Samsung Biologics Signs Donation Agreement for Bio Raw Materials with Seoul National University and Yonsei University

Donation of Cell Culture Media Worth 665 Million KRW
Samsung Biologics Signs Win-Win Agreement with Seoul National University and Yonsei University

On the morning of the 19th, at Samsung Biologics in Songdo, Incheon, during the 'Win-Win Donation Agreement Ceremony,' Jang Pansik, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University (left), Kim Dongjung, Head of the Win-Win Cooperation Center at Samsung Biologics (Vice President, center), and Kim Ikyeon, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at Yonsei University (right) are posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by Samsung Biologics

Samsung Biologics announced on the 19th that it has signed a win-win donation agreement with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University and the College of Pharmacy at Yonsei University.

The signing ceremony held on the morning of the 19th at Samsung Biologics Bio Plaza in Songdo, Incheon was attended by Kim Dong-jung, Head of the Win-Win Cooperation Center (Vice President) at Samsung Biologics, Jang Pan-sik, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University, Kim Ik-yeon, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at Yonsei University, and other key officials from Samsung Biologics and the respective universities.

Samsung Biologics had previously agreed to donate unused cell culture media generated during the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) process of biopharmaceuticals for its client AstraZeneca (AZ) to domestic institutions. After surveying demand within academia for the use of these materials in research, it was decided to donate a total of 1,090 kg (worth approximately 665 million KRW) of raw materials to Seoul National University and Yonsei University.

As the importance of win-win cooperation for revitalizing the domestic bio ecosystem, including bio materials and parts and talent development, is being emphasized, Samsung Biologics plans to take the lead in practicing win-win cooperation by actively supporting research activities across the bio ecosystem, including universities. To this end, the company established the Win-Win Cooperation Center this year and is seeking active communication and opportunities for collaboration.

Kim Dong-jung, Head of the Win-Win Cooperation Center at Samsung Biologics, said, "Supporting the free research activities of universities is the way the Samsung Biologics Win-Win Cooperation Center can contribute to mutual growth with universities. We will continue to explore ways to assist university research activities and do our best to strengthen industry-academia cooperation."

Jang Pan-sik, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University, said, "I believe this agreement will serve as an important foundation for exchanges that advance the bio industry and will greatly contribute to nurturing convergent future talents." Kim Ik-yeon, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at Yonsei University, also expressed gratitude, saying, "We thank Samsung Biologics for their significant support of university research in the bio field and will strive further for the development of the domestic bio industry and local communities."

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