The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 13th that it has newly designated 39 '2023 First Half Excellent R&D Innovative Products' to foster an…
Initial sales channel support through public procurement preferential contracts and pilot purchases for three years
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 13th that it has newly designated 39 '2023 First Half Excellent R&D Innovative Products' to foster an initial market for excellent small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) research and development products and improve the quality of public services.
The innovative products are designated in various fields, including ▲Health/Medical (9 items) ▲Life Safety/Disaster Prevention (8 items) ▲Transportation/Environmental Improvement (12 items) ▲Energy Saving (4 items).
Key products include the 'Computed Tomography (CT) Image Reading System' for early diagnosis of lung cancer in the health and medical field, and an 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Metabolic Disease Analysis System' that predicts the risk of abdominal metabolic diseases. In the safety and disaster prevention sector, items selected include a 'Multi-purpose Portable Radiation Contamination Detector', an 'Infectious Waste Sealing Packaging Processor', and a 'Multi-function Internet of Things (IoT) Gas Cock' that automatically detects gas leaks to prevent fire and explosion accidents.
For three years, innovative products can receive public procurement preferential contracts without monetary limits through the Innovation Market, as well as exemption from liability for purchasing managers. They can also benefit from various sales channel support benefits such as pilot purchases by government ministries like the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Public Procurement Service, and purchase consultations with public institutions.
Kim Woo-soon, Director of Technology Innovation Policy at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "We will continue to strengthen the discovery of innovative products, sales channel support, and promotion so that excellent products developed through SME R&D can contribute to solving social problems and improving public services that the people can actually feel." #SME #R&D #InnovationProduct
Meanwhile, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will conduct the '2023 Second Half Innovative Product Selection Announcement' until the 15th of next month. Companies wishing to be designated as innovative products can apply online through the Small and Medium Business Technology Development Comprehensive Management System website (www.smtech.go.kr) after obtaining a manufactured goods identification number from the Nara Market website (www.g2b.go.kr). [Kim Jae-hong, Market News Reporter]
Here are the excellent R&D innovative products announced by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for the first half of 2023.
AI-based CT Image Metabolic Syndrome Precision Analysis Solution
◆Innovative Product Name: AI-based CT Image Metabolic Syndrome Precision Analysis Solution
◆Company Name: Clarify Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: A health checkup system that automatically segments and measures abdominal fat and liver fat from abdominal CT images using artificial intelligence, quantifies the data, and predicts the risk of metabolic diseases such as metabolic syndrome and fatty liver.
◆Application Area: Hospitals and public health centers operating metabolic disease centers and screening centers
Sleep Apnea Monitoring Sleep Respiration Monitor Device
◆Innovative Product Name: Sleep Respiration Monitor Device for Sleep Apnea Monitoring
◆Company Name: Mprose
◆Previous R&D: Lifestyle Innovation Type (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A diagnostic device for sleep disorders, including sleep apnea. After attaching a sensor to the neck and sleeping, breathing information during sleep can be checked via smartphone. •Detects snoring and sleep apnea signals using PVDF film applied breath sound detection for sleep health management and early management of sleep disorders.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to worker accident prevention and health and welfare promotion, such as the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Low-frequency muscle strengthening device for underwater rehabilitation exercise
◆Innovative Product Name: Low-frequency Muscle Strengthening Device for Underwater Rehabilitation Exercise
◆Company Name: Core Movement Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: (21) Startup Growth
◆Innovation Summary: •Underwater rehabilitation exercise equipment specialized for the rehabilitation of the elderly and those with musculoskeletal disorders, contributing to the reinforcement of deteriorated muscle function. •Can be worn underwater, it helps restore and strengthen walking ability for the elderly, disabled, etc., through an electrical muscle stimulation system.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to underwater rehabilitation training, such as local government sports facilities and disability welfare centers
A lung nodule detection auxiliary diagnostic system for early diagnosis of lung cancer using CT scans of the lungs
◆Innovative Product Name: A lung nodule detection auxiliary diagnostic system for early diagnosis of lung cancer using CT scans of the lungs
◆Company Name: Monitor Corporation Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •Medical software for interpreting chest CT images, which diagnoses diseases by detecting lesions and quantifying the risk level of lesions in transmitted images. •It applies Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a deep learning technique, to provide analysis results for chest CT images by training on screening data for lung cancer and normal cases.
◆Application Area: Medical public institutions related to CT imaging, such as Radiology Departments and Health Promotion Centers
Digital Load Module for Smart Machine Upgrade
◆Innovative Product Name: Digital Load Module for Smart Machine Upgrade
◆Company Name: Ronpic
◆Previous R&D: Technology Innovation (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •It enables isokinetic and constant-speed movements through digital-based weight control technology, and provides user exercise analysis and training programs through muscle strength measurement. •By applying user muscle strength evaluation technology, it can provide exercise prescriptions according to the user, and can be used for training and rehabilitation programs in medical institutions related to rehabilitation.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to smart city construction, such as Health Promotion Centers and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction Equipment for Molecular Heredity Diagnosis
◆Innovative Product Name: Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction Equipment for Molecular Heredity Diagnosis
◆Company Name: Genolusion Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Technology Innovation (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •A nucleic acid extraction kit that uses magnetic particles, contributing to epidemic prevention and control by performing molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants. •Capable of large-scale extraction up to 96 samples, enabling accurate early diagnosis and determination of the severity of diseases through rapid ex vivo testing during large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases.
◆Application Fields: Public institutions related to genetic testing such as the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Rural Development Administration
1-person non-contact bio-information measurement based healthcare system
◆Innovative Product Name: 1-person non-contact bio-information measurement based healthcare system
◆Company Name: People Multi Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A digital healthcare service capable of collecting users' lifestyle pattern information (sleep, rest, activity) through the fusion of radar sensors and IoT technology. •Two-way communication is possible through an application, enabling monitoring of health issues and pre-emption of emergencies for care service recipients (such as the elderly).
