On 25 September 2024, delegates from the Finland Embassy in Thailand, led by Mr. Kimmo Pekari, Special Advisor, along with Mr. Anssi Rantasalo and Mr. Hikki Keskitalo, co-founders of Enifer Company, Finland, visited the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA). They met with Dr. Kobkul Laoteng, Acting Deputy Executive Director of BIOTEC, and researchers from the Biochemical Engineering and Systems Biology Research Group, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group (IBBG) and BIOTEC Bioprocessing Facility (BBF), to discuss potential collaboration in biorefinery technology, including strain engineering and bioprocessing technology, as well as translational research facility at EECi.