TSIC Activity

72102

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

ประกอบกิจการด้านการวิจัย พัฒนา ผลิต จำหน่าย นำเข้า และส่งออก เคมีภัณฑ์และผลิตภัณฑ์ชีวภาพ ซึ่งอาจรวมถึง ยา วัคซีน จุลินทรีย์ แบคเทอริโอเฟจ สารชีววัตถุ และส่วนผสมเคมีและชีวภาพทุกชนิด

Definition

Experimental research and development in biotechnology, which involves research and development on the use of living things and products of living things, using complex technologies such as research and development of stem cell genetic structure, industries related to Fermentation such as the production of alcohol, amino acids, molasses, etc., development of biotechnology in reducing pollution, extending the shelf life of vegetables and fruits, fermentation, experimenting on propagation by tissue culture, etc.

Foreign ownership

Not on the Foreign Business Act restricted lists.

The Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) restricts majority foreign ownership only for the activities named in its three annexed Lists. This activity is not among the mappings we hold, so a foreign investor can generally hold up to 100% of the equity, subject to any sector-specific licence and to minimum-capital rules (typically THB 2 million per restricted business, or THB 3 million where a Foreign Business Licence applies).

If an activity is restricted, the routes to foreign majority

  • BOI promotion — the Board of Investment can grant up to 100% foreign ownership for promoted activities, with tax and non-tax incentives.
  • Foreign Business Licence — permission from the Ministry of Commerce to operate a List 2 or List 3 activity as a foreign-majority company.
  • US Treaty of Amity — US nationals may hold majority ownership in most activities, treated as Thai nationals for FBA purposes.

This is general guidance, not legal advice, and mappings are auto-derived. The schedules of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 are the authority; verify against the Act, or ask us to check your specific activity. See the full foreign ownership reference.

See the full foreign ownership reference for all three FBA lists.

Companies registered since 2022

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New DBD registrations under this activity since 2022, the period the registry snapshot covers, not the full historical register.

212
Registered
since 2022
192
Still active
20
Dissolved
฿1.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2022peak 56 in 20242026

Source: Department of Business Development (DBD) new-registration records, 2022 to present. Counts cover companies first registered in that window, reflect the latest snapshot load, and may lag the live register.

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