Songdo opens biomanufacturing training center for global workforce
A new biomanufacturing training facility opened in Songdo, Incheon, on Monday to train workers from low and middle-income countries in vaccine and biopharmaceutical production. Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) authorities said the Global Bio Campus training facility held an opening ceremony at Yonsei University’s International Campus in Incheon, attended by World Health Organization (WHO)…
A biomanufacturing training center opened in Songdo, Incheon on Monday to educate workers from developing nations on vaccine and biopharmaceutical production. The Global Bio Campus training facility, which held its inauguration ceremony at Yonsei University’s International Campus, was attended by World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong, and Incheon Free Economic Zone Commissioner Kim Jong-cheol.
The center was established as part of initiatives launched after the World Health Organization designated Korea as a Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing in February 2022. The event also reviewed the progress made in the global biomanufacturing workforce training program and the construction of its training facilities. Kim highlighted that the launch of the Global Bio Campus training facility marks a significant milestone in transforming Songdo into an international hub for biomanufacturing workforce development, emphasizing their commitment to supporting international cooperation efforts based on Songdo's robust biomanufacturing capabilities.
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