Gyeonggawon to Host 'BioConnect' in Gwanggyo on 11th-12th

Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency's 'BioConnect' Event Information Poster

The Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency will hold the Gyeonggi-do Bio Week event, ‘2024 Bio Connect; Eum (Bio Connect),’ over two days on the 11th and 12th at Gwanggyo Technovalley.

The inaugural ‘Bio Connect; Eum’ is a specialized networking event designed to connect and expand the capabilities of innovative entities in industry, academia, research, hospitals, and government within the province, aiming to activate policy and technology exchange and cooperation in the bio industry.

On the first day, the 11th, the Gwanggyo Biohealth Forum, consisting of a policy forum and a technology forum, will be held.

On the second day, the 12th, there will be briefings and consultations for technology partnering, investment and commercialization funding support, and R&D strategy consulting for bio companies in the province.

The main programs include ▲ G-Fund investment attraction and expert consultation ▲ Gyeonggi Biotechnology Bazaar ▲ Credit guarantee support system briefing ▲ Free bio R&D strategy consulting ▲ Latest analytical technology seminar, among others.

At the G-Fund investment attraction consultation, promising bio companies will be offered investment opportunities, and at the Gyeonggi Biotechnology Bazaar, 600 patents from eight universities and four research institutes in the province will be shared through small-scale or free technology transfers.

The Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation will support companies in overcoming the “death valley” and securing funding through introductions to new technology commercialization support systems and one-on-one consultations.

Additionally, guidance on professional research business registration and support systems, as well as the latest analytical technology seminars, will be held to help strengthen companies’ capabilities.

Kang Seong-cheon, president of the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency, stated, "This event will be an important starting point for innovation in Gyeonggi-do’s bio industry," adding, "Through close cooperation among industry, academia, research, hospitals, and government, we will lay the foundation for Gyeonggi-do to leap forward as a global bio hub."

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