Subcommittee on Bio-medical Industry

Coordinator

• Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea

Background and Purpose

• Since 1990, Chungcheongbuk-do Province has implemented a regional development plan to specialize in biology, attracting the Osong Bio-Health Science Technopolis, the Jecheon International Korean Medicine Bio Industry EXPO, and the Okcheon’s Second Medical Device Industrial Complex, which were promoted as part of Korea’s national strategic business. Based on Chungcheongbuk-do Province’s bio-medical industry, the Subcommittee on Bio-medical Industry was established and resolved at the 8th Working Committee Meeting in 2011. It aimed to share the importance of the bio-medical industry between member regions and invigorate cooperative exchange in Northeast Asia. Afterward, the first Subcommittee on Bio-medical Industry was held in 2014.
  It aims to share Chungcheongbuk-do Province’s policies and examples of the bio-medical industry via the subcommittee and build a network for exchange and cooperation to promote joint development measures.

Major Activities

• Discuss ways to exchange and cooperate between member regions in the bio-medical industry
• Expand the participation of universities, corporations, and business support organizations.
• Inspect industries, including the Osong Bio-Health Science Technopolis.