◆Application Area: Local government social welfare departments, public institutions related to care services such as nursing facilities
A high-speed vacuum blender that provides healthcare services
◆Innovative Product Name: A high-speed vacuum blender that provides healthcare services
◆Company Name: NUC Electronics Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Commercialization (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A product that minimizes noise by applying a noise-reduction cover to existing blender functions and prevents ingredient oxidation by adding a vacuum function. •Provides customized recipes and nutritional recommendation information based on individual health status through a portable body composition measurement module.
◆Application Area: Public institutions in the health sector requiring personalized diet and preventive medical services
Body shape analysis device using 3D sensors for real-time body shape analysis
◆Innovative Product Name: Body shape analysis device using 3D sensors for real-time body shape analysis
◆Company Name: Team Elysium
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •An exercise performance evaluation device using 3D sensors that diagnoses musculoskeletal diseases such as scoliosis and turtle neck syndrome by measuring the degree of body imbalance. •Provides range of motion (ROM) measurement values for specific body parts by recognizing joint positions without requiring separate marker attachment or undressing on the body.
◆Application Area: Medical institutions and non-medical institutions (such as elementary schools) that require diagnosis of musculoskeletal diseases
Office chair equipped with an adjustable lumbar support device
◆Innovative Product Name: Office chair equipped with an adjustable lumbar support device
◆Company Name: Seongyong Corporation
◆Previously Performed R&D: Process Quality (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •An office chair that applies position control technology to a frame supporting the user's lumbar region or lower back, adjustable to fit the user's body type. •Protects the user's lumbar region or lower back, improving user convenience and work efficiency.
◆Application Area: Public institutions performing office automation (OA) tasks such as schools, banks, and organizations
Bird collision prevention polycarbonate sheet
◆Innovative Product Name: Bird collision prevention polycarbonate sheet
◆Company Name: Ideal Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Technology Innovation (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A transparent sound barrier polycarbonate sheet that prevents mass mortality due to bird collisions by directly processing design patterns onto the product surface through an extrusion process. •Unlike existing sticker attachment methods, it can be used immediately without additional processes and has excellent durability, reducing maintenance costs.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to sound barrier construction, such as Korea Expressway Corporation and local facility management corporations
Security Event Tracking and Response System (TA-STR V2.1)
◆Innovative Product Name: Security Event Tracking and Response System (TA-STR V2.1)
◆Company Name: IT Station Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Technology Innovation (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: A security system that automatically tracks and analyzes real-time security events by linking with existing security systems, and which can conduct forensics even after an event occurs by securing evidence PE files.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions where security systems such as SIEM, SORA, ISP, and MyPC Keeper are already established.
Multi-functional IoT Gas Cock
◆Innovative Product Name: Multi-functional IoT Gas Cock
◆Company Name: SafeTech Co., Ltd.
◆Previously Conducted R&D: Process Quality (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A multi-functional IoT fuse cock capable of detecting and shutting off gas leaks. •It immediately cuts off the energy source upon detection of overheating, gas leaks, fire, or earthquakes, and can prevent secondary explosion accidents through remote control via a smartphone application.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions related to gas safety such as LH Corporation, SH Corporation, and Korea Gas Safety Corporation.
Diesel Generator with Machine Vibration Diagnosis Technology Applied
◆Innovative Product Name: Diesel Generator with Machine Vibration Diagnosis Technology Applied
◆Company Name: Energen
◆Previous R&D: Technology Innovation (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A diesel engine generator that supplies emergency power during disasters and blackouts. •Monitors the 5 key defects* of the generation unit through machine vibration diagnosis technology, contributing to stable emergency power supply and reduced management costs.(*Mass imbalance, winding short circuit, rotor bar open circuit, bearing defect, looseness)
◆Application Fields: Public institutions related to power demand management, such as nuclear power plants and national industrial complexes
ICT-based Hybrid Type Portable Radiation Detector: MSV-100
◆Innovative Product Name: ICT-based Hybrid Type Portable Radiation Detector: MSV-100
◆Company Name: SF Technology Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2018)
◆Innovation Summary: •A radiation measuring instrument for alpha, beta, gamma, and X-ray radiation using GM tube and semiconductor detection sensors in a portable form. •It enables the management of user radiation exposure through a smartphone application, ensuring user safety.
◆Application Fields: Public institutions related to energy and power fields such as nuclear fuel, nuclear power plants, university hospitals, etc.
Polyurethane safety boots with excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance
◆Innovative Product Name: Polyurethane safety boots with excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance
◆Company Name: Aero Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2016)
◆Innovation Overview: •Slip-resistant safety boots using PU material that can maintain a sturdy shape even with oil resistance and at low temperatures (-30℃). •Unlike existing rubber materials, it possesses excellent resistance to hydrocarbon series (diesel, gasoline), ensuring worker safety during heavy work.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions related to industrial safety such as Korea Coal Corporation, Korea Water Resources Corporation, and Korea Railroad Corporation
Indoor (Large) Space Disinfector SATURN-CB
◆Innovative Product Name: Indoor (Large) Space Disinfector SATURN-CB
◆Company Name: Cloud Story Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Industry-Academia-Research (2017)
Innovation Overview: •Disinfection machine that atomizes disinfectant liquid through 4 double-structure nozzles. •Equipped with a ring blower motor, it can continuously spray for 24 hours, and remote control of humidity, water level, and communication module is possible via a smartphone application.
◆Application Areas: Disinfection demand institutions in large spaces such as auditoriums, terminals, airports, and sports facilities
Lighting with Total Internal Reflection Lens (TIR LENS)
◆Innovative Product Name: Lighting with Total Internal Reflection Lens (TIR LENS)
◆Company Name: KKDC Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •Lighting that implements a high level of uniformity linear lens technology using total internal reflection lens research and development and optimal light distribution design. •By applying a method of assembling the entire module with a single linear lens, it improves product light distribution performance and uniformity, contributing to energy saving and reduced maintenance costs when combined with low-power LED light sources.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to arts and culture, such as exterior lighting demand agencies, museums, and exhibition halls
Solar power generation system equipped with step-by-step earthquake protection and facility monitoring functions
◆Innovative Product Name: Solar power generation system equipped with step-by-step earthquake protection and facility monitoring functions
◆Company Name: DMT Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Industry-academia collaboration (2017)
◆Innovation Summary: A solar power generation system equipped with multi-stage earthquake monitoring, anomaly monitoring based on reflected wave change patterns, and degradation monitoring using ultrasonic and infrared sensors.
