BIOTEC

What BIOTEC does

BIOTEC (National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) is a Thai government research institute established on 20 September 1983 and operated since 30 December 1991 as a center under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), functioning semi-autonomously outside the civil service framework. Headquartered at Thailand Science Park in Pathum Thani with approximately 570 staff (170 PhD researchers, 200 research assistants/technicians), BIOTEC conducts platform-technology R&D spanning agricultural biotechnology, biomedical science, and environmental science, with operating units also hosted at Thai universities.

The institute's technology portfolio comprises nucleic-acid diagnostic kits for shrimp pathogens (Ezee Gene: Nested PCR, Real-time PCR, LAMP Color), human diagnostics (i+LAB αTHAL thalassemia strip test, TB-DNAsensor Kit, LAMP-LFD malaria test, NS1 dengue ELISA), crop varieties (RD51 flood-tolerant jasmine rice, RD6 glutinous rice, AKG Tenera oil palm), feed enzymes (ENZboost, A-Zyme/Pentozyme), industrial enzymes (ENZease, ENZbleach), and the Plant Factory smart greenhouse system for controlled cultivation of medicinal herbs. Supporting infrastructure includes three subsidiaries — Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), National Omics Center (NOC), and National Biobank of Thailand (NBT) — plus BSL-2 laboratory and bioprocessing facilities.

BIOTEC's revenue model combines direct Thai government funding through NSTDA with commercial income from technology licensing to private companies (BioNet-Asia, i+MED Laboratories, Mobilis Automata, KEEEN, Asia Star Animal Health, Vicchi Enterprise, Peace Canning, PARWEL International, Drew-Bio, Eco Scientific, Sigma Aldrich), joint R&D contracts, fee-for-service technical work, and grants from international agencies (Medicines for Malaria Ventures, CSIRO, ARDA). Customers span aquaculture, agriculture, food, healthcare, and environmental sectors. Technology transfer is executed via licensing arrangements and partnerships through the NSTDA Technology Licensing Office; pricing for products and services is not publicly disclosed. GTM motions include direct industry consultation, joint research, technology licensing, and event-driven engagement through seminars and workshops such as InnoAgroindustry.

Name

BIOTEC

Legal name

National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Website

https://biotec.or.th

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

BIOTEC is Thailand's national biotechnology research institute under NSTDA, conducting platform-technology R&D in agriculture, biomedicine, and the environment and licensing proprietary diagnostics, crop varieties, enzymes, and controlled-environment systems to private-sector partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biotechnology Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (325414), Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

akta.pro primary industry

Synthetic Biology & Genetic Circuit Design Platforms (pathway engineering, chassis development) (HLAAAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bioprocess Development & Scale-Up/Scale-Down Platforms (DoE, high-throughput, modeling) (HLAAAJAF), Automation, Controls & Manufacturing Execution for Bioprocessing (SCADA/DCS/PLC/MES) (HLAAAJAE), Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing (Trial Support) (HLAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Biotechnology research services
• Genetic engineering
• Molecular diagnostics
• Agricultural biotechnology
• Environmental biotechnology

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangkok

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Core funding from Thai government through NSTDA to support basic research, national biotechnology programs, and public-interest research initiatives.
2. Commercialization and Services Revenue: Income from providing technical services, technology licensing, and commercializing research outputs to private sector and international funding agencies.
3. Private Foundation and International Agency Funding: Revenue from non-government entities, international funding agencies, and private foundations for collaborative research projects.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BIOTEC is Thailand's national biotechnology research institute operating under NSTDA, conducting applied R&D across agricultural science, biomedical science, and environmental science. It develops and commercializes proprietary diagnostic kits (LAMP/PCR-based for shrimp viruses, thalassemia, malaria, tuberculosis, dengue), crop varieties (rice, oil palm), industrial enzymes, biopesticides, fermented feed additives, wastewater treatment systems, and a smart Plant Factory platform, primarily through technology licensing to private companies, technical consulting, and direct sales via specialized laboratories.

Product overview

BIOTEC is Thailand's national research institute under NSTDA operating in biotechnology R&D. The organization offers a portfolio of diagnostic products (shrimp disease PCR/LAMP kits, human health tests for thalassemia/tuberculosis/malaria/dengue), agricultural biotechnology products (rice varieties, oil palm lines, biopesticides, feed enzymes, starter cultures), environmental technologies (biogas wastewater systems, bioremediation agents, denitrification reactors), and service platforms (FoodSERP for food innovation, Plant Factory for controlled-environment cultivation). Products are commercialized through licensing to private companies, technology transfer, and direct sales via specialized business units. The portfolio spans animal health, crop science, food technology, environmental management, and biomedical diagnostics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shrimp Disease Diagnostic Tests

