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Biotechnology
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Biotechnology
The use of living things, such as one-cell organisms, in technological innovations. Biotechnology has particular applications in medicine, agriculture, engineering, and similar fields. Biotech organizations may make and market their own products, or they may be departments within another company, such as a pharmaceutical corporation.
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22, 2009 (CENS)--The national development fund, under the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), has passed the "guidelines for the management of biotech venture capital business," paving the way for the kickoff of the "diamond action plan for the takeoff of biotech industry," which calls for NT$60 billion of venture-capital investment in the biotech industry, said Tsai Hsung-hsiung, minister of the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), yesterday (Sept.
Biotech action plan ready for kickoff by The Taiwan Economic News
4 million acres) planted globally and growth prospects set to expand rapidly, a biotech group said Wednesday.
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Belgium: Belgium's biotech sector consists of over 140 companies, represents 5% of European biotech firms, and 10,000 employees.
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