◆Application Area: Institutions utilizing new and renewable energy generation facilities
Waste heat recovery type inverter dehumidifier/humidifier
◆Innovative Product Name: Waste heat recovery type inverter dehumidifier/humidifier
◆Company Name: E-seven Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Startup growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: A waste heat recovery type inverter dehumidifier that recovers and reuses waste heat discarded outside.
•Contributes to reducing electrical power consumption, energy usage, and carbon emissions by using a reheating coil that recovers waste heat generated by the device instead of an electric reheater.
◆Application Areas: Institutions applying dehumidification facilities, such as the National Information Resources Management Service, the National Museum of Korea, and power plant instrumentation and control rooms.
Smoky Wall Fan for axial smoke extraction operable at 300 degrees
◆Innovative Product Name: Smoky Wall Fan for axial smoke extraction operable at 300 degrees
◆Company Name: Geumseong Wind Power Co., Ltd.
◆Previously Conducted R&D: Regional Specialization (2021)
◆Innovation Overview: A wall-mounted axial fan product operable for 2 hours at 300 degrees, featuring an aluminum cast impeller and a motor operable at high temperatures. •Improves indoor air quality with normal operation at large airflow and low noise, and contributes to human life and building structure through emergency exhaust function in case of fire.
◆Application Areas: Underground facilities such as subways and underground parking lots, and infrastructure where large numbers of people reside
Energy-saving eco-friendly traffic information LED display board for responding to changing weather conditions through optimal light source utilization
◆Innovative Product Name: Energy-saving eco-friendly traffic information LED display board for responding to changing weather conditions through optimal light source utilization
◆Company Name: Raedo Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Summary: •A traffic information display board that provides real-time traffic information when incidents such as traffic accidents, disasters, and abnormal weather occur on roads. •Improves the problem of reduced visibility and readability due to sunlight reflection by applying solar light reflection luminance reduction technology.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions related to road management, such as Korea Expressway Corporation and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Unmanned autonomous driving system for preventing safety accidents among workers on boarding bridges and ensuring aviation traffic safety.
◆Innovative Product Name: Unmanned Autonomous Driving System for Preventing Safety Accidents of Boarding Bridge Workers and Ensuring Air Traffic Safety
◆Company Name: Kanjeong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
◆Initial R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: ▶ The boarding bridge autonomous driving system is a system that operates the extension and retraction of the boarding bridge remotely by applying artificial intelligence algorithms.
▶ Ensuring the safety of airport workers from infectious viruses originating overseas through unmanned aircraft boarding bridge operation.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to boarding bridges such as airports, ports, and terminals
Ship information provision system for preventing marine traffic safety based on artificial intelligence
◆Innovative Product Name: Ship Information Provision System for Preventing Marine Traffic Safety Based on Artificial Intelligence
◆Company Name: Comline Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •Provides real-time vessel location information by collecting AIS data from four self-established base stations in domestic ports. •It is possible to collect cargo information for loading and unloading at domestic ports, and it contributes to reducing logistics management costs by predicting vessel arrival dates through deep learning on AIS data.
◆Application Fields: Korea National Geographic Information Institute, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korean Coast Guard, Navy, etc.
Light pollution reducing and energy saving LED display board
◆Innovative Product Name: Light pollution reducing and energy saving LED display board
◆Company Name: L&D Tech Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: An LED display board product that reduces light pollution by applying technology that reflects unnecessary light, which was previously emitted upwards, downwards, and operates at the same illuminance with low power consumption, contributing to up to 50% energy savings.
◆Application Areas: Korea Expressway Corporation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, local government environmental offices, railway authorities, etc.
An eco-friendly platform for solving urban parking difficulties using location information data
◆Innovative Product Name: An eco-friendly platform for solving urban parking difficulties using location information data
◆Company Name: Dongsung Itech
◆Previous R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A platform that digitizes the location information of parking lots and provides and allows use of parking lot information in real time via smartphones. •Manages vehicles through location GPS without hardware such as IoT sensors and cameras for vehicle entry and exit confirmation, solving illegal parking and parking shortage problems.
◆Application Areas: Korea Expressway Corporation, Facilities Management Corporation. Public institutions related to parking management, such as local governments nationwide.
Embedded Vehicle License Plate Recognition System Including Analysis of Unique Vehicle Information
◆Innovative Product Name: Embedded Vehicle License Plate Recognition System Including Analysis of Unique Vehicle Information
◆Company Name: Ensonsoft Co., Ltd.
◆Past R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: A license plate reader that not only recognizes vehicle numbers on the road but also provides various unique information (manufacturer, model, speed, driving direction, etc.), contributing to crime prevention and illegal vehicle detection using fake license plates.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to smart transportation systems such as Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, etc.
IoT-based Indoor Air Quality Monitor
◆Innovative Product Name: IoT-based Indoor Air Quality Monitor
◆Company Name: InnoDigital Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •An IoT-based indoor air quality monitor that integrates air quality measurement technology into digital clocks. •It possesses an energy carbon footprint monitoring function and can contribute to energy saving as a customized energy and environmental carbon footprint self-driving platform.
◆Application Area: Green Smart Future Schools, Carbon Neutral Schools, etc., educational facilities
Intelligent Leak Detection Integrated Solution (Leak Master)
◆Innovative Product Name: Intelligent Leak Detection Integrated Solution (Leak Master)
◆Company Name: SC Solution Global Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A product that improves the leak detection rate of water pipes using ultra-small sensors and deep learning technology with low power consumption. •Contributes to improving environmental problems such as water quality pollution and reducing social problems like water shortages through leak investigation and predictive diagnosis of machinery failure using AI.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions and waterworks offices, such as Korea District Heating Corporation and Seoul Energy Corporation, that use hot water pipes (heat transmission pipe field).
