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PKNU Professor Donates KRW 10 million to University from Faculty Startup Proceeds
Prof. Cho Seung-Mok, CEO of Nutra-it Co., Contributes to Development Fund on the 22nd
Professor Cho Seung-mok of Pukyong National University (Department of Food Engineering), who also serves as CEO of the health supplement company Nutra-it Inc., donated KRW 10 million to the university on October 22.
At a donation ceremony held in the reception room on the 3rd floor of the university’s main building, Professor Cho Seung-mok presented the KRW 10 million to President Bae Sang-hoon, asking that it be used for the development of the university.
Professor Cho Seung-mok stated, “Through the university’s faculty startup system, I was able to establish a venture company and continuously achieve milestones such as acquiring individual approvals for health functional foods and registering new dietary ingredients (NDI) with the U.S. FDA.” He added, “As the company has recently expanded sales and achieved export results, I wanted to give back to the university in some way.”
In particular, Professor Cho asked that the donation be meaningfully used to promote and support faculty entrepreneurship.
Professor Cho, who has been recognized for his outstanding technological capabilities by being selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ “K-Startup Support Program” and the “TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startups)” program, is currently in the process of securing follow-up investments following initial seed funding.
Continuing his donations―having contributed 10 million KRW to the university in 2022, Professor Cho stated,
“I hope that the excellent R&D technologies of our university’s faculty members will generate significant industrial impact through faculty-led startups. “