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Entrepreneur's Hepatitis Testing Kits Give Boost to Thai Biotech Industry.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Yuthana Praiwan

Aug. 5--With strains of hepatitis mutating into more virulent forms, Sirirurg Songsirilai, a specialist in liver diseases, spotted a business opportunity for new types of testing equipment.

Existing equipment, he said, could not be relied on entirely in making an accurate diagnosis.

The lecturer at Mahidol University successfully applied to the Innovation Development Fund under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (Nectec) and the Finance Ministry for 3.5 million baht in financial assistance.

Dr Sirirurg teamed up with local medical specialists in liver disease treatment to set up Innova ...

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