Sanitary Waste Sealing Packaging Machine
◆Innovative Product Name: Sanitary Waste Sealing Packaging Machine
◆Company Name: Wees Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Regional Specialization (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •An integrated waste packaging collector for compressing, sealing, and cutting infectious waste. •Contributes to reducing waste treatment and management problems by preventing secondary infections and reducing waste volume through the compression and sealing process.
◆Application Areas: Nursing facilities and public health medical institutions that require waste disposal, infection prevention, and management.
Total Organic Carbon Continuous Automatic Analyzer with Closed Combustion Structure for Complete Oxidation of Organic Matter and Sample/Reagent Residual Elimination System
◆Innovative Product Name: Total Organic Carbon Continuous Automatic Analyzer with Closed Combustion Structure for Complete Oxidation of Organic Matter and Sample/Reagent Residual Elimination System
◆Company Name: EMC Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A water quality pollutant measuring instrument for sewage and wastewater treatment facilities and wastewater discharge sites, which can be used to calculate fees imposed on pollution source discharge sites. •Increases the measurement value's precision by improving the oxidation rate compared to existing wet oxidation methods, and increases the retention time in the reactor to measure various organic matter.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to the operation of public sewage and wastewater treatment facilities for local governments nationwide
Electric cleaning vehicle with constant speed, low noise, self-generation type using regenerative power
◆Innovative Product Name: Electric cleaning vehicle with constant speed, low noise, self-generation type using regenerative power
◆Company Name: WJ Industry Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Summary: An electric cleaning vehicle that can simultaneously use battery charging and discharging power by utilizing the regenerative power of the vehicle's drive shaft, contributing to the removal of airborne dust scattered in residential areas, side streets, and narrow alleys, and improving secondary environmental pollution and air quality.
◆Application Fields: Metropolitan area and local environmental offices, Korea Expressway Corporation, Facility Management Corporation, etc.
Fine Dust Reduction Type Vertical Smart Planter
◆Innovative Product Name: Fine Dust Reduction Type Vertical Smart Planter
◆Company Name: Land Architecture Ecology Landscape Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2021)
◆Innovation Overview: A smart air-purifying plant cultivation device planted with moss (Selaginella) and ferns (Boston fern), which improves indoor air quality by creating a plant growth environment through an IoT-based control system and various sensors.
◆Application Area: Public institutions requiring indoor air quality improvement, such as multi-use facilities.
MEW, an online and offline linked artificial intelligence non-face-to-face music education solution
◆Innovative Product Name: MEW, an online and offline linked artificial intelligence non-face-to-face music education solution
◆Company Name: Emotionwave Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •An educational platform (piano, drums) that enables non-face-to-face remote instrument learning using artificial intelligence (AI) between teachers and students. •Contributes to resolving the education gap and cultural gap in areas with poor accessibility for instrument education, such as mountainous or island regions.
◆Application Area: Music education demand institutions such as local government lifelong learning centers and elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide
Functional Game Brain Racer for Cognitive Ability Development
◆Innovative Product Name: Functional Game Brain Racer for Cognitive Ability Development
◆Company Name: Minders Co., Ltd.
◆Leading R&D: Startup Growth (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •Educational software that implements racing content through prefrontal cortex brainwave analysis, performing cognitive enhancement training where the faster the use of the prefrontal cortex, the faster the real-time car speed. •Analysis of space cognition, short-term memory, and impulse control is possible through analyzed brainwaves.
◆Application Area: Public institutions that require cognitive ability improvement classes, such as welfare centers and dementia relief centers
Ilta All Kill (Eco-friendly Pesticide)
◆Innovative Product Name: Ilta All Kill (Eco-friendly Pesticide)
◆Company Name: Green Eco-friendly
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Summary: •Eco-friendly pesticide utilizing the insecticidal and growth promoting effects of natural materials. •Reduces import dependency and contributes to the transition to eco-friendly farming methods by providing domestic raw materials that can replace eco-friendly crop management agents that rely more than 95% on imports.
◆Application Area: Eco-friendly agriculture research institutes such as agricultural technology institutes and fruit tree research institutes, and public institutions/local governments
Multi-layer structure aluminum coating tube for heating and cooling
◆Innovative Product Name: Multi-layer structure aluminum coating tube for heating and cooling
◆Company Name: Hanshin STEC
◆Previous R&D: Regional Specialization (2021)
◆Innovation Overview: •Aluminum coated tube with an engineering plastic coating inside, which improves corrosion resistance, internal pressure properties, and durability. •By applying an engineering plastic coating to the inside of an aluminum tube, it improves corrosion resistance, internal pressure properties, and durability, and has the advantage of not requiring welding when connecting to equipment, so it can replace existing copper tubes.
◆Application Areas: Air conditioner connection piping and piping in shipbuilding fields
AI Chatbot Chat Counseling Integrated Solution for Improving Operational Efficiency in Non-face-to-face Contact Center Customer Service
◆Innovative Product Name: AI Chatbot Chat Counseling Integrated Solution for Improving Operational Efficiency in Non-face-to-face Contact Center Customer Service
◆Company Name: iLiss Frontier
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •A hybrid chatbot and chat counseling solution applying natural language processing technology and artificial intelligence core technology. •Enhances consultation efficiency by segmenting consultation categories according to the business operation method for various customer inquiries on user-friendly UI/UX and distributing optimized consultations based on each counselor's specialized field.
◆Application Areas: Public service related institutions that require civil complaint counseling and chatbots
Bonnet Yoke Integrated Auto Nightgate Valve
◆Innovative Product Name: Bonnet Yoke Integrated Auto Nightgate Valve
◆Company Name: Total Engineering
◆Previous R&D: Commercialization (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •Auto Knife Gate Valve that reduces product size while increasing sealing performance by integrating the Bonnet Yoke. •As a Bonnet Yoke Integrated Auto Knife Gate Valve for wastewater treatment facilities, it improves disc durability by 20% and increases installation convenience through miniaturization to about one-tenth of the original size.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to water and sewage facilities, such as regional district heating corporations, gas corporations, and power generation companies
Source : Market News (http://www.marketnews.co.kr) Reporter Kim Jae-hong
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 13th that it has newly designated 39 '2023 First Half Excellent R&D Innovative Products' to foster an initial market for excellent small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) research and development products and improve the quality of public services.
