Korea Institute of Optical Technology Selects Winners for Lighting Product Contest

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Korea Photonics Technology Institute (President Shin Yong-jin) announced on the 12th the winners of the "8th LED/OLED Lighting Product Design and Commercialization Idea Contest," held to create new markets in the smart lighting convergence industry and promote commercialization.

A total of 51 works were submitted to this contest, and after evaluation based on business feasibility, practicability, and expected effects, 12 teams were selected, including 2 Excellence Award teams, 4 Encouragement Award teams, and 6 winners.

The excellent works selected were the "Stool-type Sterilizer" in the design category and the "LED IoT Lighting Device Implementing High Color Rendering Using Air Purification Functionality and Quantum Dot" in the commercialization category.

In addition, the Encouragement Awards were given to four works: ▲Men's Beauty Device RAZON ▲Future Smart Safe Communication Service ▲Light Intake Solution for Alleviating Depression ▲Vertical Curtain-type Lighting, and eight works were selected as winners.

Since 2014, the Korea Photonics Technology Institute has held this contest annually, with about 620 works submitted and 82 excellent works selected up to last year.

Among the selected excellent works, 18 have achieved notable results by leading to commercialization through research and development and corporate support programs.

Therefore, the works awarded this year will also contribute to creating new markets through discovering new items and realizing a global lighting convergence business model by promoting follow-up support for commercialization such as technology development, prototype production, patent application, and marketing support through one-on-one matching with researchers at the Korea Photonics Technology Institute.

President Shin Yong-jin stated, "We will actively support the various ideas discovered through this contest to lead to commercialization and achieve results in the market," and added, "Next year, we plan to reorganize the contest into the 'Photonics Convergence Product Design and Technology Commercialization Idea Contest' to expand it as an opportunity to promote photonics convergence products to the entire nation and publicize the excellence of the technology."

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