National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)

Location: Thailand Science Park, 30 km. north of Bangkok Established: 1991 Organization: Home of four national research centers: BIOTEC, MTEC, NECTEC, NANOTEC and one technology management center: TMC President: Narong Sirilertworakul, Ph.D. Vision: Key Partner for a Knowledge-based Society through Science and Technology Missions: Research and Development, Technology Transfer, Human Resources Development, Infrastructure Development Employees: >2,600 employees (1,600 fulltime) 68% Research (researchers 400 Ph.D.s) 29% Operation, 3% Management Budget: USD113M from the Government + 20% from contracts, services and licenses R&D Strategy: NSTDA's 2011-2016 R&D strategy is focused on five target areas: - Agriculture and Food - Energy and Environment - Health and Medicine - Bioresources and Community - Manufacturing and Service Industries (e.g. HDD, air conditioners and automobile parts). Within these target areas there are four cross-cutting programmes: functional materials, sensor and intelligent systems, digital engineering, and service research.