Driving Innovation Growth for Local Companies! ... Gyeongbuk Technopark Seeks Beneficiary Companies for 'Voucher Support Project'

Poster for the Gyeongbuk Regional Companies Innovation Growth Voucher Support Project.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Gyeongbuk Technopark and Pohang Technopark are recruiting beneficiary companies for the ‘2022 Gyeongbuk Regional Company Innovation Growth Voucher Support Project’ until the 24th of next month to resolve commercialization difficulties of promising local SMEs.

This project provides demand-tailored support targeting commercialization tasks linked to Gyeongbuk’s key industries (intelligent digital devices, life care beauty, advanced new material parts processing, eco-friendly convergence fiber materials) and upstream/downstream related projects to induce innovation growth of local companies.

This year, to expand new participation of local companies, the program will operate a differentiated voucher support for new applicant companies without previous beneficiary history in the voucher support project.

The support content is largely divided into single support and autonomous support programs, and companies can select up to three programs from seven support programs including ▲prototype production ▲design ▲marketing ▲consulting ▲technology transfer ▲intellectual property rights ▲certification and test analysis.

Supported companies can apply for vouchers up to a limit of 30 million KRW and receive customized packages of technical support and commercialization support services from supplying institutions.

Since 2021, Gyeongbuk Technopark and Pohang Technopark have jointly promoted this project, with Pohang Technopark exclusively responsible for supporting the East Sea region (Pohang, Yeongdeok, Uljin, Ulleung).

The application period is from June 7 to 24, and companies wishing to apply must submit their applications only through the Regional Company Innovation Growth Voucher Platform operated by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs starting this year.

Ha In-seong, President of Gyeongbuk Technopark, said, “We will promote the project to solve on-site difficulties of local companies and enable sustainable growth through rapid commercialization.”

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