Policy
Mapping the Terrain Thana Poopat & Nantiya Tangwisutijit
Thailand's first National Biotechnology Policy Framework served as a roadmap for significant progress.
The Next Generation Weena Yoswangjai
Thailand grooms young talent to secure its position in the era of science-based economies.
Thailand Science Park Weena Yoswangjai
The R&D hub pays immediate dividends.
Success Stories Pennapa Hongthong
Pharma giant Novartis and the East West Seed Company offer success stories for international companies.
Public Fears May Fuel Regulation Kamol Sukin
"Leakage" of genetically modified papaya questions the state's ability to oversee research.
Opinion: Miles to Go Somsak Chunharas
Stronger policies are needed if Thailand is to reach its full potential as a global center of biotechnology.
Investment Strategies Thana Poopat
Boosting Thailand's investment of public funds in biotech will take educating political leaders, and rice farmers, too.
Profile: Amaret Bhumiratana Klomjit Chandrapanya
An accomplished academic scientist believes innovation in the private sector is the key to Thailand's future.
Profile: Kanyawim Kirtikara Klomjit Chandrapanya
A young scientist leads Thailand's premier biotechnology organization with a mix of passion and practicality.
Agriculture and Food Technology
The Future of Farms Thana Poopat
How Thai scientists, policymakers, business leaders, and farmers are feeding the world.
White Knight Kamo Sukin
How Thailand’s organic marketplace is being saved by an unlikely ally—biotech.
Hold the Pork Kornchanok Raksaseri
With its seal of approval, a unique science center helps millions of Muslims determine what is safe to eat.
Opinion: Private Sector Power Rutjawate Taharnklaew
R&D, and our competitive strategy for the future economic growth and sustainability.
A Better Shrimp Anchalee Kongrut
Seeking seafood that’s fitter, healthier, and more productive.
Profile: Wan’s Wonders Vasana Chinvarakorn
How one farmer with little education and no tools developed (and named) two prize-winning rice strains.
Profile: One to Watch Klomjit Chandrapanya
She is just a few years out of school, and already Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri is head of the government’s first microarray lab, and helping the next wave of even younger scientists achieve the same success.
Health and Infectious Disease
Spreading Influence Pennapa Hongthong
As the source of many mosquito-borne diseases, Thailand is becoming a source of new treatment strategies as well.
Life Sciences Meets Universal Health Care Pennapa Hongthong
Thailand extends public health care to all of its 64 million citizens in 2001.
Opinion: A Shot in the Arm Vitoon Vonghangool and Hong Thai Pham
OPINION: Government incentives and other factors are helping make Thailand attractive to vaccine developers.
Diagnostic Tools for the Masses Apiradee Treerutkuarkual
After developing rapid tests for H5N1 and HIV, can Thai researchers compete with the multinationals?
Profile: A Policy Pioneer Klomjit Chandrapanya
Yongyuth Yuthavong is not your ordinary biochemist.
Profile: Watchara Kasinrerk Klomjit Chandrapanya
The head of Chiang Mai University’s Biomedical Technology Research Center breaks down the walls between the university’s scientists.
Energy and the Environment
Biotechnology in the Era of Climate Change Nantiya Tangwisutijit
Climate change threatens Thailand’s farmlands and the country’s valuable biodiversity. Scientists are working to predict future changes and minimize their impact.
Clearing the Air Pennapa Hongthong
Biotechnology may help turn Thailand’s spring fires from a hazard to a resource.
The Biogas Boom Apiradee Treerutkuarkual
Technology developed by Thai scientists to process wastewater into biogas is rapidly becoming the industry standard.
Profile: Dr. Anond Snidvongs Nantiya Tangwisutijit
On the front lines of climate change.
The four paintings reproduced here are the creation of three elephants—Japati, Prathida, and Look Gob - trained in Thailand's Elephant Art Project. The Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the diminishing number of Asian elephants. Funds for this mission are raised partly through the sale of art created by elephants.
