Gyeongsang National University-NatureTech Technology Transfer and Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement Signed

'Method for Manufacturing Functional Eco-Friendly New Products Using Natural and Eco-Friendly Materials'

Gyeongsang National University and NatureTech held a technology transfer agreement ceremony.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Gyeongsang National University held a technology transfer agreement ceremony with Naturetec on the afternoon of the 22nd at the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Technology Business Center meeting room on the Gajwa Campus.

The agreement ceremony was conducted as part of the ‘University Creative Asset Commercialization Support (BRIDGE+) Project Mid-to-Large Scale Technology Transfer Achievements’ supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. Both institutions agreed to jointly promote not only technology transfer but also research and development.

Attendees at the event included Gyeongsang National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Director Jeong Jae-woo, Technology Business Center Director Kang Pil-soon, Agricultural Life Science Research Institute Director Kim Pil-ju, Performance Expansion Office Director Park Seon-jong, research leaders and Technology Business Center officials, Naturetec CEO Shim Ho-young, Research Institute Director Do Seon-gil, R&D Team Leader Nam Mi-hyun, and other company representatives.

The technology transferred this time is the ‘Method for Manufacturing Functional Eco-friendly New Products Using Natural and Eco-friendly Materials,’ developed by the ‘Applied Microorganisms and Biomaterials Research Laboratory’ research team. Gyeongsang National University and Naturetec expect various achievements in diverse fields, including the development of various new product lines based on eco-friendly materials, triggered by this technology transfer and agreement ceremony.

Naturetec is a global natural product manufacturing company that changed its name from Namyang in 2012. It was originally responsible for the manufacturing division of the former Namyang Aloe and became an independent manufacturing corporation through a spin-off in 2000. Naturetec is growing from the top aloe product manufacturer to a specialized natural material manufacturing company.

CEO Shim said, “With this technology transfer, Naturetec has secured technology that allows it to leap forward once again as a manufacturing specialized company based on natural materials and eco-friendly materials, which is our management philosophy of ‘delivering the benefits of nature to humanity.’”

Director Jeong said, “Signing a contract with Naturetec, the nation’s top natural material-based manufacturing specialized company, through the BRIDGE+ project will serve as an opportunity to demonstrate the excellence of Gyeongsang National University’s eco-friendly and natural material source-based technologies.”

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