Chulalongkorn University has launched a fund-raising campaign to build a factory and make Covid-19 vaccines on campus.
The campaign, dubbed “Covid-19 Vaccine for Thais”, aims to raise 500 million baht to build a factory at the campus in Samyan, says Chulalongkorn president Bandit Euaporn.
“We don’t want to be the only owner of the vaccine, we want it to belong to all Thai people,” Mr Bandit said on Monday. “That is why we have launched this campaign, to raise public awareness that everyone can play a part in fighting the virus.
“Moreover, the knowledge base that we have won’t only be useful in dealing with Covid-19, but for other emerging diseases in the future.”
The first day donations can be received will be on Friday.
Chulalongkorn University has formed 180 start-up companies, several of them medical startups, under what it terms the CU Innovation Hub…
