Illustrative image (Photo:bangkokpost.com)Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s National Science and TechnologyDevelopment (NSTDA) has opened a one-stop service to assist entrepreneurs inthe cosmetics industry in entering the global market.
NSTDA Director Chukit Limpijamnong said this industry is oneof the agency's core businesses and has strong potential to grow in both localand international markets. As such, firms operating in the industry need strongsupport as they research and develop innovative technology.
The NSTDA has a clear policy of transferring research in thelab into commercial products, thus boosting the nation's economic prosperity.
Chukit said the NSTDA has a Service Platform forFood and Functional Ingredients, known as Food SERP, which plays an importantrole in supporting the food and cosmetics industries.
Accordingto the official, some entrepreneurs in the former field have found it difficult tolaunch their products overseas and need a reliable agency to issue acertificate for the active ingredients used in their products. The NSTDA hasprovided this service to facilitate their business.
Chukit emphasised that a close cooperation between the NSTDA andthe cosmetics manufacturing group will help their businesses to grow fasterwith strong support of the NSTDA based on science and technology, including one-stopservice that helps enterprises to get the documents they need to sell theirproducts.
The NSTDA and the Thai Cosmetic Cluster (TCOS) on October 31 signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on research and development(R&D) when it comes to cosmetics and the development of relatedmanufacturing procedures.
Chukit noted that the goal is toraise product quality via innovation and technology to make them morecompetitive in the global market and strengthen networks to create a positiveimpact on social, economic and environmental development sustainably./.
