Professor Yang Cheol-ju's Team from Department of Animal Resources Science at Suncheon National University and Iontech Co., Ltd. Sign Joint Technology Development and Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement

CEO Angangwoon of Iontech Co., Ltd. (left) and Professor Yang Cheolju of Suncheon National University (right) sign a business agreement (Photo by Suncheon National University)

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Professor Yang Cheol-ju's team from the Department of Animal Resources Science at Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 24th that they signed a joint technology development and industry-academia cooperation agreement with Iontech Co., Ltd. (CEO Ahn Kang-woon), a smart livestock specialized company, and held a technology seminar.

Professor Yang Cheol-ju's team and Iontech Co., Ltd. were selected as the lead research institutions for each research project of the "Smart Farm Multi-Ministry Package Innovation Technology Development Project" in April last year.

Building on this, on the 8th of last month, through a business agreement, the two organizations pledged to cooperate in solving on-site technical difficulties, upgrading Iontech’s products, and developing new products, as well as to hold regular technology seminars. They promptly promoted industry-academia cooperation by holding a technology seminar on the 18th.

Ahn Kang-woon, CEO of Iontech Co., Ltd., stated, "We are pleased to establish industry-academia cooperation with Suncheon National University, which has extensive research and development experience and its own research team in the livestock sector. We will work together to achieve even more excellent livestock ICT technology development."

Professor Yang Cheol-ju of Suncheon National University said, "Through industry-academia cooperation with Iontech Co., Ltd., the number one company in domestic pig ICT equipment market share, we will become a reliable partner that cooperates not only domestically but also in ODA projects and exports overseas to countries such as China and Vietnam."

Meanwhile, Professor Yang Cheol-ju's team is conducting research projects supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Rural Development Administration, and the Smart Farm Foundation, including ▲ Development and demonstration of the 2nd generation pig smart livestock model (3 years 9 months, 3.5 billion KRW), ▲ Setting and demonstration of an integrated smart pigsty model for sows (pregnant/nursing) and nursing/weaning piglets (2 years 9 months, 2.9 billion KRW), and ▲ Development of intelligent dynamic control technology for complex environments in livestock facilities (pigsty, poultry house) (3 years 9 months, 3 billion KRW).

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