Ansan Small and Medium-Sized R&D Zone Receives Top Grade in Annual Evaluation by Ministry of Science and ICT

The Ansan Small and Medium-Sized Research and Development Zone in Gyeonggi Province received the highest grade in the 2024 annual evaluation organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

Gyeonggi Province announced on August 5 that the Ansan Small and Medium-Sized Research and Development Zone, which was designated in August 2019 as the first of its kind in the Seoul metropolitan area, received the highest grade in the 2024 annual evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Innopolis Foundation.

The Ansan Small and Medium-Sized Research and Development Zone is centered around the Hanyang University ERICA campus and the Sihwa MTV area, where it has established an R&D hub district, a business commercialization promotion district, and a business commercialization hub district. The zone supports the expansion of technology startups and the growth of companies.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

In the annual evaluation, the zone received high marks for establishing an on-site integrated system that enables rapid response throughout the entire technology commercialization process, as well as for operating one-stop follow-up support programs such as company-expert matching and business linkage.

Last year, the Ansan Small and Medium-Sized Research and Development Zone achieved the establishment of six research institute companies, 29 cases of technology transfer, 17 startups, investment linkage totaling 13.2 billion KRW, the creation of 63 jobs, and sales revenue of 15.8 billion KRW.

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