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The Biotech Policy Research Center (Associate Director, Heoung-Yeol Kim) of Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) analyzed the most recent innovative research outcomes in the field of biotechnology. It carried out an assessment titled ‘Promising Bio Technologies 2018’ and published the results on the Biotech INformation Portal (BioIN) (http://www.bioin.or.kr).
Promising future technologies are categorized into four areas, including basic foundation and platform (Core Bio), healthcare (Red Bio), agricultural, livestock and food (Green Bio), and industrial process, environmental and ocean science (White Bio). Core Bio comprises single neuron analysis technology, gene restoration, and synthetic seed technology; Red Bio includes in vivo genome editing, organoids-based biomimetics, and next-generation cancer vaccines; Green Bio includes simultaneous food hazard-detecting sensors and QT engineering by genome editing; and White Bio includes artificial enzyme chain and carbon utilizing photosynthetic cell factory.
Heoung-Yeol Kim, the Associate Director of the Biotech Policy Research Center, stated, “We selected promising technologies based on recent innovative research outcomes. This set of technologies holds the potentials for our vision for future biotechnology. This will create a ripple effect across various technology areas and industries. This selection is a valuable suggestion of promising R&D subjects.” He then added, “We will continue to develop bio-custom research techniques for promising biotechnologies. We will dedicate every effort to discover more promising biotechnologies with enhanced prediction accuracy.”
In line with this, KRIBB will also continue to develop promising biotechnologies. The bioindustry is one of the key drivers for next-generation growth and promising future industries. Therefore, KRIBB aims to draw national strategies and policy agenda that will help strengthen the national competitiveness in this sector to consolidate Korea’s position as a global leader.