INSTITUTE OF NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY

 
1H Building, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Director: Assoc. Prof. Pham Thi Hong Minh
Vice Directors: Assoc. Prof. Do Huu Nghi
                         Assoc. Prof. Pham Minh Quan

Decision of establishment: Decision No. 65/CT dated March 5, 1990 of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now the Government) on the establishment of the Institute of Natural Products Chemistry
Signed by: Nguyen Khanh

 
ADDRESS
1H Building, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: 024. 3756.6023
Fax: 024. 37564390
Email: vanthu@inpc.vast.vn
Website: inpc.ac.vn
DIRECTORATE
Director: Assoc.Prof. Pham Thi Hong Minh
Vice Directors: Assoc. Prof. Do Huu Nghi
  Assoc. Prof. Pham Minh Quan
SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

Chairman: Professor Pham Quoc Long

Vice President: Prof. Dr. Pham Quoc Long

Vice President: Professor Nguyen Manh Cuong, Associate Professor Pham Thi Hong Minh

Council Secretary: Ass. Professor, Dr.  Nguyen Thi Hong Van

Commissioner: Associate Professor Le Minh Ha, Associate Professor Doan Lan Phuong, Associate Professor Le Thi Phuong Quynh, Associate Professor Tran Thi Thu Thuy, Associate Professor Nguyen Thi Hong Vân, Associate Professor Do Huu Nghi, Associate Professor Pham Minh Quan, Associate Professor Tran Quoc Toan, Doctor Luu Van Chinh, Doctor Nguyen Phi Hung, Professor Le Mai Huong, Doctor Dang Viet Anh, Doctor Ha Viet Hai.

FUNCTIONS AND TASKS


Functions:

1. Performing basic research and basic investigation, develop equipment and technology and training of highly qualified personnel in the field of natural products chemistry and other related fields in accordance with relevant legislation.
2. Trial production of products on the basis of inheriting research results or improving technology according to the provisions of law to serve the pharmaceutical industry, food, agriculture, environmental protection, exploration and exploitation of natural resources.

Tasks: 

1. Basic research, basic investigation of compounds from natural resources including terrestrial and aquatic organisms and plants and microorganisms.
2. Identify, research and rationally exploit bioactive compounds from natural resources including terrestrial and aquatic organisms and plants and microorganisms, convert and synthesize them into valuable compounds to serve the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture and export.
3. Research sources of essential oils, medicinal plants, and aromatherapy; Refining valuable compounds to serve the food, cosmetics and export industries.
4. Total synthesize and semi-synthesize of organic compounds, especially bioactive compounds, nano compounds and and precious artificial flavors with high value in industrial and exportation.
5. Research technology, techniques and equipment in the field of natural compounds to serve pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, agricultural and environmental industries.
6. Research and deploy methods to determine chemical structures, analyze chemical composition, screening methods, biological activities assays, evaluate content and quality of products of natural origin and synthesize.
7. Scientific services, consulting and technology transfer, equipment design and manufacturing, supervision, appraisal, technology deployment, trial production according to legal regulations of products in the field of natural products chemistry and related fields.
8. Training highly qualified personnel in the field of natural products chemistry and other related fields.
9. International cooperation in the field of natural products chemistry and other related fields.
10. Management of organization; manage and utilize officials and employee of Institute according to the provisions of law and Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
11. Manage the finance of Institute and its assets according to the provisions of law and VAST.
12. Perform other tasks assigned by the President of VAST.

ORGANIZATIONS   HUMAN RESOURCES
   
Total: 81
  • Professor: 03
  • Associate Professor: 10
  • Doctors:38
  • Masters: 10
  • Bachelors: 31
  • Other: 02
ACTIVITIES

The scientific and technological activites under registration certificate issued by Minister of Science and Technology:
Reseach and deploy technology on the field of natural products chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, food industry, agriculture, environment and processing natural materials.
Producing and trading products based on research results or improve technology for pharmaceutical chemistry, food industry, agriculture, environmental protection, explore and exploit oil and gas.
Scientific and Technology services: Training to improve skills, consulting, design and produce equipments, analyze, evaluate, monitor, transfer technology on the areas mentioned above.
Training activies: Training PhD student on the fied of Natural Products Chemistry, code: 62.44.27.02. (Based on Decree No. 521/TTg dated May 29, 1995 by Prime Minister and Decree No. 1349/QĐ-BGD&ĐT&SĐH dated March 16, 2004 by Minister of Education and Training).

- Isolate bioactive compounds from natural resources including terrestrial and aquatic organisms and plants and microorganisms, determine chemical structure and their biological activities as a basis for the production of products with high pharmaceutical value.
- Synthesize and semi-synthesize compounds, especially precious artificial flavors and bioactive compounds with high value in industry, healthcare and export.
- Research and technology transfer in the field of natural products chemistry biofuels, exploitation and processing of natural resources and environment.
- Training PhD in the field of  Natural Products Chemistry (code 9 44 01 17), Chemical Engineering (code 9 52 03 01), Environmental Engineering (code 9 52 03 20), Inorganic Chemistry (code 9 44 01 13) and Biotechnology (code 9 42 02 01).
- Develop international cooperation with partners such as Russia, Japan, Korea, France, USA, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, v.v. Through these collaboration, strengthen training and exchange of scientists in order to serving the development of science and technology.

ACHIEVEMENTS

During 40 years of development, the Institute has achieved glorious achievements and received many awards from Communist Party and Government like Second Class Labor Medal (2011), Ho Chi Minh Prize for Science and Technology (2003), Vietnam Woman Award (2010) and so on. The Institute is also a strong organization in mutual act ivies.

Annually, the Institute publishes hundreds of domestic and international scientific papers. Publishing dozens of monographs and textbooks. Researches and produces many products used in life.

The INPC has set up scientific cooperation and training with a lot of institutes and universities all over the world like: Russia, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Italy, American and so on. Besides, INPC also deploy many protocol projects between governments.

The INPC has trained successfully many PhD students each year, the Institute staffs have taught hundreds of masters and bachelors in which contribute to the training process of highly qualified human resources for the country.

ACHIEVEMENTS

- Isolation of Artemisinin from the Vietnamese golden flower plant and converting it into derivatives with higher bioactivities to treat drug-resistant malaria (Ho Chi Minh Prize in 2003).
- Technology to extract and isolate compounds with high biological activity from sea cucumbers and sponges to create medicinal products (Certificate of outstanding results in scientific research and technology development period 2001 - 2005 by the Ministry of Science and Technology).
- Project cluster: Exploit and use of marine resources in Vietnam to create valuable products to serve human life.

Website: http://inpc.ac.vn
 
 
 
 

 

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