A Chinese Delegation led by AABI Secretariat visited Thailand in January, 2020
2020-03-27
From January 6th to 10th, 2020, AABI Secretariat led a Chinese delegation of seven people to visit local stakeholders on innovation and entrepreneurship in Thailand. Apart from the Secretariat staff, the delegates also included incubator managers from Haikou National Hi-tech Incubator Operation Company and invited experts on bio-medical industry from Shanghai. This visiting program is collaboratively supported by Asian Association of Business Incubation (AABI) and Thai Business Incubators and Science Parks Association (Thai-BISPA), the AABI Association Member in Thailand.
During the visit, the delegation fully explored the Thai innovation ecosystem in bio-medical industry by meeting with supervising governmental agencies, local innovation communities and entrepreneurs, learning local innovation-related knowledge from sharing workshops as well as participating in on-site visits.
Dr. ZHANG, the invited expert of this visit, who is also the expert reviewer for Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, and the national Torch Center (the Science and Technology Ministry of China) approved of the program outcome and said that, “This visit is a fruitful practice to further advance the cooperation between China and Thailand in terms of both Government-to-Government collaboration and B2B one”. Besides, this program also paved the way to a deepening of interactions between AABI members and showcased the great potential of resources exchange among AABI community.
During the four-day program, the delegates paid visit to over 10 institutions in two major cities of Thailand, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, ranging from Science Park, incubator to innovative entrepreneurs. Here are some highlights.
The delegation visited the office of Thai-BISPA and National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) at the campus of Thailand Science Park in Bangkok, Thailand. From left:
Mr. Chainan Saengsurathum, Assistant Manager, Key Account Management Division, NSTDA.
Ms. ZHANG Yiying, Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Haowen Biotech Company
Ms. CAI Qiongjuan, Director of Project Management Department, Haikou National High-tech Incubator Operation Co., Ltd
Mr. SONG Liping, Director of Merchants Department, Haikou National High-tech Incubator Operation Co., Ltd
Ms. Sharon LI, Coordinator, AABI Secretariat
Mr. PAN Jiayu, Executive Deputy General Manager, Haikou National High-tech Incubator Operation Co., Ltd
Ms. Watcharin Witthayaweerasak (Lhing), Senior Manager, Thai-BISPA.
Dr. ZHANG Jiong, CEO, Shanghai Haowen Biotech Company
Mr. Eason MAO, Coordinator, AABI Secretariat
Ms. Sujinda Tongsri, Assistant Manager, Key Account Management Division, NSTDA.
The delegation visited National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) at the campus of Thailand Science Park in Bangkok, Thailand.
The delegation visited Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Science (TCELS) in Bangkok, Thailand. Guests presenting:
Ms. Prathan Rutchatajumroon, Senior Project Manager, Medicopolis & Health Informatics Program, TCELS. (2nd from the left)
Ms. Suwipa Wanasathop, Honorary President of Thai-BISPA & Vice-President of AABI (3rd from the left)
Dr. Nares Damrongchai, CEO, TCELS. (4th from the left)
The delegation visited Chiang Mai University Science and Technology Park (CMU-STeP) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Guests presenting:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kasemsak Uthaichana, Deputy Director, Chiang Mai University Science and Technology Park (CMU-STeP) (4th from the left)
Mr. Surapong Lerdthusnee, Project Manager Senior Officer, TCELS (Chiang Mai Office) (3rd from the right)
The delegation visited the office of Tea Gallery Group in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Guests presenting:
Dr. Jacopo Leonardi (Jack), Executive Consultant, Tea Gallery Group (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (4th from the left)
Ms. Suwalee Kiatkarun (Jeed), Managing Director, Tea Gallery Group (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (4th from the right)