The National Nakdong River Biological Resources Center announced Sunday that it has transferred an antimicrobial technology jointly developed with the Korea Institut Pasteur (director Jang Seung-gi) and Pohang Technopark (director Song Gyeong-chang) to cosmetics manufacturer Pitten Co. (CEO Park Mi-seong), granting the company a non-exclusive license.
The transferred technology is a natural antimicrobial material technology (Patent No. 10-2406286) based on the potent antimicrobial properties of an extract from Penthorum chinense, a perennial wetland plant of the Penthoraceae family native to Korea.
The joint research team confirmed that the Penthorum chinense extract exhibits strong antimicrobial activity against major bacteria that cause skin inflammation, demonstrating its potential for industrial application as a natural antimicrobial material.
Pitten, a functional cosmetics manufacturer specializing in skin science, plans to use the technology to develop new functional cosmetics products and expand its presence in the natural cosmetics market.
Officials from the three institutions said they would "continue to boost the competitiveness of the bioindustry and contribute to job creation through active technology development that reflects industry demand and tailored technology support."
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