Opening of Bio Healthcare Specialized Shared Facility in Songdo International City, Incheon

LeHobot Co., Ltd. Establishes Songdo Bio-Convergence Center in IBS Tower

Incheon Free Economic Zone Songdo International City
[Photo by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] A shared facility equipped with laboratories and office spaces that domestic and international bio companies can use together has opened in Songdo International City, Incheon Free Economic Zone.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced that LeHobot Business Incubator Co., Ltd., a specialized company in bio-focused shared facilities, opened the 'Songdo Bio Convergence Center' on the 24th floor of the Songdo IBS Tower on the 17th.

The center, covering 1,620㎡, features a bio laboratory sharing bio healthcare research facilities and equipment such as sterilizers and aseptic experiment tables, and plans to provide competitive services as a bio healthcare specialized shared facility going forward.

Additionally, it will establish networks with major global bio incubating centers, hospitals, and venture capital (VC) firms. It will also support functions such as linking investments from overseas VCs and licensing out domestic technologies to global pharmaceutical companies (License out: permitting other companies to produce and sell products containing technology or intellectual property rights).

In particular, considering its geographical advantage near Incheon International Airport and the presence of the University of Utah Global Campus within the Incheon Free Economic Zone, the center has a strategy to nurture itself as a cradle for global bio companies.

LeHobot has been operating over 60 shared business centers worldwide for 22 years and is expanding its business area by integrating startup support incubating programs into its shared office business model.

Lee Wonjae, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, stated, "LeHobot's Songdo Bio Convergence Center will greatly help the Incheon Free Economic Zone leap forward as a hub for bio-related convergence industries by actively fostering cooperation and exchange between companies through open innovation."

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