Delegation of Taiwan Association for Lactic Acid Bacteria (TALAB) and Taiwan’s Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI), led by Prof. Guo-Jane Tsai, Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, TALAB Chairman and Dr. Hing-Yuen Chan, Senior Researcher, Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI) visited National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC). They met and discussed with
Asst. Prof. Chaowaree Adthalungrong, Executive Director of BIOTEC and team on the use of probiotic microorganisms in food and health supplements and BIOTEC’s contribution to safety assessment for probiotics for FDA approval.
On this occasion, they visited Food and Feed Innovation Center, BIOTEC Bioprocess Facility, National Bioresource Center (TBRC) and Plant Microbe Interaction Research.
BIOTEC, FIRDI and TALAB signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Taiwan-Thailand Probiotic Industry Collaboration on September 12, 2023, to promote business opportunities and cooperation in both academic and commercial in probiotic industry.