Gwangju Creative Economy Innovation Center, Incubation Company Cheomdam Lab Wins 'Innovative Startup' Award View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Jang Ha-joon, CEO of Cheomdan Lab, an incubated company of Gwangju Creative Economy Innovation Center (Center Director Ha Sang-yong), announced on the 27th that he received the Ombudsman Bank President Award in the SME Innovative Startup category at the '2021 Korea SME Regulatory Innovation Awards' hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.


Cheomdan Lab is working together with the Gwangju Innovation Center to revitalize local startups in the Gwangju area, and as a senior entrepreneur, it has been faithfully fulfilling its role, which led to the recommendation from the Gwangju Innovation Center.


Currently, Cheomdan Lab is a company that develops and manufactures ultra-low-cost light extraction functional polymer substrates for high-efficiency OLEDs. Since the 2019 Japanese export restrictions, it has grown into a specialized materials and components company based in Gwangju with a strong awareness of technological independence. It received excellent scores in various evaluation areas such as differentiated business vision from other companies, investment in employee education, and attracting investment for research and development, which led to winning the Ombudsman Bank President Award this time.


Recognized for this outstanding technology, it attracted about 1.6 billion KRW in investment from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' TIPS program and accelerators.


CEO Jang expressed his determination through this award, stating, “We will become a specialized materials, components, and equipment company representing the region and a company that works together with local startup companies.”



Center Director Ha Sang-yong congratulated CEO Jang Ha-joon of Cheomdan Lab on this award and stated, “We will serve as a gateway to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem through connections with startups in Gwangju,” adding, “We will make Gwangju a city with a high startup success rate,” and asked for interest and participation.


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