SEOUL, Zuid-Korea – (BUSINESS WIRE) – LG Chem (KRX: 051910) heeft op 20 januari aangekondigd dat het de 3e Global Innovation Contest (GIC) zal organiseren voor vooraanstaande universiteiten en onderzoeksinstellingen wereldwijd.

Als eerste in zijn soort in de Koreaanse chemische sector, nodigt Global Innovation Contest organisaties over de hele wereld uit om innovatieve ideeën voor duurzame technologieën te ontdekken.

De wedstrijd staat open voor deelname van 25 januari tot 31 maart in 4 categorieën: energie, duurzaamheid, geavanceerde materialen en digitale transformatie (DX).

Onder de nieuwe visie van het bedrijf “We verbinden wetenschap met het leven voor een betere toekomst,” zijn duurzaamheid en DX dit jaar twee nieuwe categorieën.

Alle wetenschappers en onderzoekers die geïnteresseerd zijn in de ontwikkeling van de innovatieve technologie van de volgende generatie en onderzoek naar samenwerking tussen de sector en de academische wereld zijn welkom om deel te nemen en hun onderzoeksvoorstellen in te dienen via de officiële GIC-website.

LG CHEM TO SEEK INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE THROUGH 3rd GLOBAL INNOVATION CONTEST

SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LG Chem (KRX: 051910) announced on 20th January that it will host the 3rd Global Innovation Contest (GIC) for leading universities and research institutions worldwide.

Being the first of its kind in the Korean chemical industry, Global Innovation Contest invites organizations around the world to discover innovative ideas for sustainable technologies.

The contest is open for entry from 25th January to 31st March in 4 categories: Energy, Sustainability, Advanced Materials, and Digital Transformation (DX).

Under the new vision of the company “We connect science to life for a better future,” Sustainability and DX are 2 categories newly added this year.

All scholars and researchers interested in developing the next generation’s innovative technology and industry-academia collaboration research are welcome to participate and submit their research proposals through the official GIC website.

(www.rnd.lgchem.com/global/gic)

LG Chem will form a judging panel of internal experts to evaluate the research proposals based on the company’s sustainability strategies and business plans.

The panel will also consider the technological innovativeness, marketability, and price competitiveness to draw up a shortlist. The nominees will be notified individually in July.

Nominated universities and institutes will be granted up to $150,000 of research and development expenses per year during their projects, as well as opportunities for researcher dispatch and technology exchange to support them.

Since LG Chem held the 1st Global Innovation Contest in 2018, it has selected a total of 30 innovative research projects from major universities including Harvard, Stanford, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The company has been supporting them with project expenses and technology exchange.

“The Global Innovation Contest has great significance as it will provide corporate-academia collaboration opportunities to develop innovative R&D level technology into commercial technology,” said Jiyung Yu, the CTO of LG Chem.

Yu added, “We will continue to innovate ourselves to impress our future customers by connecting our own strengths with external technologies.”

For more information on GIC 2021, please visit www.rnd.lgchem.com/global/gic

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Contacts

LG Chem

GIC 2021 Organizing Committee

Su Jeong Han

lggic@lgchem.com