Chosun University Selected for Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'Smart Specialization Infrastructure Project'

Expected Contribution to Strengthening Regional Dental Industry Competitiveness

Chosun University has been finally selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's ‘Smart Specialization Infrastructure Establishment Project.’ It is expected to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the local dental industry.

Chosun University announced on the 20th that its ‘Clinical Verification-Linked Dental Medical Materials and Components Industry Advancement Project (Principal Investigator Son Mi-kyung)’ was finally selected for the 2023 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Smart Specialization Infrastructure Establishment Project.

Professor Son Mikyung, Chosun University College of Dentistry.

The Smart Specialization Infrastructure Establishment Project is a national public project led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy aimed at strengthening regional competitiveness and balanced development of national strategic industries.

The project is led by Chosun University Dental Hospital and promoted through a consortium with Gwangju Technopark Foundation and Gwangju Health University. The project period is until December 31, 2025, with a total budget of 9.17 billion KRW.

This project aims to enhance regional industrial competitiveness by building equipment infrastructure and an operational technology platform to support product advancement of companies related to dental medical materials and components, based on the dental industry innovation resources and capabilities established in the region.

Furthermore, to resolve difficulties companies face in market entry after product approval, the project differentiates itself by providing clinical-linked usability evaluation and support for connection to global industrial networks. This will create a new industry-academia-hospital-research model led and supported by the hospital, driving growth in the local manufacturing industry and solidifying the foundation for innovative growth in the regional dental medical industry.

Additionally, this project is expected to give further momentum to Gwangju City's mid- to long-term development strategy to leap forward as a ‘2030 Global MedCity.’

Choi Han-cheol, Director of the Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation at Chosun University, said, “Following the 2021 Ministry of Health and Welfare K-BioHealth Regional Center Support Project and the 2022 Industry-Academia-Research Platform Cooperative Technology Development Project (Ministry of SMEs and Startups), being selected for the 2023 Smart Specialization Infrastructure Establishment Project shows that our efforts to establish infrastructure and systems to support the growth of local bio-health companies are bearing fruit. We will actively support this newly launched project in connection with existing projects to support local company growth, create quality jobs, and strengthen the region’s living conditions,” he said.

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