SNU's SOFT FOUNDRY Signs MoU with T&R Biofab to Develop New Materials for 3D Bioprinters

- Strategic business alliance for application research cooperation and jointd development using 3D bioprinters
- Great synergy expected from the joint research on equipment and technology of T&R Biofab and SOFT FOUNDRY



▲ From left T&R Biofab Deputy General Manager Inho Kim, Director Youngpil Kim, Research Executive Manager Songwan Jin, SOFT FOUNDRY Center Manager Professor Ki Tae Nam of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, SOFT FOUNDRY Operations Manager Professor Sung Jae Kim of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor Junsang Doh of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hybrid Materials

 

SNU's NANO Systems Institute-National Core Research Cent (Center Manager Ki Tae Nam Nam, Seoul National University Co-Operative Flexible Transformative FOUNDRY, hereinafter SOFT FOUNDRY) and T&R Biofab (CEO Wonsoo Yun), which specializes in 3D bioprinting, signed a joint R&D agreement on the application of 3D bioprinters on August 6.
 
T&R Biofab (www.tnrbiofab.com) provided its 3D bioprinter product "3DX Printer" to SNU's SOFT FOUNDRY earlier this year, while SNU's SOFT FOUNDRY will play an advisory role in the use and application of the equipment.
 
Under this agreement, the two parties agreed on a strategic business partnership for cooperation and joint development of various applied research using 3D bioprinters through mutual exchange, cooperation and supplementation.
 
Based on 3D bioprinting technology, T&R Biofab is a company that researches and produces biodegradable medical devices, bio-inks for tissue/organ bio-printing, organoids for in-vitro tests, and 3D printing of cell therapy drugs.
 
SNU's SOFT FOUNDRY (soft.snu.ac.kr) is a research institute that develops processes and technologies suitable for future-oriented paradigms through convergence technologies in various fields such as materials, electronics, mechanical aviation, chemical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, humanities and sociology. To make it easier for various research and innovation, standardized processes, diverse research equipment, and a network of technology from multiple participating professors have created an infrastructure that can be a test bed for the development of new collaborative forms of technology.
 
T&R Biofab and SOFT FOUNDRY will cooperate with each other in developing new materials related to 3D bioprinters and as well as innovative technologies based on convergence technology. Through such cooperation, the two agencies plan to drive the development of next-generation new growth engine business technology.
 
"This joint R&D agreement with SNU's SOFT FOUNDRY is expected to serve as an opportunity to strengthen South Korea's 3D bio-printing technology and further expand its commercialization field," said Wonsoo Yun, CEO of T&R BioFab. "We will focus on research and development as well as cooperation for mutual development," he added.
 
"With this R&D agreement, we will introduce various futuristic convergence technologies as an opportunity to continue to study processes and technologies in line with joint-research and next-generation paradigms," said 
Ki Tae, Center Manager of SNU SOFT FORUNDRY. "Through large-scale joint projects, we will explore the sustainable future of new platforms," he added.
 

▲From left T&R Research Executive Manager Songwan Jin and SOFT FOUNDRY Center Manager Professor Ki Tae Nam of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering