Yonsei Re-Designated as Research Hub Hospital

 

-IPR and Technology Transfers Increase Following Reorganization

 

 

Severance Hospital has once again been designated as a research hub hospital. It first received the designation in 2013; since then, Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) has reformed the industry-university research collaboration unit, transforming it into an independent bio-healthcare research administration unit with an expanded business capacity. Following the reforms, the hospital’s intellectual property rights (IPR) and technology transfer performance has improved. Last year, the unit signed a technology transfer agreement with ATGen worth 20 billion Korean won and was nominated as an excellent medical healthcare Technology Licensing Office(TLO).

 

 

This year, YUHS plans to expand its efforts to invigorate convergence research between the hospital, industry, and medical equipment and IT researchers by establishing an industrial convergence medical center. Through this center, Yonsei hopes to accelerate the industrialization of research in the fields of medical equipment, healthcare IT, big data, and digital treatment, while creating a platform for mid- and long-term profits. This month also sees the launch of the Yonsei Health Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (HeTAC) program on education and consultation. The mission of this initiative is to find practical solutions for biomedical equipment companies, investors, and analysts and promote bio-healthcare industrialization.