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#13004058

19 November 2025

Chae Seung-bok, head of the Press Support Team at the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Public Relations Office, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry development initiatives at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004059

19 November 2025

Kim Sang-woo, head of the Bio-Health Policy Team at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province's Bio-Health Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry promotion efforts and its vision to establish Gangwon as a new hub for South Korea's advanced bio industry, at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004060

19 November 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, explains the university's Innopolis Campus project to foreign correspondents at the Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The project, with a total budget of 486 million won (approx. $350,000), focuses on identifying and supporting prospective founders with technology-based startup ideas, establishing an integrated support system for technology startups, and strengthening investment infrastructure and networks for the growth of tech startup companies.

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#13004061

19 November 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, shows foreign correspondents a character keyring produced using a 3D printer by a company supported by the university's Innopolis Campus project at the Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The 486 million won (approx. $350,000) project aims to discover and support prospective founders with technology-based startup ideas, build an integrated support system for technology startups, and strengthen investment infrastructure and networks for the growth of tech startup companies.

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#13004062

19 November 2025

An aerial view shows the Startup Cube at Gangwon National University's Baekryeong Campus in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The facility houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, offering coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a wide range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004063

19 November 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, explains the Startup Cube facility to foreign correspondents at Gangwon National University in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The Startup Cube houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a wide range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004064

19 November 2025

The exterior view of the Startup Cube is operated by Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The building houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a diverse range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004065

19 November 2025

The exterior view of the Startup Cube is operated by Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The building houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a diverse range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004066

19 November 2025

Time-lapse images show the transformation of the ''History of Campus'' mountain park area on Gangwon National University's Chuncheon Campus from 2017 to 2023. What starts as a barren hillside develops into a popular campus green space with walking trails, rest areas, and artistic installations, in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004067

19 November 2025

Noh Beom-sik, director of the New Materials Center at Gangwon Technopark's Global Business Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's operations at the facility in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The New Materials Center serves as a key institution for fostering Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry, providing startup incubation, research analysis, prototype production support, and venture factory leasing, while expanding into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004069

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004071

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004072

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004074

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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#13004076

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot isostatic press (HIP, AIP36-72-29H), manufactured by American Isostatic Presses (AIP), to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment, valued at approximately 5.5 billion won (about $3.75 million), applies uniform pressure using inert gas in a high-temperature environment to produce near-theoretical-density ceramic materials and components with minimal deformation. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that cannot afford to own it independently.

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#13004077

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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