Renowned veterinarian and biotechnologist Dr. Daniel Salamone, President of CONICET, visited Bangkok from May 17-22 to attend the Global Research Council (GRC) meeting held at Dusit Thani Hotel.

During his stay, he met with representatives from the Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), an independent agency under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), with whom we agreed to establish a bilateral work agenda.

Mr. Salamone also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), one of Japan's leading scientific institutions.

CONICET is the Argentine government agency dedicated to fostering science and technology. It was created in 1958, and Nobel Laureate in Medicine Bernardo Houssay was its first Director. 

This agency has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s best research institutions. The Scimago Institutions Ranking, which evaluates 1,747 government institutions, placed it as the best government research institution in Latin America and 22nd worldwide.