Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Jo Ho-seong (College of Veterinary Medicine) was appointed as a member of the National Bio‑Innovation Committee. His term begins April 16, 2026, for two years. He began his duties when the committee's inauguration ceremony and first meeting were held on April 16, presided over by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok.

The launch of the National Bio‑Innovation Committee integrates the previously separate National Bio Committee and the Bio‑Health Innovation Committee. The aim is to establish a single governance body to oversee and coordinate government-wide bio policy and to strengthen the drive for bio policy implementation. Beyond the previous operation centered on deliberative functions, the committee will act as a government-wide policy control tower with deliberative and decision-making authority to substantively coordinate and determine major policies and projects.

The National Bio‑Innovation Committee is composed of a Chair (Prime Minister), 16 government members, and 27 private members, for a total of 44 members. It will strengthen policy capacity through an Operations Committee, Subcommittees, Special Committees, consultative bodies, and advisory panels.

Professor Jo has served as a professor in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine at JBNU since 2010. He currently serves as Chair of the Bio‑Manufacturing, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Expert Committee of the Deliberative Council of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council.

Professor Jo Ho-seong (College of Veterinary Medicine, JBNU)