The Daejeon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (CEO Daehee Park, hereinafter referred to as the Daejeon Innovation Center) announced that it will work with government-funded research institutes (FRIs) within the Daedeok Innopolis to commercialize public technologies and revitalize the deep-tech startup ecosystem.
On the 2nd, the Daejeon Innovation Center held the '2nd Daejeon T Bridge Council Meeting' at the Daejeon Startup Park and discussed specific cooperation plans to vitalize public technology-based deep-tech startups with 10 technology transfer organizations (TLOs) of regional research institutes.
The "Daejeon T Bridge" is a collaborative network between the Daejeon Innovation Center and the TLOs of participating research institutes. It was launched through its first meeting in June. This second meeting was designed to further develop existing discussions and strengthen the cooperative system.
TLO officials from 10 institutions attended the meeting that day, including ▲Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials ▲Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology ▲Korea Institute of Energy Research ▲Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ▲Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources ▲Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute ▲Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science ▲Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine ▲Korea Aerospace Research Institute ▲Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology.
Participants shared the details and achievements of the 2025 public technology planning-type startup support program (Deep Tech Studio) promoted by the Daejeon Innovation Center and the research institute, and discussed the direction of joint projects in 2026 based on this. The two sides plan to continue regular meetings and information exchanges to continuously strengthen their cooperative system, including ▲creating a public technology commercialization ecosystem, ▲operating joint programs, and ▲expanding the foundation for technology transfer and startup activation.
Park Dae-hee, CEO of the Daejeon Innovation Center, said, "This meeting laid the foundation for further strengthening cooperation with research institutes." He added, "Government-funded research institutes are also actively committed to fostering research institute startups and technology-based startups, and we were able to confirm a shared vision." He added, "The Daejeon Innovation Center will continue to expand its role as a central hub driving the commercialization of public technology and technology startups in the region."
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