Professor Kim Jisang of Gyeongnam National University Receives 'Minister of SMEs and Startups Award'

Contributing to Strengthening SME Competitiveness and Enhancing R&D Capabilities through Technological Innovation in the Food Industry

Professor Kim Ji-sang of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Gyeongnam National University received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Professor Kim Ji-sang of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Gyeongnam National University received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award at the "23rd Small and Medium Business Technology Innovation Exhibition" held at COEX, Seoul on the 20th.

The "Small and Medium Business Technology Innovation Exhibition" has been held since 2000 to encourage contributors to technological innovation such as SMEs, research (collaborative) institutions, and technical personnel leading innovative growth, and to provide a venue to strengthen the will for technological innovation. This year marks its 23rd edition.

Since 2014, Professor Kim has contributed to industry-academic cooperation technology development projects and technology transfer for the development and commercialization of functional food materials through close industry-academic cooperation with SMEs in the Gyeongnam region.

This year, he was recognized for his contributions to strengthening SME competitiveness and enhancing R&D capabilities through technological innovation in the food industry, including performing industry-academic cooperation projects, securing intellectual property rights, technology transfer, and successful commercialization of business outcomes, and received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award.

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