Songdo opens biomanufacturing training center for global workforce

A new biomanufacturing training facility opened in Songdo, Incheon, on Monday to train workers from low and middle-income countries in vaccine and biopharmaceutical production. Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) authorities said the Global Bio Campus training facility held an opening ceremony at Yonsei University’s International Campus in Incheon, attended by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong and IFEZ Commissioner Kim Jong-cheol. The facility was established in Songdo as part of efforts launched after WHO designated Korea as a Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing (GTH-B) in February 2022. The ceremony also reviewed progress on the global biomanufacturing workforce training initiative and the development of its training infrastructure. "The launch of the Global Bio Campus training facility will be an important milestone in establishing Songdo as an international hub for biomanufacturing workforce development," Kim said. "We will actively support international cooperation initiatives based on Songdo's strong bi