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Technology and Innovation in Life Sciences National Agency (TILSNA)

สำนักงานเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรมด้านชีววิทยาศาสตร์ (องค์การมหาชน)

TILSNA, formerly TCELS, is the MHESI public organization for the life sciences industry. It funds medical and health innovation close to market and links life-science businesses with partners at home and abroad.

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What they focus on
  • TILSNA is a public organization under MHESI, set up in 2004 to link innovation and investment for Thai and foreign partners and support the life-sciences industry in Thailand and Asia; its mission is accelerating innovations, building conducive ecosystems, and catalyzing and connecting partners.
  • Its programs cover advanced medical devices and medical robotics; pharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine (natural-product drugs, cell and gene therapy); nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals; and Medicopolis.
  • Internationally, it takes part in the Southeast Asia–Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation (JFS) and is a focal point for the APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum (LSIF).
  • Its SYNAPSE MedAI Ecosystem Expressway supports medical AI through validation, certification, routes into the health system, business matching and market expansion at home and abroad.
  • Open call: FY2570 proposals for Medical Devices and Digital Health and for SYNAPSE MedAI close on 20 Nov 2026 at 18:00, or earlier if the budget runs out; applications go through NRIIS.
Programs
  • Medical Devices and Digital Health call (FY2570) · No published cap. Medical and health innovation projects, incl. public-private partnership and Thai Innovation List routes
  • SYNAPSE MedAI Ecosystem Expressway (FY2570) · Not stated. Medical AI: standards, validation, co-investment and matching, trials and market expansion
  • ATMPs, Genomics and Precision Medicine, Drugs and Wellness call (FY2570) · Not stated. Advanced therapies, genomics, drugs and wellness
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November 7, 2026
TILSNA met a Swedish Incubators & Science Parks delegation hosted by SEA Bridge in Bangkok, Oct 2026.