The innovative products are designated in various fields, including ▲Health/Medical (9 items) ▲Life Safety/Disaster Prevention (8 items) ▲Transportation/Environmental Improvement (12 items) ▲Energy Saving (4 items).
Key products include the 'Computed Tomography (CT) Image Reading System' for early diagnosis of lung cancer in the health and medical field, and an 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Metabolic Disease Analysis System' that predicts the risk of abdominal metabolic diseases. In the safety and disaster prevention sector, items selected include a 'Multi-purpose Portable Radiation Contamination Detector', an 'Infectious Waste Sealing Packaging Processor', and a 'Multi-function Internet of Things (IoT) Gas Cock' that automatically detects gas leaks to prevent fire and explosion accidents.
For three years, innovative products can receive public procurement preferential contracts without monetary limits through the Innovation Market, as well as exemption from liability for purchasing managers. They can also benefit from various sales channel support benefits such as pilot purchases by government ministries like the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Public Procurement Service, and purchase consultations with public institutions.
Kim Woo-soon, Director of Technology Innovation Policy at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "We will continue to strengthen the discovery of innovative products, sales channel support, and promotion so that excellent products developed through SME R&D can contribute to solving social problems and improving public services that the people can actually feel." #SME #R&D #InnovationProduct
Meanwhile, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will conduct the '2023 Second Half Innovative Product Selection Announcement' until the 15th of next month. Companies wishing to be designated as innovative products can apply online through the Small and Medium Business Technology Development Comprehensive Management System website (www.smtech.go.kr) after obtaining a manufactured goods identification number from the Nara Market website (www.g2b.go.kr). [Kim Jae-hong, Market News Reporter]
Here are the excellent R&D innovative products announced by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for the first half of 2023.
AI-based CT Image Metabolic Syndrome Precision Analysis Solution
◆Innovative Product Name: AI-based CT Image Metabolic Syndrome Precision Analysis Solution
◆Company Name: Clarify Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: A health checkup system that automatically segments and measures abdominal fat and liver fat from abdominal CT images using artificial intelligence, quantifies the data, and predicts the risk of metabolic diseases such as metabolic syndrome and fatty liver.
◆Application Area: Hospitals and public health centers operating metabolic disease centers and screening centers
Sleep Apnea Monitoring Sleep Respiration Monitor Device
◆Innovative Product Name: Sleep Respiration Monitor Device for Sleep Apnea Monitoring
◆Company Name: Mprose
◆Previous R&D: Lifestyle Innovation Type (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A diagnostic device for sleep disorders, including sleep apnea. After attaching a sensor to the neck and sleeping, breathing information during sleep can be checked via smartphone. •Detects snoring and sleep apnea signals using PVDF film applied breath sound detection for sleep health management and early management of sleep disorders.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to worker accident prevention and health and welfare promotion, such as the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Low-frequency muscle strengthening device for underwater rehabilitation exercise
◆Innovative Product Name: Low-frequency Muscle Strengthening Device for Underwater Rehabilitation Exercise
◆Company Name: Core Movement Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: (21) Startup Growth
◆Innovation Summary: •Underwater rehabilitation exercise equipment specialized for the rehabilitation of the elderly and those with musculoskeletal disorders, contributing to the reinforcement of deteriorated muscle function. •Can be worn underwater, it helps restore and strengthen walking ability for the elderly, disabled, etc., through an electrical muscle stimulation system.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to underwater rehabilitation training, such as local government sports facilities and disability welfare centers
A lung nodule detection auxiliary diagnostic system for early diagnosis of lung cancer using CT scans of the lungs
◆Innovative Product Name: A lung nodule detection auxiliary diagnostic system for early diagnosis of lung cancer using CT scans of the lungs
◆Company Name: Monitor Corporation Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •Medical software for interpreting chest CT images, which diagnoses diseases by detecting lesions and quantifying the risk level of lesions in transmitted images. •It applies Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a deep learning technique, to provide analysis results for chest CT images by training on screening data for lung cancer and normal cases.
◆Application Area: Medical public institutions related to CT imaging, such as Radiology Departments and Health Promotion Centers
Digital Load Module for Smart Machine Upgrade
◆Innovative Product Name: Digital Load Module for Smart Machine Upgrade
◆Company Name: Ronpic
◆Previous R&D: Technology Innovation (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •It enables isokinetic and constant-speed movements through digital-based weight control technology, and provides user exercise analysis and training programs through muscle strength measurement. •By applying user muscle strength evaluation technology, it can provide exercise prescriptions according to the user, and can be used for training and rehabilitation programs in medical institutions related to rehabilitation.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to smart city construction, such as Health Promotion Centers and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction Equipment for Molecular Heredity Diagnosis
◆Innovative Product Name: Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction Equipment for Molecular Heredity Diagnosis
◆Company Name: Genolusion Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Technology Innovation (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •A nucleic acid extraction kit that uses magnetic particles, contributing to epidemic prevention and control by performing molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants. •Capable of large-scale extraction up to 96 samples, enabling accurate early diagnosis and determination of the severity of diseases through rapid ex vivo testing during large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases.
◆Application Fields: Public institutions related to genetic testing such as the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Rural Development Administration
1-person non-contact bio-information measurement based healthcare system
◆Innovative Product Name: 1-person non-contact bio-information measurement based healthcare system
◆Company Name: People Multi Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A digital healthcare service capable of collecting users' lifestyle pattern information (sleep, rest, activity) through the fusion of radar sensors and IoT technology. •Two-way communication is possible through an application, enabling monitoring of health issues and pre-emption of emergencies for care service recipients (such as the elderly).
◆Application Area: Local government social welfare departments, public institutions related to care services such as nursing facilities
A high-speed vacuum blender that provides healthcare services
◆Innovative Product Name: A high-speed vacuum blender that provides healthcare services
◆Company Name: NUC Electronics Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Commercialization (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A product that minimizes noise by applying a noise-reduction cover to existing blender functions and prevents ingredient oxidation by adding a vacuum function. •Provides customized recipes and nutritional recommendation information based on individual health status through a portable body composition measurement module.
