Jeonbuk National University Professor Gomyunhwan's Team Selected for Carbon Material Medical Device Support Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] Jeonbuk National University announced on the 3rd that Professor Go Myung-hwan and Research Professor Han Gap-su's team have been selected for the "Carbon Material Biocompatible Medical Device Support Project" supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

This project is a large-scale national project with an investment of 10.45 billion KRW over four years, aimed at establishing a specialized research center that supports the entire process of developing advanced medical devices using carbon materials.

Since 2015, Professor Go Myung-hwan, who has been conducting the Ministry of Health and Welfare's "Medical Device Translational Clinical Trial Support Center" project, has been steadily researching the development of advanced innovative medical devices and has worked to combine carbon, a key industry in the Jeonbuk region, with medical devices.

Subsequently, he began detailed planning together with Research Professor Han Gap-su, a biomedical engineering PhD, and with active support from local governments, they succeeded in securing this large-scale national project, Jeonbuk National University stated.

By 2023, after completing construction of a 1,400㎡ (424 pyeong) facility near the clinical research center of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, a total of 29 types of medical device manufacturing facilities and testing and evaluation equipment will be established, and projects supporting clinical trials and commercialization of developed medical devices will be promoted.

Once the Carbon Material Medical Device Support Center is established, it is expected to greatly help not only in utilizing carbon materials produced in the Jeonbuk region but also in diversifying product manufacturing for small and medium-sized enterprises and resolving technical difficulties for entering the medical device market.

Professor Go Myung-hwan said, "Through this project, the combination of the carbon industry, a key industry in the Jeonbuk region, and the medical device industry will greatly contribute to regional development and the advancement of South Korea's medical device industry."

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