Making Suwon into an 'Advanced Bio-Innovation City'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The Gwanggyo Bio Innovation Valley Promotion Council, which is undertaking the 'Gwanggyo Bio Innovation Valley' project, proclaimed the vision of 'Advanced Bio-Innovation City, Suwon Special City.'

The promotion council proclaimed the vision at the '2024 Gwanggyo Bio Week' that began on the 22nd at the Suwon Convention Center, and expressed its determination to make Suwon an 'Advanced Bio-Innovation City.'

The 2024 Gwanggyo Bio Week, hosted by the Gwanggyo Bio Innovation Valley Promotion Council and organized by Suwon City and the Suwon Convention Center, runs through the 24th under the theme of 'Connection and Discovery.'

Mayor Lee Jae-joon of Suwon, who gave remarks at the vision proclamation ceremony, said, "Suwon will emerge as an advanced scientific research city," and "the Gwanggyo Bio Innovation Valley will play a role as the eastern axis."

He continued, "We will now actively promote the name of the Gwanggyo Bio Innovation Valley and welcome investors and companies to settle here," and "I will always be alongside the promotion council so that the Gwanggyo Bio Innovation Valley can grow well."

Following the vision proclamation ceremony, a special lecture by Professor Luke Lee of Harvard Medical School, a world-renowned scholar in the bio-convergence field, was held.

In the afternoon, a 'Suwon City-Ajou University Medical Center Research-Oriented Hospital Symposium' was held on the topic of 'The Role of Research-Oriented Hospitals in Digital Healthcare Innovation.'

At the symposium, Mayor Lee said, "The most important field in the bio market right now is digital healthcare," and "Ajou University Medical Center, designated as a research-oriented hospital by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, has been leading digital healthcare." He added, "Suwon City will also contribute to further growth of the bio industry."

The 'Gwanggyo Bio Open Innovation Forum' and 'Bio Leading Company Mentoring Investment Forum' were also held.

On the 23rd, a workshop of the National Association of Local Government Research Institutions will be held. The National Association of Local Government Research Institutions, composed of 17 local government research institutions researching region-specific industries such as agro-food bio and energy, will present outstanding research cases at the workshop.

On the 24th, the '2024 Korean Non-clinical Testing Research Society 45th Workshop' will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will introduce various research results, physiology-based drug dynamics, and the latest trends in non-clinical research and development.