(October 27-28, 2025), at Jiangsu Province, P.R. China, Associate Professor Toemsak Srikhirin, Executive Director of MTEC, participated in the 2025 Jiangsu International Exchange Week on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application and Agreement Exchange Signing Ceremony for the Cooperation among Universities, National High-Tech Zones and Overseas Institutions.
The events, held at the College of Energy, Soochow University, were attended by Dr. Sitthisuntorn Supothina, Deputy Executive Director of MTEC, Dr. Chanchana Thanachayanont, Director of Environment Research Group, Dr. Thipjak Na Lampang, Research Team Leader of Wood Engineering for Sustainability Research Team, and the member of MTEC’s research team. Organized under the theme “Advanced Materials Forum,” the conference gathered more than 60 participants, including experts, researchers, students, and industry representatives from five countries.
On this occasion, MTEC, NSTDA, Nanjing Forestry University (NJFU), and the LIYANG High-Tech Industrial Development Zone jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Bamboo Charcoal New Energy Materials Industry–University–Research Cooperation. The MoU aims to promote joint research and development in environmentally friendly material technologies, foster researcher and student exchanges to enhance research experience, and strengthen the mechanisms for technology transfer and commercialization across the full value chain.
Following the MoU signing ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toemsak Srikhirin delivered a talk titled “Empowering Collaboration through Advanced Materials Innovation: The MTEC Perspective”. He highlighted MTEC’s role as Thailand’s national research center in materials technology, dedicated to developing innovative materials to address global challenges through four main research themes; Material Solutions for Net Zero, Medical and Health Innovation, Modern Manufacturing, Transport, and Road Safety, and High-value/Specialty Biobased Materials. Dr. Toemsak concluded by expressed MTEC’s commitment to expanding cooperation with overseas partners through various mechanisms and activities, serving as a technical arm or bridge that connects research outcomes with stakeholders across sectors to create broad and sustainable positive impacts.
