[The history and present status of biotechnology in the Czech Republic].
The paper outlines the historical milestones in the development of biotechnology in the Czech Republic in the fields of research, education and manufacture. The section dealing with the present state describes fundamental research carried out in the institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the universities and technical colleges, the institutes of applied research subsidized by the pertinent ministries as well as privatized institutes. The numbers of institutes and researchers before and after the political changes in 1989 are compared and the grant agencies for support of science and research are listed. The section dealing with biotechnological industry characterizes the firms manufacturing the products and devices for pharmacy, agriculture, food industry and ecology.
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Farmaceutická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Hradec Králové.
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D001709:Biotechnology / Q000266:history*; D018153:Czech Republic; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century
Historie a soucasnost biotechnologie v Ceské republice.