CURRENT STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MONGOLIA

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CURRENT STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MONGOLIA

• Ts. OYUNSUREN Ph.D
• Center for Biotechnology,
• Institute of Biology,
  
  Mongolian Academy of Sciences,
• 
  Ulaanbaatar

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Area 1,565,000 sq km (604,250 sq mi)
Population 2,438,000 Capital Ulaanbaatar
627,000
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National Policy

• 1986 -the Biotechnology was declared by the
  Mongolian Government as one of the main priority
  areas of science and technology for the National
  Economy Development
• 1991- National Program on Biotechnology for
  1991-1995 elaborated by the Ministry of Science
  and Education , due to social economical changes
  faced to the country was not considered by the
  Government .
• 1998 -the Biotechnology Sub-Program elaborated
• 2002 -the National Program of Science and
  Technology Development towards the year 2010 has
  special section for Biotechnology

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Biotechnology institutions

• The biotechnology research is being conducted
  mainly by following institutions
• the Center for Biotechnology and
• the Division of Microbiology at the Institute of
  Biology Mongolian Academy of Sciences
• the Research Institute of Animal Husbandry
• the Research Institute of Veterinary
• Monenzyme Science and Production Co.
• SHIM Research and Production Co .
• Further, 6 universities and institutes have
  biotechnology teaching and research activities

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Biotechnology activities

• The main activities of biotechnology going at
  present in Mongolia are
• - research and production of diagnostics,
  vaccines and
• bioproducts for human and animal health
  
• - production of food and fodder additives, also
  biofertilizers
• - increase biological resources of useful and
  rare plants by
• methods of cell culture techniques
• - development of embryo transfer methods to
  increase number
• of high quality animals, also to use
  this method for animal
• conservation purposes

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International collaborations

• APCTT
• ICGEB
• APO
• the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and
  Biotechnology
• the Japan Bioindustry Association
• and other institutions.

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Problems

• High investment costs
• Lack of qualified personnel
• Lack of sufficient research laboratories
• Shortage of experiences
• Lack of inadequate financial supports

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Participation in BINASIA

• exchange information related to the national
  and international biotechnology activities
• will serve as a communication link among
  researchers, policy makers, businessmen and other
  people with varied information on biotechnology
  to promote international collaboration in
  different areas of biotechnology
• the setting up a homepage on the Internet ( or
  CD-ROM) will give easy and free access to all
  the member countries
• Mongolia needs in good computers

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