Three Companies Supported by Daegu Catholic University Win US 'CES Innovation Awards'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] Three companies supported by Daegu Catholic University through the ‘Personal Care Convergence Alliance Development Project’?AItron Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Ho-jun), ICU Corporation (CEO Kim Dong-hyuk), and OneSoftDine Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Dae-ho)?recently received the ‘CES Innovation Award’ at ‘CES 2023 (International Consumer Electronics Show)’ held in Las Vegas, USA.

AItron Co., Ltd. received positive evaluations for showcasing the Smart Mat, an Internet of Things (IoT) healthcare product that helps children with slow learning speeds adapt to school life. The company also signed four agreements worth $200,000 for contracts and exports.

ICU Corporation introduced a VR device for strabismus treatment. It also achieved contracts worth $500,000 with ‘MIIUS,’ a North American overseas medical device specialist, and $150,000 with the Italian company ‘KRYs.’ Last year, it gained attention by collaborating with ‘MEDTRONIC,’ the world’s largest medical equipment distribution company, and establishing exchanges with UCLA and Waseda University.

Kim Dong-hyuk, CEO of ICU Corporation (photo left), is explaining the product to visitors at 'CES 2023'.

OneSoftDine Co., Ltd. was honored with an award for presenting the Pitrus product, which can check health in real time. The company also achieved a $500,000 contract and an agreement to enter Amazon USA.

Daegu Catholic University was selected for the ‘Personal Care Convergence Alliance Development Project,’ a lifestyle industry competitiveness enhancement project led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and operates a program supporting lifestyle consumer goods (health and beauty care) companies together with Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Gyeongsan City. The project runs for five years from 2022 to 2026.

Kim Ki-hong, head of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation at Daegu Catholic University, said, “It has been proven that when universities and local companies join forces, local companies can compete sufficiently in the global market. We will continue to do our best to help the personal care industry grow into a core regional industry through active industry-academic cooperation.”

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