Dankook University opens its ‘Research Center for Industrialization of food and drugs derived from natural materials’
Research and development expenses of 160 billion won will be funded for the next 7 years
Dankook University launched a new research business project for R&D and industrialization of food and drug materials that are derived from natural substances, to keep pace with the expanding Well-Being Generation.
The opening ceremony was held at the main lecture hall in the 1st Science Building, Cheonan Campus on December 29 at 11am. The establishment of the research center was promoted by the designation of Professor Yoonhwa Jung’s research team as the 2014 national agriculture research center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Dankook University will lead the project as the managing department while other institutions including Famenity Co., Ltd. and Chonbuk University participate as the core affiliated organizations.
The research center will promote the new project, “Industrialization of naturally derived food and drug materials and Cultivation of manpower,” and 160 billion won in total including government contribution of 70 billion won and the university’s corresponding capital investment will be funded for the next 7 years. The research center will strive to develop functional food and new drugs derived from natural materials, to prevent various diseases, preparing for the upcoming aging society. Moreover, graduate schools and undergraduate majors in convergence technology for the industrialization of food and drugs derived from natural materials, will be opened in a bid to cultivate professional manpower.
Through this project, the research center aims to ▲ commercialize functional food and natural drugs ▲ obtain an import-substituting effect by cultivating valuable crops ▲ secure valuable resources on earth ▲ stabilize rural household incomes and contribute to agricultural development by developing cultivation technology and transferring agricultural technology. Furthermore, the research center is expecting to contribute to the national competitiveness in bio-industry.