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  The cosmetic and consumer products industry is a global multi-billion dollar industry. Thailand is ranked 4th and is considered a major player in the region given the fact that is also considered a medical hub.

  “Imagine a world where there are no electricity lines but there is sufficient electricity for every household to use, how is this possible?” ask Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, Executive Director at NANOTEC during a recent interview with Lawrence Neal, NATION Editor-Special Publication.

The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) recently signed a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) during NSTDA Annual Conference 2011 on March 25.

            Royal Ceremony The Thailand-Korea Joint Symposium on Nanobiotechnology was successfully held from March 24-25 at Thailand Science Park, Pathumthani.

The official changing of the guards between NCC Management & Development Co.,Ltd., the former management team of  Thailand Science Park Convention Center (TSP-CC) and NSTDA (Thailand Science Park Convention Center Division) took place on March 16.

Dr. Gamolwan Tumcharern (Pla), Head of the NANOTEC Sensor Lab and member of the Chulalongkorn research team was recently invited to give a presentation to the NSTDA Executive Management (XCMB)

  The timing of the official announcement of the National Science and Technology Development Agency Annual Conference 2011 (NAC 2011) could not have been more appropriate given the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan.

A research article from NanoHybrid Lab at NANOTEC recently received the BioMedLib TOP 10 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE SAME DOMAIN.

After completing two collaborative training activities, both National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) and Vocational Education Commission decided to tie the knot by initiating a formal partnership agreement this afternoon at the Vocational Education Commission’s office in Bangkok.

On February 24, the Vocational Education Commission organized a 3 days workshop on “Knowledge Development in nanotechnology for S&T and Innovation in Vocational Education colleges”.

Members of the Training for the trainer in nanotechnology (TTN) (Group 1-3) organized a two days workshop entitled “Nanotechnology 101” at Trium Udom Lum Lukka High School from Feb 23-24.

On February 8, H.E. Dr. Virachai Virameteekul, Thailand Minister of Science and Technology was the guest of honor to witness the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and RIKEN, Japan at RIKEN HQ in Wako, Saitama.

Tokyo Big Sight was the venue for the 10th International Nanotechnology conference & exhibition “nano tech 2011”.

The 5th Lets Talk..Science (Talk Show) was held last Saturday at Chamchuri Square in Bangkok. The title of the talk show was “The Miracle of Nanotechnology adds value to tainted glass production”. Dr. Nuttapun Supaka, Head of Testing and Service Lab at NANOTEC was the guest speaker.

The National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) initiated a project in 2008 which have caused significant multiplying effect to building human resource to help promote public awareness in nanotechnology development.

Visiting speakers are considered blessing in disguise to research communities. They help contribute to building awareness to updated research information and at the same time, support in building research networks especially to upcoming researchers.

Bob Dylan’s song “the times they are changing” clearly reflect the changing of attitude and practice of modern day researchers and administrators.

Recently the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation Development) organized the Expert Meeting of the TiO2 Sponsorship Group (OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials) in Paris, France from 17th – 18th January 2011.

Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology. The approaches to nanomedicine range from the medical use of nanomaterials, to nanoelectronic biosensors, and even possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology.

Cosmeceuticals represent the marriage of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Examples of products typically labeled as cosmeceuticals include anti-aging creams and moisturizers (Wikipedia).