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WHO Biomanufacturing Training Hub Plan Offers Korea Chance On World Stage

Adds To Vaccine Ambitions

 
• By Jung Won Shin

South Korea welcomes WHO decision to designate the country as a global biomanufacturing training hub, citing various opportunities this could provide in fulfilling its goal of becoming a similar center of worldwide expertise in vaccines.

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Training Hub Could Induce Global Firms To Build Facilities In Korea • Source: Alamy

South Korea's ambitions of becoming a global vaccine hub appear to have moved closer with the World Health Organization’s selection of the country as the location for a worldwide center for training in the area of biomanufacturing.

“The government’s goal to become the world’s top five vaccine nation and a leading biopharma country is becoming a reality,” declared South Korean President Jae-In Moon. “This will provide an opportunity for young Korean people to access world-class education and form global networks

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