized for exceptional research works demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers ranked in the top 1% by […]

Dr. Thidarat Nimchua, a researcher at Enzyme Technology Laboratory, Microbial Biotechnology and Biochemicals Research Unit, BIOTEC, was selected 2018 Young Affiliate in Biological Sciences by TWAS East and South-East Asia and the Pacific Regional Partner (TWAS-SAPREP). Each year, TWAS Regional […]

Dr.Vanvimon Saksmerprome, BIOTEC researcher from Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory, was granted Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship 2018 for her work entitled “Establishment of RNAi-based algal technology for sustainable disease control in shrimp cultivation”. The grant worth GBP 74,000 (about […]

Dr. Thidarat Nimchua, BIOTEC researcher based at the Enzyme Technology Laboratory, was awarded the 2018 Young Technologist Award for her achievement in the development of ‘ENZease’, intelligent enzyme foreco-friendly textile production process.    Textile wet processing is a highly polluting industrial […]

On 19 October 2018, NSTDA President and Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) officially launched the Thailand-China Joint Laboratory on Microbial Biotechnology. This Joint Laboratory will capitalize on the expertise of Thai and Chinese researchers to harness […]

Lignin, a natural polymer is found in agricultural by-product such as sugarcane bagasse, palm husk, coconut coir and cassava root.  Instead of using these by-product as fuel, fertilizer and animal feed, it can be processed to acquire lignin and applied […]

Serving as a national infrastructure, the National Biobank was initiated and operated by National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) in an attempt to preserve biological resources and their information for conservation and utilization in future research and development. […]

BIOTEC’s researcher is once again honored with the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science awards by L’Oreal (Thailand) for her extraordinary work contributing to the sustainable development of the country. Dr. Wirulda Pootakham, Head of Genomic Research Lab, is the latest […]

August 28, 2018 — BIOTEC, in collaboration with Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), organized a follow-up meeting as part of the activities under the Thailand – China Joint Laboratory on Microbial Biotechnology. The meeting was held at […]

Dr. Verawat Chaampreda, Director of the Microbial Biotechnology and Biochemicals Research Unit was awarded the Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize 2018 by the Society for Biotechnology, Japan for his work entitled “Exploration of lignocellulose degrading enzymes from hidden bioresource for biorefinery […]