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% organic matter removal achieved by wastewater treatment systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 December 1991BIOTEC became one of NSTDA centers in 1991, operating outside normal civil service framework. NSTDA coordinates research funding activities and program management. Other NSTDA centers include MTEC, NECTEC, NANOTEC, and TMC.
• KEEEN LimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on onsite microbial reactor for biological wastewater treatment. KEEEN manufactures the OMR reactor commercially. Also collaborated on bioremediation product development (KEEEN brand).
• Mobilis Automata Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed Real-AMP LAMP-Turbidimeter technology for shrimp virus detection. Equipment marketed under Real-AMP brand, reagent as AMP Plus.
• Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Biologics and Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing in Thailand for Equitable Access to Medicines (BPM-TEAM) project with CSIRO and KMUTT.
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralia's national science agency. Partner in BPM-TEAM project to strengthen Thailand's pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturing capabilities.
• Pt.Bio Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese company focused on food innovation through genome editing. Discussed potential collaborations on allergy-reduced eggs and food technology.
• Medicines for Malaria VenturesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNot-for-profit organization that selected P218 antimalarial drug candidate for further development. Supporting pre-clinical studies.
• i+MED Laboratories Company LimitedmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed immunochromatographic thalassemia detection technology. Product commercialized as i+LAB αTHAL.
• BioNet-Asia Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed four serotypes of chimeric live-attenuated dengue vaccine candidate in February 2011 for commercial development.
• Embassy of JapanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEconomic delegation visiting to discuss potential research collaborations in food innovation and genome editing.
• Australia's Chief ScientistminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosted visit to strengthen Thailand-Australia research collaboration and explore national research infrastructure ecosystem.
• PARWEL INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed IC strip test technology for detection of bacterial fruit blotch disease in cucurbits.
• Micro Innovate Co., Ltd.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint investment over 100 million Baht between NSTDA, private company, and researchers for industrial-scale microbial production plant for animal feed. First of its kind in Thailand.
• Peace Canning Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed starter culture technology for industrial production of pickled mustard greens including large-scale fermentation.
• Vicchi Enterprise Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLeading food ingredient company offering commercial starter cultures for fermented pork sausage (Nham) in liquid and powder forms.
• Asia Star Animal Health Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed pentosanase enzyme technology. Products available as A-Zyme and Pentozyme feed additives.
• Eco Scientific Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed portable dissolved oxygen test kit for commercialization.
• Drew-Bio (Thailand) Co., Ltd.majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed thalassemia interpretation tool as added-on feature for Low Pressure Liquid Chromatography (LPLC) equipment.
• Srinakharinwirot UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on TB-DNAsensor Kit development for tuberculosis diagnosis.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods PCLmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplemented hormone-based ovulation synchronization protocol for dairy cattle, along with dairy cooperatives and over 1,000 smallholder farmers.
• MK Farm (Chiang Mai)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValidating disease-free orange production method through shoot-tip culture at farm in Fang District.
• Pak Hai Farmers CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccessfully created business from Homcholasit rice production, selling branded 'On-waan' rice in supermarket chains.
• Sigma AldrichmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed three microorganisms (Xylaria spp., Verticillium spp., Lentinus spp.) for commercial production of depudecin, ascochlorin, and panepoxydone.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research): Singapore's national R&D agency running biomedical, biotechnology, and platform technology programs with industry transfer. Highly comparable mandate to BIOTEC as a Southeast Asian government biotech research institute.
• CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation): Australia's national science agency and BIOTEC's direct BPM-TEAM partner. CSIRO performs applied biotech R&D with technology transfer to industry and operates national research infrastructure — a near-mirror of BIOTEC's mandate at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Fraunhofer Society: Germany's applied research network with a model of government-funded institutes conducting contract research and technology licensing to industry. Highly comparable applied-research-plus-tech-transfer model at much larger scale and broader scope.
• RIKEN: Japan's national research institute covering life sciences, computational biology, and bioengineering. Comparable as a government-funded multidisciplinary biotech research organization, though RIKEN is more focused on fundamental discovery than applied transfer.

Regional players

• Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB): South Korea's government bioscience and biotechnology research institute conducting applied R&D with industry partnerships. Highly comparable mandate and Asian government research model, though operating in a different national market.
• Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD): Indonesia's government agricultural biotechnology research arm operating under the Ministry of Agriculture. Comparable in agricultural biotech focus and Southeast Asian government research model, though narrower in life sciences scope than BIOTEC.
• Siam Bioscience Co., Ltd. Thai biopharmaceutical contract manufacturer with strong government ties producing vaccines and biologics. Comparable as a Thai biotech industry counterpart that benefits from BIOTEC's upstream R&D and platform technology pipeline.

Others

• BioNet-Asia Co., Ltd. Thai vaccine manufacturer that licensed BIOTEC's dengue vaccine candidate in 2011. Comparable as a Thai biotech commercialization partner dependent on BIOTEC-derived technologies and serves as an example of BIOTEC's industry transfer pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/BIOTECThailand
• Facebookfacebook.com/BIOTECNSTDA
• Xx.com/biotec_nstda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biotec-official-thailand

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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