Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-chul Visits Kolmar Korea: "K-Beauty Expanding into a Future Industry"

Visit to Kolmar Korea, the K-Beauty Technology Hub

Inspection of AI and Beauty Tech Sites

Industry Roundtable... Discussion on Industry Support and Public-Private Cooperation

Kolmar Korea announced on the 29th that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yoon-chul visited Kolmar Korea's Comprehensive Technology Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 28th. The visit was organized to inspect the K-beauty and beauty tech industry sites and to listen to opinions from industry stakeholders.

On the 28th, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Koo Yoonchul (right) visited the Kolmar Korea Comprehensive Technology Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and experienced 'Kaiom,' an AI skin diagnosis device developed by Kolmar Korea. Kolmar Korea

Attendees at the site included Oh Yoo-kyung, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, as well as officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. After touring the research facilities, the government officials held a meeting with representatives from the beauty industry.

This visit was prompted by recognition of Kolmar Korea's competitiveness in beauty tech technology. Earlier this year, Kolmar Korea received the Best Innovation Award in the beauty tech category at CES 2026, the world's largest consumer electronics and IT trade show, for its AI-based 'SKA Beauty Device.' Kolmar Korea is the first Korean beauty company to win the Best Innovation Award. The company also received an Innovation Award in the digital health category.

The Kolmar Korea Comprehensive Technology Center is a convergence research facility that integrates laboratories for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and health functional foods, with about 700 researchers working there. Technologies developed here are applied to production bases both in Korea and overseas.

The roundtable was attended by key figures in the beauty industry, including Yoon Sang-hyun, Vice Chairman of Kolmar Group; Choi Hyun-kyu, CEO of Kolmar Korea; Yeon Jae-ho, Vice Chairman of the Korea Cosmetic Association; Seo Byung-hwi, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Amorepacific; and Kang Nae-kyu, Executive Director and CTO of LG Household & Health Care. They discussed support and cooperation measures for the beauty tech industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Koo stated, "K-beauty is expanding into a future industry where AI, data, and devices are converging."

Vice Chairman Yoon emphasized, "Building an industry ecosystem for the continuous development of star brands is crucial."

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