The Korea Technology Finance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “KIBO”) announced on Wednesday, the 23rd, that it had signed a “Business Agreement for the Promotion of Technology Transfer and Commercialization” with the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Kyungkuk University (Director Lim Woo-taek, hereinafter referred to as “Kyungkuk University”).
This agreement was promoted as part of industry-academic cooperation to establish a collaborative system between the two institutions to accelerate the transfer and commercialization of excellent technologies held by Kyungkuk University and to strengthen technology financing support for small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies in the region.
According to the agreement, Kyungkuk University will provide its technological information to Kibo, and Kibo will implement various cooperation measures, including ▲provision of information necessary for technology transfer and brokerage work ▲support for promoting commercialization through transfer of excellent technologies ▲customized technology financing support for technology transfer companies.
In particular, by utilizing the open technology transaction platform ‘Smart Tech Bridge’ operated by Kibo, it is expected that Kyungkuk University’s intellectual property and technological know-how will be transferred and commercialized more efficiently by providing not only technology transfer demand information but also electronic contract services.
Since 2014, Kibo has been actively engaged in technology transfer business through its technology transfer organization, and has supported approximately 9,800 technology transfers to approximately 5,800 small and medium-sized and venture companies as of last year.
Kim Se-hyun, head of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters of Kibo, who attended the signing ceremony that day, said, “This agreement is a meaningful first step toward connecting the excellent technologies of the northern Gyeongbuk region with actual corporate growth,” and “Kibo will continue to expand cooperation with regional national universities to actively support the activation of technology transfer and the innovative growth of startups and venture companies.”
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