Dr. Han Moon-hee, the primary president of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology. Photo supplied by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Dr. Han Moon-hee handed away on the thirtieth. He was 91 (born in 1934). As the primary and second president of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), he was a pioneer who laid the muse for South Korea’s bio-industry.
In an period when biotechnology was a nascent discipline, he foresaw its potential with exceptional foresight and took the lead in establishing a analysis basis. He returned to Korea in 1974 as a recruited scientist at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), the place he opened the Applied Biochemistry Lab and delved into analysis on the economic purposes of life sciences. By accumulating analysis achievements, he led the institution of the ‘Biotechnology Research Division’ in 1979.
In 1983, he spearheaded the enactment of the ‘Genetic Engineering Promotion Act,’ making a nationwide institutional framework, and in 1985, he launched the Genetic Engineering Center, which laid the groundwork for at the moment’s KRIBB. He supported the worldwide rise of Korean biotechnology by securing core applied sciences, nurturing expertise, and increasing worldwide cooperation.
As the director of the Doping Control Center for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he led the middle to change into the fifteenth on this planet to obtain worldwide accreditation, efficiently finishing up drug testing for the video games.
The funeral parlor is positioned in Room 31 on the third ground of Asan Medical Center in Seoul, with the funeral procession scheduled for April 2. The burial web site is at 438-2 Jangdeok-ri, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do.
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