Starting a business with SMR and quantum technology... Reviewing investment of 5.6 billion won in 7 deep tech companies
2026 Korea Deep Tech Commercialization Festival opens on the 12th at Daejeon Convention Center
Quick Look
- The Ministry of Science and ICT will hold the '2026 Korea Deep Tech Commercialization Festival' at the Daejeon Convention Center starting on the 12th.
- It was prepared to expand the market of research results in the seven major SEED cutting-edge fields, including SMR, nuclear fusion, and quantum, and an investment review worth a total of 5.6 billion won was announced in seven deep tech companies.
- A business agreement was signed between 11 support organizations, and a graduation ceremony was held for 243 teams of the youth entrepreneurship program 'Texcore'.
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Why It Matters
This event is hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and co-hosted by 11 public technology commercialization support organizations, including the Korea Science and Technology Commercialization Agency, and is designed to expand the market of research results in the seven major SEED cutting-edge fields, including SMR, nuclear fusion, and quantum.
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it will hold the '2026 Korea Deep Tech Commercialization Festival' at the Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) starting on the 12th.
This event, hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and co-hosted by 11 public technology commercialization support organizations, including the Korea Science and Technology Commercialization Agency, was designed to expand the market of research results in the '7 major SEED' cutting-edge fields such as small modular reactors (SMR), nuclear fusion, and quantum.
At the opening ceremony, appreciation plaques were presented to Reps. Jo In-cheol and Hwang Jeong-ah, who led the bill to resolve conflicts of interest in the process of starting a business for researchers.
At the IR pitching event 'Two Jobs' held next, an investment review worth a total of 5.6 billion won was announced for seven major SEED deep tech companies.
A business agreement (MOU) was signed to strengthen cooperation between 11 support organizations, and a graduation ceremony was also held for 243 teams of 'Texcore', a youth entrepreneurship exploration support program.
Koo Hyuk-chae, First Vice Minister of Science and ICT, said, “When innovative technologies from research labs lead to startups, the future growth engine becomes stronger,” and called for continued cooperation between industry, academia, and research institutes.
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Open Questions
- What are the specific names of the seven deep tech companies for which investment review was announced?
- What are the specific details of the business agreement signed between the 11 support organizations?
- What are the future support plans for the 243 teams that completed the Texcore program?
