Turning Startup Ideas into Reality... Dongmyeong University Launches Mini I-Corps to Support Startup Exploration

Startup Support Program for University Teams in Southeast and Jeju Regions Including Companion Robots

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Companion robots for single-person households, autonomous cleaning boats, elderly leisure management using smart bands... All of these poured out as startup ideas.

Dongmyung University (President Jeong Hong-seop) Laboratory Startup Innovation Group (Director Noh Seong-yeo) has entered the 'Mini I-Corps Program' for prospective startup teams belonging to universities in the Southeast and Jeju regions.

Under the guidance of I-Corps professional instructors, over two days starting from the 29th, lectures and practical sessions on customer value proposition, customer discovery, and interviews were conducted, followed by a period where participating teams conducted interviews themselves, with the final wrap-up scheduled for January 8 of the new year.

The participating teams and startup items are diverse. LSHM Team (tumbler-type small particle fluidized bed processing device), NewBot Team (companion robot for single-person households), Pipe Cam Team (multi-pipe bevel smart cam), Ain Team (autonomous cleaning boat), ExMan Team (functional ingredients for health supplements and cosmetics), Live Team (Litem), Ultimate Gray Team (AI-based fashion virtual reality system), Ipalschungchun Team (elderly leisure management app using smart bands), Convenient Life Team (temperature and humidity maintenance device for creating a pleasant indoor environment), Lab Team (roll-to-roll process large-area seamless soft mold).

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, lectures and feedback are conducted entirely online.

Mini I-Corps provides prospective startup teams aiming to commercialize public research outcomes generated from universities and research institutes in the Southeast and Jeju regions with a direct opportunity to experience the 'Public Technology-Based Market-Linked Startup Exploration Support Project (Korean-style I-Corps)' in advance.

I-Corps is a technology commercialization support program (Innovation Corps) implemented by the U.S. National Science Foundation. In Korea, it has been benchmarked and is being carried out as the 'Public Technology-Based Market-Linked Startup Exploration Support Project (Korean-style I-Corps)'.

Dongmyung University Southeast Region Laboratory Startup Innovation Group is conducting this project, supporting laboratory startup education and exploration activities.

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