Focusing on Promoting a Differentiated Bioindustry... Green Vaccine Demonstration Support Center Construction Ahead
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, held the '2021 Green Vaccine Forum' on the 23rd together with Gyeongsangbuk-do, POSTECH, Pohang Technopark, and the Korea Protein Materials Research Association.
'Green Vaccine' refers to recombinant protein vaccines produced using plants as a production platform, and it has been selected as a promising future technology by the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).
Pohang City is focusing on fostering the green vaccine and green bio industry, and is preparing to support plant vaccine development companies within the Pohang Convergence Technology Industrial Complex and to establish a Green Vaccine Demonstration Support Center for plant vaccine production in December.
The forum was attended by about 30 people including Mayor Lee Kang-deok, representatives from POSTECH, Gyeongsang National University, Rural Development Administration, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and related companies.
Latest research topics in industry, academia, and research fields related to green vaccine development were presented, followed by discussions and Q&A sessions to discuss future research trends and development directions of the green vaccine industry.
A public hearing was also held to select joint government ministry planning projects for the development of response technologies for infectious and rare diseases based on green biologics.
Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “Green bio is a promising technology capable of creating high added value,” and added, “We will support the green bio industry to become Pohang’s unique strength differentiated from other regions.”
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