Mustard Seed Growth Center Partners with Dankook University for Healthcare Commercialization Collaboration

Agreement Signed with Dankook University WMD Center
Support for 3D Design and Prototype Production

The Mustard Seed Growth Center, jointly operated by Seoul St. Mary's Hospital and the Catholic Educational Foundation, announced on July 6 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dankook University’s Wearable Manufacturing Data Platform (WMD) Center to support the commercialization of healthcare ideas.

At the business agreement ceremony held on the 3rd at Dankook University WMD Center, Eulsook Shin, Deputy Director of the Mustard Seed Growth Center (right), and Junghyun Shin, Professor at Dankook University WMD Center (left), are taking a commemorative photo after signing the business agreement. Photo by Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

The two organizations held a signing ceremony on July 3 at the Dankook University WMD Center and agreed to establish a collaborative system to support the production of prototypes and commercialization of innovative medical ideas.

This agreement was initiated to support the prototype development of teams participating in the "Commercialization Track," which the Mustard Seed Growth Center launched for the first time this year. Currently, 11 teams in the Commercialization Track are developing products with the goal of exhibiting at the "2026 International Hospital and Healthtech Fair (KHF)" scheduled for August.

Under the agreement, participating teams will receive professional infrastructure and technical support from the Dankook University WMD Center, including 3D design and 3D printing, reverse engineering, prototype manufacturing, and utilization of human body data. This is expected to reduce the time and cost involved in individually sourcing external companies for prototype production, while also enhancing the quality of the final products.

The Mustard Seed Growth Center plans to expand its support to include not only the Commercialization Track but also teams in the Competition Track. It also aims to establish a support system that connects the idea discovery stage to commercialization by offering special lectures and assistance with pre-prototype design in collaboration with the Dankook University WMD Center.

Kim Daejin, Director of the Mustard Seed Growth Center, said, "With the infrastructure and expert consulting of the Dankook University WMD Center, we now have the foundation to turn medical and healthcare ideas into high-quality prototypes. Through industry-academia collaboration, we will contribute to fostering the medical and healthcare startup ecosystem."

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