Honam Regional Biological Resources Center Advances K-Testbed Project to Enhance Technological Competitiveness
The National Honam Bioscience Resource Center (Director Ryu Tae-cheol, hereinafter referred to as the Resource Center) under the Ministry of Environment announced on the 18th that it is recruiting small and medium-sized bio companies to participate in the ‘K-Testbed Research and Development (R&D) Support Field.’
The ‘K-Testbed Project’ is a national integrated platform conducted since 2021 under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, designed to support research and development (R&D), simple verification, and technology/product performance confirmation by opening the infrastructure owned by public institutions to companies.
The Resource Center has participated since the launch of the project in 2021 and has supported a total of five companies to date, including JS Bio Company Inc., selected in the second half of last year, for ‘General Characteristic Analysis of Probiotic Powder and Evaluation of Blood Sugar Control Functionality.’
Kim Wan-su, CEO of JS Bio Company Inc., expressed, “Participation in the K-Testbed R&D support project utilizing the Resource Center’s infrastructure greatly helped us secure technological competitiveness for probiotic powder and promote new product development.”
This year, the K-Testbed support project promoted by the Resource Center will provide customized R&D support for up to one year to small and medium-sized bio companies nationwide, including efficacy evaluation using cells and microorganisms, analysis of active ingredients in natural products, and joint use of research equipment.
Bio companies wishing to participate in the support project can apply by filling out an application form on the K-Testbed integrated platform.
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Yoo Kang-yeol, Head of the Aquatic Biology Research Division at the National Honam Bioscience Resource Center, stated, “We hope that participation in this K-Testbed support project will contribute to the development of bioresource utilization technologies and further activate the domestic bio industry.”
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