▲ ⓒEwha Medical Center
Ewha Womans University Medical Center is accelerating the construction of a cutting-edge convergence healthcare technology development hub (R&BD HUB).
On the 7th, Ewha Medical Center held an opening ceremony for the Industry-Academia Cooperation Center and a joint business partnership agreement signing ceremony with participating companies in the conference rooms on the 6th and 10th floors of Building B of the Medical Building at Ewha Mokdong Hospital, kicking off the project.
The “Ewha Advanced Convergence Medical Cluster” is a project led by Ewha Medical Center, Ewha Womans University, and Ewha College of Medicine. The project aims to build an international, cutting-edge convergence healthcare technology development hub through collaboration between industry, academia, research, and hospitals.
The Ewha Medical Center Research Promotion Team recruited companies for the industry-academia collaboration three times from last year to this year. A total of 10 companies were selected. The Ewha Advanced Convergence Healthcare Cluster Industry-Academia Cooperation Center was established on the 6th and 7th floors of Building B of the Medical Building at Ewha Mokdong Hospital.
The Industry-Academic Cooperation Center consists of the BT (Biotechnology) Business Center on the 6th floor and the IT (Information Technology) Business Center on the 7th floor. Resident companies will receive support from the Ewha Medical Center Research Promotion Center for shared research equipment (equipment use training), access to laboratory animal rooms, access to amenities, and networking programs.
The companies include: ▲Ewireliner Co., Ltd. (Jeon Yun-sik), ▲Skia Co., Ltd. (Lee Jong-myeong), ▲Cellmit Co., Ltd. (Park Gil-jun), ▲Miracell Co., Ltd. (Shin Hyun-soon), ▲Vastera Co., Ltd. (Kang Sang-won), ▲Nexion Biotech Co., Ltd. (Seo Jeong-taek, Kim Seong-wook), ▲IQURE B&P Co., Ltd. (Choi Young-kwon), ▲Synergy AI Co., Ltd. (Shin Tae-young), ▲Neurosona Co., Ltd. (Seo Seon-il), and ▲MyCheckup Co., Ltd. (Lee Hang-gu).
Ewha Medical Center and the ten companies in residence signed this MOU, covering collaboration in new drug development clinical trials, basic medical research and industrialization, and other areas of mutual agreement.
Ewha Medical Center President Yoo Kyung-ha said, “We welcome the companies joining the Ewha Advanced Convergence Healthcare Cluster Industry-Academic Cooperation Center, which will emerge as a global, cutting-edge convergence healthcare hub. We will do our best to become a leading company in the biomedical industry by promoting medical technology commercialization and revitalizing R&D activities.”
Reporter Park Geun-bin ray@newdailybiz.co.kr
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