◆Application Area: Public institutions in the health sector requiring personalized diet and preventive medical services
Body shape analysis device using 3D sensors for real-time body shape analysis
◆Innovative Product Name: Body shape analysis device using 3D sensors for real-time body shape analysis
◆Company Name: Team Elysium
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •An exercise performance evaluation device using 3D sensors that diagnoses musculoskeletal diseases such as scoliosis and turtle neck syndrome by measuring the degree of body imbalance. •Provides range of motion (ROM) measurement values for specific body parts by recognizing joint positions without requiring separate marker attachment or undressing on the body.
◆Application Area: Medical institutions and non-medical institutions (such as elementary schools) that require diagnosis of musculoskeletal diseases
Office chair equipped with an adjustable lumbar support device
◆Innovative Product Name: Office chair equipped with an adjustable lumbar support device
◆Company Name: Seongyong Corporation
◆Previously Performed R&D: Process Quality (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •An office chair that applies position control technology to a frame supporting the user's lumbar region or lower back, adjustable to fit the user's body type. •Protects the user's lumbar region or lower back, improving user convenience and work efficiency.
◆Application Area: Public institutions performing office automation (OA) tasks such as schools, banks, and organizations
Bird collision prevention polycarbonate sheet
◆Innovative Product Name: Bird collision prevention polycarbonate sheet
◆Company Name: Ideal Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Technology Innovation (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A transparent sound barrier polycarbonate sheet that prevents mass mortality due to bird collisions by directly processing design patterns onto the product surface through an extrusion process. •Unlike existing sticker attachment methods, it can be used immediately without additional processes and has excellent durability, reducing maintenance costs.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to sound barrier construction, such as Korea Expressway Corporation and local facility management corporations
Security Event Tracking and Response System (TA-STR V2.1)
◆Innovative Product Name: Security Event Tracking and Response System (TA-STR V2.1)
◆Company Name: IT Station Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Technology Innovation (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: A security system that automatically tracks and analyzes real-time security events by linking with existing security systems, and which can conduct forensics even after an event occurs by securing evidence PE files.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions where security systems such as SIEM, SORA, ISP, and MyPC Keeper are already established.
Multi-functional IoT Gas Cock
◆Innovative Product Name: Multi-functional IoT Gas Cock
◆Company Name: SafeTech Co., Ltd.
◆Previously Conducted R&D: Process Quality (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A multi-functional IoT fuse cock capable of detecting and shutting off gas leaks. •It immediately cuts off the energy source upon detection of overheating, gas leaks, fire, or earthquakes, and can prevent secondary explosion accidents through remote control via a smartphone application.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions related to gas safety such as LH Corporation, SH Corporation, and Korea Gas Safety Corporation.
Diesel Generator with Machine Vibration Diagnosis Technology Applied
◆Innovative Product Name: Diesel Generator with Machine Vibration Diagnosis Technology Applied
◆Company Name: Energen
◆Previous R&D: Technology Innovation (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A diesel engine generator that supplies emergency power during disasters and blackouts. •Monitors the 5 key defects* of the generation unit through machine vibration diagnosis technology, contributing to stable emergency power supply and reduced management costs.(*Mass imbalance, winding short circuit, rotor bar open circuit, bearing defect, looseness)
◆Application Fields: Public institutions related to power demand management, such as nuclear power plants and national industrial complexes
ICT-based Hybrid Type Portable Radiation Detector: MSV-100
◆Innovative Product Name: ICT-based Hybrid Type Portable Radiation Detector: MSV-100
◆Company Name: SF Technology Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2018)
◆Innovation Summary: •A radiation measuring instrument for alpha, beta, gamma, and X-ray radiation using GM tube and semiconductor detection sensors in a portable form. •It enables the management of user radiation exposure through a smartphone application, ensuring user safety.
◆Application Fields: Public institutions related to energy and power fields such as nuclear fuel, nuclear power plants, university hospitals, etc.
Polyurethane safety boots with excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance
◆Innovative Product Name: Polyurethane safety boots with excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance
◆Company Name: Aero Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2016)
◆Innovation Overview: •Slip-resistant safety boots using PU material that can maintain a sturdy shape even with oil resistance and at low temperatures (-30℃). •Unlike existing rubber materials, it possesses excellent resistance to hydrocarbon series (diesel, gasoline), ensuring worker safety during heavy work.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions related to industrial safety such as Korea Coal Corporation, Korea Water Resources Corporation, and Korea Railroad Corporation
Indoor (Large) Space Disinfector SATURN-CB
◆Innovative Product Name: Indoor (Large) Space Disinfector SATURN-CB
◆Company Name: Cloud Story Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Industry-Academia-Research (2017)
Innovation Overview: •Disinfection machine that atomizes disinfectant liquid through 4 double-structure nozzles. •Equipped with a ring blower motor, it can continuously spray for 24 hours, and remote control of humidity, water level, and communication module is possible via a smartphone application.
◆Application Areas: Disinfection demand institutions in large spaces such as auditoriums, terminals, airports, and sports facilities
Lighting with Total Internal Reflection Lens (TIR LENS)
◆Innovative Product Name: Lighting with Total Internal Reflection Lens (TIR LENS)
◆Company Name: KKDC Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •Lighting that implements a high level of uniformity linear lens technology using total internal reflection lens research and development and optimal light distribution design. •By applying a method of assembling the entire module with a single linear lens, it improves product light distribution performance and uniformity, contributing to energy saving and reduced maintenance costs when combined with low-power LED light sources.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to arts and culture, such as exterior lighting demand agencies, museums, and exhibition halls
Solar power generation system equipped with step-by-step earthquake protection and facility monitoring functions
◆Innovative Product Name: Solar power generation system equipped with step-by-step earthquake protection and facility monitoring functions
◆Company Name: DMT Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Industry-academia collaboration (2017)
◆Innovation Summary: A solar power generation system equipped with multi-stage earthquake monitoring, anomaly monitoring based on reflected wave change patterns, and degradation monitoring using ultrasonic and infrared sensors.
