[Provided by Yeungnam University]
[Provided by Yeungnam University]

Students from Yeungnam University's Advanced Biotech Industry Talent Development Boot Camp swept the top three prizes at a national biopharmaceutical GMP problem-solving competition.

The competition was held at COEX in Seoul on Oct. 29 and 30, organized by the Ministry of Education, the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization.

Fifty teams from across the country entered, with eight advancing to the final round, where participants competed through roughly four hours of presentations and question-and-answer sessions.

The grand prize went to Team GPS, made up of chemistry student Jeon Byeong-je and bioengineering students Jang Min-yeong, Jang Se-jun and Jeong In-ju.

Team RE:Bio — comprising biomedical engineering students Gyeong Jin-a and No Won-jeong, and life sciences student Choi Yun-a — took the excellence award. Team Q-rious, consisting of chemical engineering students Lee Jeong-yun, Mun Yeon-jeong and Jo Yun-ju along with biomedical engineering student Pi Yeong-min, received the merit award.

The students also attended BIX 2026, one of South Korea's leading biotech and pharmaceutical industry exhibitions, where they explored industry trends and sharpened their practical skills by working through real-world GMP-related problems on site.

Kim Ji-hoe, a biomedical engineering professor who leads the boot camp program, said the awards reflect the results of practice-oriented education linked to industry. "The students demonstrated their competitiveness in the advanced biotech field on the strength of their specialized knowledge and problem-solving abilities," Kim said.


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