SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SEOUL, KOREA

- Signed three-party agreement via an online meeting on December 15 (Tue)

SKKU (President Dong-Ryeol Shin), OTTOGI (CEO Young-Jun Ham), and Samsung Medical Center (Chief Oh-Jung Kwan) signed a three-party agreement with the aim of building a Clinical Nutrition Research Institute for the first time in Korea to maintain public health and prevent disease.

Through this agreement, the three organizations plan to closely cooperate in financially supporting the construction of the Clinical Nutrition Research Institute, sharing medical and clinical information needed for food and clinical research, exchanging manpower for cooperation and training, and supporting facilities and equipment.

In addition, it is expected to provide scientific and correct nutrition information to people through the establishment of the Clinical Nutrition Research Institute, and to demonstrate the scientific excellence of K-Food and the development of globally recognized food products through an academic achievement and fostering talents in the field.

SKKU President Dong-Ryeol Shin said, "I am pleased that the industry-university collaboration between the best company, hospital, and university are carried out for the common purpose of improving health. We will be able to conduct long-term study on food and train experts of food and clinical nutrition in the future."

OTTOGI CEO Young-Jun Ham said, "The agreement is the first step in an effort to establish a research institute where three parties can conduct research and clinical trials simultaneously through cooperation to provide scientific evidence for the health of the people. Through the agreement, we expect to practice OTTOGI's management philosophy of contributing to the improvement of the human diet."

Samsung Medical Center Chair Oh-Jung Kwan said, "The medical center will identify the relationship of food in terms of clinical and treatment aspects, focusing on doctors and nutritionists in the nutrition support team. For the health of patients visiting hospitals, we will establish a medical cluster that collaborates with universities and companies to grow into a representative medical center in Korea."