‘Gyeongsan MediChallenger’ Project Stands Out... Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Launches 5 Medical Startups

1 Technology Transfer · 10 Patent Registrations and Applications · 10 Publications in International Journals

A prototype of the 'Ultra-Sensitive Rapid Diagnostic Kit (Elisa Kit)' developed by Hong Lab, a startup company under the Gyeongsan City Medi-Challenger Development Project. This kit can be used for rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases and pathogens, including COVID-19.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The ‘Gyeongsan Medi-Challenger’ project, which has been promoting startup and patent support in the medical field, has achieved significant results by founding five medical specialized companies.

Gyeongsan City in Gyeongbuk and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Advanced Medical Industry Promotion Foundation jointly conducted the ‘Gyeongsan Medi-Challenger Development Project’ for three years from 2019 to 2021.

This project, supported by Gyeongsan City, is a program that provides consulting and startup support to researchers under the age of 55 with ideas in the medical field within the Gyeongsan area.

As a major achievement, in the first half of 2021, four companies?BioSolix, HongLab, Funnels, and Celtec2001?were founded, and one more company is expected to be established in the second half of the year.

In addition, there was one technology transfer to a company located in Gyeongsan, two medical field patents registered, eight patent applications filed, and ten papers published in international journals (SCIE), among other achievements.

By linking with three local medical schools (Yeungnam University, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu Haany University) and the Gyeongbuk Rehabilitation Hospital, which opened in March this year, the project aims to expand the base of the local medical industry and create jobs in the medical field.

Choi Young-jo, mayor of Gyeongsan City, said, “Although the medical industry faces many difficulties in research and development, I give great applause for the significant achievements made so far, which are bringing new vitality to the Gyeongbuk region, previously a barren land in the medical field.”

Gyeongsan City plans to continuously seek ways to support medical field workers through consultations with the government and Gyeongbuk Province, and to strive for the promotion of the local medical industry and the cultivation of related small and medium-sized enterprises.

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