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: Dr. Thaweesak Koanantakool
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 and 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.
Download: NSTDA Strategic Plan 2012-2016