◆Application Area: Institutions utilizing new and renewable energy generation facilities
Waste heat recovery type inverter dehumidifier/humidifier
◆Innovative Product Name: Waste heat recovery type inverter dehumidifier/humidifier
◆Company Name: E-seven Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Startup growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: A waste heat recovery type inverter dehumidifier that recovers and reuses waste heat discarded outside.
•Contributes to reducing electrical power consumption, energy usage, and carbon emissions by using a reheating coil that recovers waste heat generated by the device instead of an electric reheater.
◆Application Areas: Institutions applying dehumidification facilities, such as the National Information Resources Management Service, the National Museum of Korea, and power plant instrumentation and control rooms.
Smoky Wall Fan for axial smoke extraction operable at 300 degrees
◆Innovative Product Name: Smoky Wall Fan for axial smoke extraction operable at 300 degrees
◆Company Name: Geumseong Wind Power Co., Ltd.
◆Previously Conducted R&D: Regional Specialization (2021)
◆Innovation Overview: A wall-mounted axial fan product operable for 2 hours at 300 degrees, featuring an aluminum cast impeller and a motor operable at high temperatures. •Improves indoor air quality with normal operation at large airflow and low noise, and contributes to human life and building structure through emergency exhaust function in case of fire.
◆Application Areas: Underground facilities such as subways and underground parking lots, and infrastructure where large numbers of people reside
Energy-saving eco-friendly traffic information LED display board for responding to changing weather conditions through optimal light source utilization
◆Innovative Product Name: Energy-saving eco-friendly traffic information LED display board for responding to changing weather conditions through optimal light source utilization
◆Company Name: Raedo Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Summary: •A traffic information display board that provides real-time traffic information when incidents such as traffic accidents, disasters, and abnormal weather occur on roads. •Improves the problem of reduced visibility and readability due to sunlight reflection by applying solar light reflection luminance reduction technology.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions related to road management, such as Korea Expressway Corporation and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Unmanned autonomous driving system for preventing safety accidents among workers on boarding bridges and ensuring aviation traffic safety.
◆Innovative Product Name: Unmanned Autonomous Driving System for Preventing Safety Accidents of Boarding Bridge Workers and Ensuring Air Traffic Safety
◆Company Name: Kanjeong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
◆Initial R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: ▶ The boarding bridge autonomous driving system is a system that operates the extension and retraction of the boarding bridge remotely by applying artificial intelligence algorithms.
▶ Ensuring the safety of airport workers from infectious viruses originating overseas through unmanned aircraft boarding bridge operation.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to boarding bridges such as airports, ports, and terminals
Ship information provision system for preventing marine traffic safety based on artificial intelligence
◆Innovative Product Name: Ship Information Provision System for Preventing Marine Traffic Safety Based on Artificial Intelligence
◆Company Name: Comline Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: •Provides real-time vessel location information by collecting AIS data from four self-established base stations in domestic ports. •It is possible to collect cargo information for loading and unloading at domestic ports, and it contributes to reducing logistics management costs by predicting vessel arrival dates through deep learning on AIS data.
◆Application Fields: Korea National Geographic Information Institute, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korean Coast Guard, Navy, etc.
Light pollution reducing and energy saving LED display board
◆Innovative Product Name: Light pollution reducing and energy saving LED display board
◆Company Name: L&D Tech Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: An LED display board product that reduces light pollution by applying technology that reflects unnecessary light, which was previously emitted upwards, downwards, and operates at the same illuminance with low power consumption, contributing to up to 50% energy savings.
◆Application Areas: Korea Expressway Corporation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, local government environmental offices, railway authorities, etc.
An eco-friendly platform for solving urban parking difficulties using location information data
◆Innovative Product Name: An eco-friendly platform for solving urban parking difficulties using location information data
◆Company Name: Dongsung Itech
◆Previous R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •A platform that digitizes the location information of parking lots and provides and allows use of parking lot information in real time via smartphones. •Manages vehicles through location GPS without hardware such as IoT sensors and cameras for vehicle entry and exit confirmation, solving illegal parking and parking shortage problems.
◆Application Areas: Korea Expressway Corporation, Facilities Management Corporation. Public institutions related to parking management, such as local governments nationwide.
Embedded Vehicle License Plate Recognition System Including Analysis of Unique Vehicle Information
◆Innovative Product Name: Embedded Vehicle License Plate Recognition System Including Analysis of Unique Vehicle Information
◆Company Name: Ensonsoft Co., Ltd.
◆Past R&D: Startup Growth (2018)
◆Innovation Overview: A license plate reader that not only recognizes vehicle numbers on the road but also provides various unique information (manufacturer, model, speed, driving direction, etc.), contributing to crime prevention and illegal vehicle detection using fake license plates.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to smart transportation systems such as Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, etc.
IoT-based Indoor Air Quality Monitor
◆Innovative Product Name: IoT-based Indoor Air Quality Monitor
◆Company Name: InnoDigital Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •An IoT-based indoor air quality monitor that integrates air quality measurement technology into digital clocks. •It possesses an energy carbon footprint monitoring function and can contribute to energy saving as a customized energy and environmental carbon footprint self-driving platform.
◆Application Area: Green Smart Future Schools, Carbon Neutral Schools, etc., educational facilities
Intelligent Leak Detection Integrated Solution (Leak Master)
◆Innovative Product Name: Intelligent Leak Detection Integrated Solution (Leak Master)
◆Company Name: SC Solution Global Co., Ltd.
◆Executed R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A product that improves the leak detection rate of water pipes using ultra-small sensors and deep learning technology with low power consumption. •Contributes to improving environmental problems such as water quality pollution and reducing social problems like water shortages through leak investigation and predictive diagnosis of machinery failure using AI.
◆Application Areas: Public institutions and waterworks offices, such as Korea District Heating Corporation and Seoul Energy Corporation, that use hot water pipes (heat transmission pipe field).
Sanitary Waste Sealing Packaging Machine
◆Innovative Product Name: Sanitary Waste Sealing Packaging Machine
◆Company Name: Wees Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Regional Specialization (2020)
◆Innovation Overview: •An integrated waste packaging collector for compressing, sealing, and cutting infectious waste. •Contributes to reducing waste treatment and management problems by preventing secondary infections and reducing waste volume through the compression and sealing process.
