Siheung City to Foster Medical and Bio Entrepreneurs... Hosts 'Medical Startup Bootcamp'

Siheung City to Host '2026 Medical Startup Bootcamp'

150 University Students from Across the Country to Join at SNU Siheung Campus

Hands-on Training Across the Entire Medical and Bio Startup Process

Siheung City has launched an initiative to nurture future entrepreneurs in the medical and bio sectors.

A view of Siheung City Hall. Provided by Siheung City

According to Siheung City, led by Mayor Lim Byeong-taek, the "2026 Medical Startup Bootcamp" will be held at the Seoul National University (SNU) Siheung Campus Education Cooperation Building from July 24 to July 27, 2026.

This event is a hands-on startup program in the medical and bio fields, jointly organized and hosted by the Gyeonggi Siheung SNU Pharmaceutical Bio Talent Training Center and the Korean Pharmacy Student Association. A total of 150 students from various majors, including medical and pharmacy students, as well as those studying biotechnology and economics from universities across the country, will participate and experience the entire startup process firsthand.

Participants will gain practical experience by going through all stages of starting a business, from generating startup ideas, team building, expert mentoring, and drafting business plans to delivering investor relations (IR) presentations.

In particular, the program is designed as an integrated initiative where students majoring in medicine and pharmacy collaborate with students from various other disciplines, such as engineering and economics, as a single team. Through this format, the city expects participants to enhance both their creative problem-solving and collaboration skills, which are highly valued in the medical and bio industries.

The city is training practical professionals required for the pharmaceutical and bio industry, with the Gyeonggi Siheung SNU Pharmaceutical Bio Talent Training Center at its core. It is also working to further expand programs that link startup education with industry-academia cooperation, thereby fostering an innovative bio-industry ecosystem and revitalizing youth entrepreneurship.

Jin-hyeon Jeong, Head of the Gyeonggi Siheung SNU Pharmaceutical Bio Talent Training Center, said, "This bootcamp is designed to offer students in the pharmaceutical and bio fields not only employment opportunities but also entrepreneurship as a new career path, and to nurture entrepreneurial talent who will lead future advancements in the bio industry. I hope students will develop the capacity to lead the future bio industry by directly experiencing how to commercialize their creative ideas."

Eunjung Ham, Future Strategy Officer of Siheung City, commented, "We hope this bootcamp offers young people valuable experience in medical and bio sector entrepreneurship and practical skills development. We will continue expanding our support for training bio professionals and promoting entrepreneurship, contributing to the creation of a thriving innovative bio-industry ecosystem."

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