Ministry of SMEs and Startups Sejong Government Complex. /Courtesy of Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups announced on the 4th that it held the ’26th Women Entrepreneurship Competition Award Ceremony' at the Nine Tree Premier ROKAUS Hotel.

The Women Entrepreneurship Competition is the only domestic competition for female (prospective) entrepreneurs to discover corporations with excellent ideas and business items.

A total of 1,131 teams participated in this competition, with 79.5% of the participants being female (prospective) entrepreneurs in technology startup sectors such as biohealth and educational services.

A total of 40 teams received awards, with the grand prize going to Jeong So-jin, the CEO of BeyondDx, who developed a combination algorithm-based lung cancer diagnosis technology using blood multi-markers.

The excellence awards were given to Yoon Ui-jin, the CEO of EJM Company, for developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based redevelopment, reconstruction association operation management (DX) SaaS system; Shin Jeong-eun, the CEO of Voinosis, for developing an AI healthcare service for dementia prevention; and Choi Jo-young (a prospective entrepreneur) for developing an automation solution for reviewing medical device certifications and preparing approval documents.

Winning teams will receive follow-up programs such as commercialization support and investment attraction linkage along with rewards. The top 26 teams among the winners will also be granted the benefit of advancing to the final round of the Challenge! K-Startup, scheduled to be held in September this year.

※ This article has been translated by AI. Share your feedback here.