Building a Stem Cell Laboratory in Ho Chi Minh City

VND 40 billion is the amount of money that the National University of Ho Chi Minh City has approved for the project to build a Stem Cell Laboratory at Ho Chi Minh City University of Science. In which, the purchase of research equipment is 39.4 billion dong. Other capital is 300 million dong, reserve fund is 300 million dong. Funds from the state budget.

Master Phan Kim Ngoc, Head of Molecular Biotechnology C (Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences), said that this is the largest stem cell laboratory in Vietnam invested in construction.

Student of Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences is practicing at the Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory (Photo: V. Giang)

The Stem Cell Research and Application Laboratory was built at Campus 1 (227, Nguyen Van Cu, Q5, Ho Chi Minh City) and Campus 2 (Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City). The laboratory is invested in depth, based on the development of a research group on animal biotechnology and human and animal physiology groups (Department of Animals - Animal Physiology). In addition, this is also the place where the team of highly specialized staff in the field of stem cell research is gathered.

In addition to scientific research, the Laboratory also develops biotechnology products based on stem cell technology and product testing in pilot scale. At the same time, combined with hospitals to apply in human therapy.

The implementation time of the intensive investment project of Stem Cell Research and Application Laboratory started in 2008.

Vinh Giang