Busan City Opens 'Medical Industry Technology Support Center'... Creating a Daily Life-Oriented Rehabilitation Welfare Medical Device Industry Ecosystem

Opening of the 'Medical Industry Technology Support Center' in Dadae-dong, Saha-gu

The 'Medical Industry Technology Support Center' opening on the 14th in Dadae-dong, Saha-gu.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Busan City announced that the ‘Medical Industry Technology Center,’ which will support the development of the rehabilitation welfare medical device industry, will open on the 14th.

The ‘Medical Industry Technology Support Center,’ opening on the 14th, was selected in a 2018 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy public contest and construction began in 2020. With a total project cost of 29.8 billion KRW, including 10 billion KRW in national funds and 19 billion KRW in city funds, it was built with one basement floor and four above-ground floors.

Inside the center, facilities include ▲virtual reality-based balance measurement and evaluation equipment ▲rehabilitation training and physical fitness data construction ▲medical device usability evaluation room ▲daily life simulation verification test room, and 40 types of advanced equipment for joint research have been established.

The ‘Medical Industry Technology Support Center’ is a specialized center for rehabilitation welfare medical devices focused on physical function and cognitive impairment prevention and rehabilitation. Utilizing an empirical infrastructure based on rehabilitation welfare medical device measurement, analysis, and evaluation systems, it establishes a full-cycle support system before commercialization to promote high value-added products in rehabilitation welfare medical devices.

The center operates a joint research living lab where companies, universities, and citizens collaborate on research and development, and plans to expand the Korean Accreditation Body (KOLAS) certification fields related to welfare products and medical devices through the established equipment and personnel.

The opening ceremony of the ‘Medical Industry Technology Support Center’ will be held today at 10 a.m. in Dadae-dong, Saha-gu. About 100 related officials from institutions and companies will attend, including Shin Chang-ho, Director of the Busan City Industry and Trade Bureau; National Assembly member Cho Kyung-tae; Lee Gap-jun, Mayor of Saha-gu; Jeong Seong-woon, Acting Director of Busan National University Hospital; and Oh Kyung-seung, Director of Kosin University Gospel Hospital.

Shin Chang-ho, Director of the Busan City Industry and Trade Bureau, said, “As income and living standards rise, there is an increasing tendency to pursue a healthy and active old age, leading to the development of various preventive medical devices. Through this center, we will do our best to help Busan grow into a nationwide hub for healthcare and medical device industry support.”

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