Yonsei University Participates in CES 2024... Five Startup Teams Win 'Innovation Awards'

10 Companies Exhibit at CES
5 Receive CES Innovation Awards

Yonsei University announced on the 29th that it will attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, USA, on the 9th of next month, together with faculty startup companies and subsidiaries of technology holding companies.

At this exhibition, five faculty startup companies including Lynksolutec and four subsidiaries of technology holding companies such as Aison are scheduled to showcase their products and services.

CES, organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is the world's largest exhibition. This year, it is expected to attract more than 3,500 innovative companies and over 130,000 visitors from about 150 countries.

Among the participating companies, five were selected for the 'CES Innovation Award' presented by the CTA. The CES Innovation Award is given to products from companies that demonstrate the most innovative technology and design ahead of the exhibition.

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Lynksolutec, a medical device manufacturer utilizing nanotechnology, was selected for innovation awards in two categories: digital health and human security. The company was highly praised for developing a special medical device coating technology called 'Lynk Coating' to solve issues of vision impairment and fogging caused when an endoscope cap attaches to blood. Lynksolutec also succeeded in commercializing a detachable cap for endoscopes.

BarunBio, an anti-aging solution company, received an innovation award for its product that applies micro-electric energy technology to athleisure clothing. At this exhibition, they will showcase wearable leggings that can use energy generated from everyday movements without batteries or devices.

Plcoskin, a bio company specializing in regenerative medical devices, plans to exhibit TissueDerm (artificial dermis), a medical device capable of regenerating soft tissue rather than cartilage. This medical device uses 3D printing technology to reconstruct patients' soft tissues. Plcoskin won the innovation award in the Accessibility & Aging Tech category.

AI company Onoma AI was selected for the AI category innovation award. At this exhibition, they will introduce 'ToToon,' a webtoon assistant service based on generative AI. ToToon is equipped with technology that can generate storyboards and synopses using AI technology.

To continue these achievements, Yonsei University plans to support the growth of faculty startup companies through a 30 billion KRW-scale IP (Intellectual Property) fund established this year. Seung-Hwan Seo, President of Yonsei University, stated, "We are proud that Yonsei University has achieved excellent results at this CES Innovation Award. We will spare no effort to support the international recognition of Yonsei’s diverse outstanding technologies and their ability to demonstrate innovation."

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