◆Application Areas: Nursing facilities and public health medical institutions that require waste disposal, infection prevention, and management.
Total Organic Carbon Continuous Automatic Analyzer with Closed Combustion Structure for Complete Oxidation of Organic Matter and Sample/Reagent Residual Elimination System
◆Innovative Product Name: Total Organic Carbon Continuous Automatic Analyzer with Closed Combustion Structure for Complete Oxidation of Organic Matter and Sample/Reagent Residual Elimination System
◆Company Name: EMC Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •A water quality pollutant measuring instrument for sewage and wastewater treatment facilities and wastewater discharge sites, which can be used to calculate fees imposed on pollution source discharge sites. •Increases the measurement value's precision by improving the oxidation rate compared to existing wet oxidation methods, and increases the retention time in the reactor to measure various organic matter.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to the operation of public sewage and wastewater treatment facilities for local governments nationwide
Electric cleaning vehicle with constant speed, low noise, self-generation type using regenerative power
◆Innovative Product Name: Electric cleaning vehicle with constant speed, low noise, self-generation type using regenerative power
◆Company Name: WJ Industry Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2020)
◆Innovation Summary: An electric cleaning vehicle that can simultaneously use battery charging and discharging power by utilizing the regenerative power of the vehicle's drive shaft, contributing to the removal of airborne dust scattered in residential areas, side streets, and narrow alleys, and improving secondary environmental pollution and air quality.
◆Application Fields: Metropolitan area and local environmental offices, Korea Expressway Corporation, Facility Management Corporation, etc.
Fine Dust Reduction Type Vertical Smart Planter
◆Innovative Product Name: Fine Dust Reduction Type Vertical Smart Planter
◆Company Name: Land Architecture Ecology Landscape Co., Ltd.
◆Pre-executed R&D: Commercialization (2021)
◆Innovation Overview: A smart air-purifying plant cultivation device planted with moss (Selaginella) and ferns (Boston fern), which improves indoor air quality by creating a plant growth environment through an IoT-based control system and various sensors.
◆Application Area: Public institutions requiring indoor air quality improvement, such as multi-use facilities.
MEW, an online and offline linked artificial intelligence non-face-to-face music education solution
◆Innovative Product Name: MEW, an online and offline linked artificial intelligence non-face-to-face music education solution
◆Company Name: Emotionwave Co., Ltd.
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Overview: •An educational platform (piano, drums) that enables non-face-to-face remote instrument learning using artificial intelligence (AI) between teachers and students. •Contributes to resolving the education gap and cultural gap in areas with poor accessibility for instrument education, such as mountainous or island regions.
◆Application Area: Music education demand institutions such as local government lifelong learning centers and elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide
Functional Game Brain Racer for Cognitive Ability Development
◆Innovative Product Name: Functional Game Brain Racer for Cognitive Ability Development
◆Company Name: Minders Co., Ltd.
◆Leading R&D: Startup Growth (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •Educational software that implements racing content through prefrontal cortex brainwave analysis, performing cognitive enhancement training where the faster the use of the prefrontal cortex, the faster the real-time car speed. •Analysis of space cognition, short-term memory, and impulse control is possible through analyzed brainwaves.
◆Application Area: Public institutions that require cognitive ability improvement classes, such as welfare centers and dementia relief centers
Ilta All Kill (Eco-friendly Pesticide)
◆Innovative Product Name: Ilta All Kill (Eco-friendly Pesticide)
◆Company Name: Green Eco-friendly
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2019)
◆Innovation Summary: •Eco-friendly pesticide utilizing the insecticidal and growth promoting effects of natural materials. •Reduces import dependency and contributes to the transition to eco-friendly farming methods by providing domestic raw materials that can replace eco-friendly crop management agents that rely more than 95% on imports.
◆Application Area: Eco-friendly agriculture research institutes such as agricultural technology institutes and fruit tree research institutes, and public institutions/local governments
Multi-layer structure aluminum coating tube for heating and cooling
◆Innovative Product Name: Multi-layer structure aluminum coating tube for heating and cooling
◆Company Name: Hanshin STEC
◆Previous R&D: Regional Specialization (2021)
◆Innovation Overview: •Aluminum coated tube with an engineering plastic coating inside, which improves corrosion resistance, internal pressure properties, and durability. •By applying an engineering plastic coating to the inside of an aluminum tube, it improves corrosion resistance, internal pressure properties, and durability, and has the advantage of not requiring welding when connecting to equipment, so it can replace existing copper tubes.
◆Application Areas: Air conditioner connection piping and piping in shipbuilding fields
AI Chatbot Chat Counseling Integrated Solution for Improving Operational Efficiency in Non-face-to-face Contact Center Customer Service
◆Innovative Product Name: AI Chatbot Chat Counseling Integrated Solution for Improving Operational Efficiency in Non-face-to-face Contact Center Customer Service
◆Company Name: iLiss Frontier
◆Previous R&D: Startup Growth (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •A hybrid chatbot and chat counseling solution applying natural language processing technology and artificial intelligence core technology. •Enhances consultation efficiency by segmenting consultation categories according to the business operation method for various customer inquiries on user-friendly UI/UX and distributing optimized consultations based on each counselor's specialized field.
◆Application Areas: Public service related institutions that require civil complaint counseling and chatbots
Bonnet Yoke Integrated Auto Nightgate Valve
◆Innovative Product Name: Bonnet Yoke Integrated Auto Nightgate Valve
◆Company Name: Total Engineering
◆Previous R&D: Commercialization (2017)
◆Innovation Overview: •Auto Knife Gate Valve that reduces product size while increasing sealing performance by integrating the Bonnet Yoke. •As a Bonnet Yoke Integrated Auto Knife Gate Valve for wastewater treatment facilities, it improves disc durability by 20% and increases installation convenience through miniaturization to about one-tenth of the original size.
◆Application Area: Public institutions related to water and sewage facilities, such as regional district heating corporations, gas corporations, and power generation companies
Source : Market News (http://www.marketnews.co.kr) Reporter Kim Jae-hong