Somvong Tragoonrung, executive director of Biotec, said the agency would leverage advancements in biotechnology and disruptive technologies to create a regional “herbal hub” in Thailand. The agency aimed to create herbal standards by identifying the quality of herbal and bioactive compounds used to create food and ingredients for pharmaceuticals. The agency also plans to join forces with other countries, including Japan, to create and sustain the herbal hub. “I think that biotechnology in Thailand compares well with others countries in the Asean region. He said the agency would be lever aging the knowledge in its “microbe bank” to benefit the Thai public.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 29, 2017 18:00 UTC