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60 more have so far expressed interest in • The collaboration with public agencies outside the Ministry of Science and Technology
following suit, with 4 Japanese firms already such as Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in order to establish an herb cluster and the
having initiated the investment. There are collaboration with the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, which has
also plans to invite overseas entrepreneurs a prototype factory for herbal extraction located at Thailand Science Park.
• The plan to establish an MOU with Central Laboratory (Thailand) Co., Ltd. to set
from Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, up a quality assurance project.
and other countries that are global major • The formation of the connection between the party network and foreign corporate
food manufacturers to invest in Thailand. sectors as well as the collaboration with the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) aimed
at providing special privileges to attract overseas investments.
Strategically Moving Forward Based on the aforementioned projects, Food Innopolis will serve as a magnet attracting
With the objective of facilitating the ease the investment in entrepreneurial R&D as well as knowledge workers to Thailand. These
of doing business for the corporate sector, strategies are expected to put Thailand in an advantageous position and equip the country
Food Innopolis has joined hands with the with weapons of Science, Technology and Innovation so that its economy, along with its
agricultural and food industry, continues to prosper in a sustainable manner.
party network to initiate various projects
such as the following:
• The collaboration with the Food
and Drug Administration, Ministry of
Public Health, and the Food Science
and Technology Association of Thailand
(FoSTAT) to establish the Food Innovation
and Regulation Network (FIRN), a central
agency responsible for coordination,
communication, and training of the corporate
sector, entrepreneurs, and other relevant
governmental agencies on functional food
products.
• The collaboration between the National
Science Technology and Innovation Policy
Office (STI) and 23 universities as well
as agencies such as Thailand Institute of
Nuclear Technology (Public Organization),
Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public
Organization), the Geo-Informatics and
Space Technology Development Agency
or GISTDA (Public Organization), National
Institute of Metrology (Thailand) and
Department of Science Service, in order
to encourage further implementation of
Science, Technology and Innovation in the
industry.

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