Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Research Institute Selected as a Performing Agency for the SME Innovation Voucher Program

Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Research Institute has been selected as an 'SME Innovation Voucher Project Implementing Agency' by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

According to the county on the 4th, the SME Innovation Voucher Project is a program that selects small and medium-sized enterprises with high technological growth potential and strengthens their competitiveness through customized support tailored to their characteristics.

In 2023, the project is worth a total of 55.8 billion KRW and is targeted at manufacturing SMEs with sales of 12 billion KRW or less.

Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Researchers are conducting research on mushroom mycelium fermentation.
[Photo by Jangheung-gun]

Once selected for the project, companies can receive government subsidies of up to 90% based on the average sales over the past three years.

The support programs are broadly divided into consulting fields such as △management technology strategy △smart factory promotion strategy △safety and health and regulatory response △convergence △ESG consulting; technology support fields such as △prototype production △system and facility establishment △technology transfer and intellectual property acquisition △product testing and certification; and marketing fields such as △design improvement △brand support △promotion support.

Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Research Institute was selected in the fields of prototype production technology support and product testing and certification support.

Based on its mushroom mycelium fermentation technology and extensive research project experience, the Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Research Institute plans to support securing fermentation processes, prototype development, and physicochemical quality characteristic analysis.

Park Seung-bae, head of the Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Research Institute, stated, “The SME Innovation Voucher Project is an opportunity for industries struggling with technology development and product commercialization to receive practical services,” and added, “We plan to actively address on-site difficulties of industries based on the expertise of the Jangheung-gun Mushroom Industry Research Institute.”

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