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History
of Korean Bioindustry |
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Technology Development Stage(1980~1989) |
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Introduction & Development of New Biotechnology |
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Enactment of Biotechnology Promotion Law, 1983 |
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Establishment of Biotechnology Departments & Research Institutes in Universities, 1984 |
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Establishment of Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology(KRIBB), 1985 |
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Product Manufacturing Stage(1990~1999) |
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Establishment of Bioindustry Association of Korea(BAK), 1991 |
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Formalizing of Biotech 2000 Program(MOST), 1994 |
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Proclaim of Bioindustry Vision 2000(MOCIE), 1994 |
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Development of Bioprocess Technology & Launching of Bio-products |
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Bioindustry Introduction Stage(2000~current) |
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Establishment of Korean Bioindustry Development Strategy, 2000
- Key National Strategic Industry
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Inauguration of National Bioindustry Action Plan |
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Productivity Improvement of Generic Products, Development of New & Modified Bio-products |
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Investment Increase in Public & Private Sector |
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Classification in Korean Bioindustry |
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| Area |
Contents |
| Biopharmaceutical industry |
1010 Antibiotics 1020 Anticancer medications 1030 Vaccines 1040 Hormones 1050 Immunotherapeutics 1060 Hemotherapeutics 1070 Growth factors 1080 New therapeuticsBR>1090 Diagnostic kits 1100 Animal medications 1000 Other biopharmaceuticals |
| Biochemical industry |
2010 Biopolymer 2020 industrial enzymes and reagents 2030 Enzymes and reagents for research 2040 Biocosmetics and home & personal care chemicals 2050 Biological agrochemicals and fertilizers 2000 Other biochemicals |
| Biofood industry |
3010 Functional health foods 3020 Amino acids 3030 Food additives 3040 Fermented foods 3050 Feed additives 3000 Other biofoods |
| Bioenvironmental industry |
4010 Microbial treatment agents 4020 Microbe-immobilized materials and equipments 4030 Bioenvironmental agents and systems 4040 Measuring apparatus for environmental pollution 4000 Other bioenvironmental productions and services |
| Bioelectronics industry |
5010 DNA chips 5020 Protein chips 5030 Cell chips 5040 Biosensors 5050 BioMEMS 5000 Other bioelectronics |
| Bioprocess and equipment industry |
6010 Bioreactors 6020 Biomedical and diagnostic apparatuses 6030 Bioprocess and analysis equipments 6040 Plant and process design 6000 Other bioprocess and equipments |
| Bioenergy and bioresource industry |
7010 Biofuels 7020 Artificial seeds and seedlings 7030 Experimental animals 7040 Transgenic animals and plants 7000 Other bioenergy and bioresources |
| Bioassay, bioinformatics and R&D service industry |
8010 Bioinformatics services 8020 Gene analysis services 8030 Protein analysis services 8040 R&D services 8050 Biosafety and efficacy evaluation services 8060 Diagnosis and preservation services 8000 Other Bioassays, bioinformatics services |
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Government Role and R&D Investment |
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Government Roles in Bioindustry
| Department |
Main Role |
| Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) |
- Applied Biotechnologies and Industrialization
- Development of Substitute Energy
- Development of Information and Communication Technology to Promote Biotechnology |
| Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) |
- Basic and Leading-edge Technologies
- Promotion of Biotechnology-supporting Systems
- Education
- Assistance of Basic Researches on Life Science |
| Ministry of Welfare (MW) |
- Development of New Biopharmaceuticals
- Clinical Trials & Regulations |
| Ministry of Food,Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries (MiFAFF) |
- Breeding Animals, Plants
- New Food Additives |
| Ministry of Environment (ME) |
- Preservation and Use of Biodiversity
- Development of Waste Treatment Technology |
| Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) |
- Conservation of Marine Resources
- Gene Analysis of the Marine Species |
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Government R&D Investment
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Overall Scope of the Bioindustry |
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Manpower |
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Manpower in 2005 : 13,867
- R&D 7,430(53.6%)
- Manufacturing 6,437(46.4%) |
Manpower in Bioindustry
(Unit
: Man)
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Ph.D. |
M.A. |
B.A. |
Technician |
Total |
| R&D |
1,181 |
3,576 |
1,925 |
748 |
7,430 |
| Manufacturing |
97 |
762 |
2,249 |
3,329 |
6,437 |
| * Source : Korean Agency for Technology & Standards, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, Bioindustry Association of Korea, 2006 |
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Bioindustry Market Size in 2006 : US $ 2.3 Billion |
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| * Source : Korean Agency for Technology & Standards, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, Bioindustry Association of Korea, 2006
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