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Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency, otherwise known as KOTRA, operates under South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), as the national trade and investment promotion organization.  KOTRA is a governmental, non-profit agency which promotes and facilitates bilateral business relationships between Korea and the world since its foundation in 1962.

Since inception, KOTRA has facilitated Korea's rapid, export-led economic development through various trade promotion activities such as SME export promotion, trade info services, government-to-government export, foreign investment in Korea (FDI) promotion, and business matchmaking. KOTRA maintains over 120 offices in 82 countries with 13 in South Korea alone. 

I am currently co-leading North America's Startup GP program. A collaboration project between KOTRA's Global Partnering and Overseas Startup Assistance Program. This effort is a part of Korean President Park Geun-hye's "Creative Economy" policy designed to help promising Korean startups connect with leading Corporate Venture Capital firms in the US for potential partnership and investment opportunities.

Lastly, I am the Head of Medical GP. Connect US based Medical and Pharmaceutical companies with Korean counterparts and implement R&D projects, which are co-funded by the Korean government, and I.P. licensing. 

Located in the heart of Canada’s largest and the world’s most diverse city, MaRS is uniquely placed to lead change. We bring together educators, researchers, social scientists, entrepreneurs and business experts under one roof. Founded by civic leaders, we have a mission that is equal parts public and private — an entrepreneurial venture designed to bridge the gap between what people need and what governments can provide.

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MaRS is more than a building, it’s building on MaRS co-founder Dr. John Evans’ vision for the future. Great minds may not think alike but they like each other’s company; a brilliant idea in isolation is not enough to create a real breakthrough.

MaRS is a leader in the trend toward urban innovation districts, which allow entrepreneurs access to corporations, investors, mentors, university institutions and labs to test their concepts. We are where inspiration meets realization.

Innovation doesn’t just happen. As the Toronto Discovery District’s commercialization hub, MaRS gives entrepreneurs what they need most: a home with access to networks and capital. This community keeps our most promising talent here, and supplies established businesses and institutions with a steady stream of creativity.

As a home to entrepreneurs and a bridge to the business world, MaRS helps companies bring breakthrough ideas to market and scale globally. Partnerships are key, and building our corporate network has been a priority.

We work with corporations willing to leverage their global reach to assist startups seeking footholds in foreign markets. Corporations, in turn, are embedding teams at MaRS to boost creativity, scout talent and rekindle their entrepreneurial flames.

Entrepreneurs are a sociable bunch; they enjoy interaction as well as transaction. A chance to meet like-minded individuals is a major reason startups join MaRS Venture Services, whose main goal, of course, is to help them accelerate by providing expert advice, market intelligence and access to capital, as well as connections to talent and customers.

MaRS is not just about creating billion-dollar companies, but touching a billion lives. We are creating a vanguard of entrepreneurs working to improve society for future generations and making a difference beyond our borders.

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is an investment agency that supports life sciences innovation, research, development and commercialization. The MLSC is charged with implementing a $1-billion, state-funded investment initiative. These investments create jobs and support advances that improve health and well-being. The MLSC offers the nation’s most comprehensive set of incentives and collaborative programs targeted to the life sciences ecosystem. These programs propel the growth that has made Massachusetts the global leader in life sciences. The MLSC creates new models for collaboration and partners with organizations, both public and private, around the world to promote innovation in the life sciences.

OBIO, a not-for-profit, membership-based organization engaged in the development of and integrated health innovation economy for Ontario that will become a leader in providing health technology to the internatoinal marketplace. A key initiative is the OBIO Capital Access Advisory Programs (CAAP).  Led by OBIO and a North American Steering Committee including senior venture capitalists and seasoned entrepreneurs from MedImmune Ventures, Johns Hopkins, J&J, Genesys Capital, Lumira Capital, BDC Capital and Versant Ventures, we work with high-potential CAAP companies including those devloping therapeutics, med device, diagnostics and HIT products and services.

Under the “China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED)” agreement, the U.S.- China Health Summit was inaugurated at Harvard University in September 2011 and has been alternately hosted by China and the United States. Over the past five years, policymakers, academic experts, and business leaders who have a keen interest in the rapidly transforming global health sector have all benefited tremendously from these direct dialogues and discussions. The Summit has been endorsed by the U.S. Department of Human and Health Services, the China Commission of Health and Family Planning, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Tsinghua University School of Public Policy & Management, and Peking Union Medical College.

In addition to the annual Summit, the UCHS also hold innovation centered events including Innovation competition, workshops and meetups, to assist health innovators in developing solutions for unmet medical needs in the global health ecosystem.