Integrated Herbal Innovation Center, Mae Fah Luang University (Medicinal Innovation Center of MFU) GMP/PICS Standard (Pharma grade) opens its door to provide services for analysis, testing, processing of herbal products, and certification of raw materials and herbal products. A new option for SMEs to develop high-potential international herbal products.
Renowned in the area of herbal study, Mae Fah Luang University not only focuses on research and development of herbal products, creating herbal medicine formulations for traditional Thai medicine but also offers services to the private sector for analysis, testing, and establishing herbal standards. Additionally, it produces herbal medicines. The center features a solar-powered herbal drying facility, a raw herbal material processing building, and a Mae Fah Luang herbal medicine factory, which has obtained a license for the production of traditional medicines. All of these are consolidated in one place: the “Integrated Herbal Innovation Center, Mae Fah Luang University,” which is GMP/PICS (Pharma grade) certified for processing and producing herbal medicines according to ISO 17025 standards.
Services of the Integrated Herbal Innovation Center, Mae Fah Luang University
The center provides comprehensive product development services in the northern region, including:
- Smart farming for herbs
- Herbal analysis services
- Chemical composition analysis and bioactivity testing
- Extraction of important extracts
- Development of production processes
- Herbal research laboratory services
- Preparation of pharmaceutical specifications
- Establishment of herbal standards
- Certification of raw materials and herbal products
Additionally, there is a learning and career development center for herbal medicine, which provides training and technology transfer to entrepreneurs in extracting key substances and developing herbal products that meet international standards. The center also has a solar-powered herb drying facility, a herbal processing building, and the Mae Fah Luang herbal medicine factory that has received the license to produce herbal medicine. It is ready to serve entrepreneurs in testing the scaling up of production to the industrial level.
The PMUC pushes the comprehensive Herbal Innovation Center at Mae Fah Luang University to be a leader in creating added value for Thai herbs.
PMUC has supported the Herbal Innovation Center at Mae Fah Luang University with tools for the pharmaceutical and herbal medicine production industry to become a new industry for the country. This includes an automatic capsule filling machine, a spray drying machine, a high-efficiency cold press oil extraction machine with a capacity of 10 liters, a vacuum evaporator with accessories, a 12-liter microwave extraction system to develop systems and processes for analysis, testing, and certification of raw materials and herbal products according to ISO 17025 standards. This promotes the application of laboratory research to industrial-level development, linking research between entrepreneurs and researchers in developing high-potential herbal products. The project is led by Assistant Professor Rawiwan Charoensap, Ph.D., the head of the comprehensive Herbal Innovation Center at Mae Fah Luang University. The focus is on comprehensive herbal development, from developing high-quality raw materials, selecting breeds, propagating, planting, harvesting, and storing to ensure quality raw materials, researching and developing products to drive industrial production, as well as promoting marketing.
With the project’s highlight reflecting the Bio-Circular-Green Model (BCG) concept, which involves the application of green extraction technology in the project and pilot plant. Green extraction technology focuses on environmentally friendly processes, not causing pollution for both producers and consumers. Therefore, PMUC believes that the center can further develop research until it can elevate it to industrial development, creating new entrepreneurs and generating income for them. Entrepreneurs can access services for analysis, testing, and certification of raw materials and herbal products to increase opportunities and reduce risks in product development, market trials, and scaling up production to the industrial level. This will lead to increased investment in research and innovation by Thai entrepreneurs in the S-Curves industry, elevating the Thai herbal industry to be a significant force in driving the Thai economy, promoting good health, and enhancing the quality of life of the Thai people. Through research, development, and expansion to add value to herbs and applying knowledge to develop further with appropriate technology, we strengthen the capacity of SME entrepreneurs, farmers, and community enterprises in terms of knowledge and product development, quality standards analysis, to build Thailand’s herbal industry to gain international recognition, creating income and sustainability throughout the supply chain.
For more details and services,
Integrated Herbal Innovation Center, Mae Fah Luang University
Phone: 0-5391-7615
Email: cemedplants@mfu.ac.th
Website: Medicinal Plant Innovation Center of Mae Fah Luang University
Facebook: MEDICINAL INNOVATION CENTER OF MFU
