Samjin Pharmaceutical Wins Top Award at International Quality Control Circle Convention

Samjin Pharmaceutical Pretect team awarded 'Prime Gold' at the '2022 International Quality Circle Convention'. [Photo provided by Samjin Pharmaceutical]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Samjin Pharmaceutical announced on the 28th that it participated as the Korean representative in the '2022 International Convention of Quality Control Circles (ICQCC)' held in Jakarta, Indonesia, and won the highest award of the competition, the 'Prime Gold.'

Marking its 47th year, this event is an international competition where quality control circles from around the world present excellent cases of quality innovation annually. This year, a total of 755 teams from 14 countries participated in a heated contest.

The participating teams are evaluated based on the host country's judging criteria and receive awards named Gold, Silver, or Bronze. Among the Gold-winning teams, only those with outstanding achievements are honored with the Prime Gold. This year, only four teams, including Samjin Pharmaceutical among the 22 Korean teams, received the Prime Gold.

At this competition, Samjin Pharmaceutical's Hangnam Plant 'Free-Tact Circle' presented the introduction process of completing the 'establishment of an efficient specimen transport system,' the first of its kind in a domestic pharmaceutical company, after about a year of development aimed at 'developing a pneumatic tube system suitable for pharmaceutical companies to shorten specimen transport time,' earning recognition for achieving the highest quality innovation.

Choi Yong-joo, CEO of Samjin Pharmaceutical, said, "The consecutive achievements, including last year's Presidential Award Gold Prize at the National Quality Control Circle Competition and this year's highest award at the International Convention of Quality Control Circles, are valuable results recognizing Samjin Pharmaceutical as a quality innovation company with reliability. I would like to once again thank the Free-Tact Circle of the Hangnam Plant for their efforts in the company's quality management activities, and we will continue to make every effort to provide unwavering support to enhance quality competitiveness."

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