"Supporting Commercialization" Busan City Hosts 'Dental Medicine Idea Competition'

Dental Industry Commercialization Idea Contest Open Until October 31

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City is recruiting individuals or teams (up to 5 members) to participate in the "2nd ICT Convergence-Based Dental Industry Idea Competition" until the 31st.

Following last year, this second competition aims to discover creative and excellent ideas that can be commercialized, not only for the development of new products in the dental field but also to foster a self-sustaining startup ecosystem.

The event is hosted by Busan City and organized by Busan Technopark and the Graduate School of Dentistry at Pusan National University.

Applicants should prepare a business plan with new ideas in the oral health industry that can be converged with information and communication technology (ICT) and productized, and send it along with the application form via the email address provided on the Busan Technopark website.

About 10 teams will be selected through the first document screening, and the selected teams will receive technical and commercialization mentoring to refine their ideas. After the final presentation evaluation, a total of 4 teams or individuals will be chosen.

Prizes include 2 grand prize winners receiving 2 million KRW each, and 2 excellence award winners receiving 1 million KRW each, along with certificates.

Shin Chang-ho, Director of the Industry and Trade Bureau of Busan City, said, "We will actively support the commercialization of innovative ideas," and added, "Through various support projects in the future, Busan City will leap forward as a leader in the dental industry."

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