The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Oh Young-joo, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of SMEs and Startups) announced on the 17th that it signed an MOU for technology exchange cooperation between the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Institute and the Korea SME Technology Information Promotion Agency in Munich, Germany.
The MOU was signed by Johan Pekel, Director of the Fraunhofer Center for International Cooperation, and Kim Young-shin, President of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology Information, SMEs and Startups, in the presence of Kim Sung-seop, Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups.
With this MOU as an opportunity, the two organizations agreed to not only promote joint collaborative R&D in cutting-edge technology fields such as AI, bio, and advanced manufacturing to support the global advancement of small and medium-sized venture companies, but also expand cooperation into various forms such as technology transfer, human resource exchange, and cooperative network building.
From the 17th, we will visit Fraunhofer IML and ISIT, which are representative empirical research institutes of Fraunhofer, to discuss ways to strengthen partnerships with domestic global innovation special zones, such as transfer of advanced technologies in the fields of AI logistics transport robots and direct current (DC) products, and joint empirical R&D.
In addition, in order to build a continuous partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute, during this visit, Daegu City, Daegu Institute of Machinery and Components, and GRC (Global Robot Cluster) Council will sign an 'AI Robot Technology Cooperation MOU' with Fraunhofer IML. Green Energy Research Institute (operating Jeonnam DC Industry Global Innovation Special Zone) and Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology will also hold a joint workshop with Fraunhofer ISIT.
In addition, we will visit BioM (Biotechnology Cluster Management), which is creating a global bio innovation ecosystem through a cooperative network between pharmaceutical and bio startups, research institutes, and investors in the local Bavarian region, and discuss cooperative measures such as open innovation, technology exchange, and global joint advancement between bio startups from both countries. We plan to benchmark this in the future when creating domestic bio global innovation special zones, K-Bio Lab Hub, etc.
Vice Minister Kim Seong-seop said, “This collaboration with Fraunhofer is significant in expanding the technological cooperation network with Germany and further strengthening the existing partnership,” adding, “We will spare no support in creating opportunities for our small and medium-sized enterprises to become more competitive in the global market through discussions on cooperation in bio clusters between the two countries.”
- See more related articles
You must be logged in to post a comment.