Seoul National University and Rutgers University Sign MOU to Expand Bio Research

Seoul National University announced on the 18th that it has signed an MOU with Rutgers University in the United States at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, to expand research in the bio field.

In addition to Antonio Calcado, Vice President of Rutgers University, who is a party to the agreement, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is also expected to attend the signing ceremony. This MOU includes provisions for faculty exchange, joint research projects, and student exchanges.

In particular, since bio-related businesses are thriving in New Jersey, it is expected to help Seoul National University talents interact with Rutgers University and conduct industry-academic cooperative research with American bio companies. At the signing ceremony, Seoul National University President Honglim Yoo plans to meet with the North Asia regional executive team of Johnson & Johnson Medical to promote cooperation in the bio field.

Seoul National University is already preparing to build the Siheung Bio Cluster centered on its Siheung campus. In July, it was selected as a regional campus by participating in the 'WHO Global Bio Campus' project for global bio workforce development as a consortium with Gyeonggi Province and Siheung City. Based on this, the 'SNU Global Bio Cluster Promotion Team' was officially launched to create a global bio cluster centered on the Siheung campus. The promotion team plans to establish a collaborative system with hospitals, local governments, and global pharmaceutical companies centered on Seoul National University to promote bio workforce development, specialized startups, corporate attraction, and the establishment of R&D centers as part of the bio cluster development project.

Furthermore, Seoul National University College of Medicine and its hospital held meetings last month with Harvard University and MIT to collaborate in the bio field. In addition, Seoul National University is also working to establish a cooperative research system in alliance with Seoul National University Hospital, key national university hospitals, and IST universities (DGIST, UNIST, GIST) to establish a bio bank for one million people, protect medical data, and strengthen vaccine research.

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