INGR Co., Ltd. receives the 2024 Korea Innovation Award

INGR (CEO Pi Jae-ho) won the Money Today ‘2024 Korea Innovation Award’ held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 25th. The grand prize in the Beauty & Health category officially recognizes the efforts and achievements of INGR Co., Ltd., which developed natural bio materials and technologies derived from plant cells in a sustainable manner.

INGR CEO Pi Jae-ho (right) is taking a commemorative photo with Money Today Executive Director Song Ki-yong (left) after winning the ‘2024 Korea Innovation Award’

The Korea Innovation Award is an award given to innovative companies in terms of technology, management, and products, in line with the current situation that requires government efforts and nationwide participation to overcome the economic recession.

Under the leadership of CEO Pi Jae-ho, INGR Co., Ltd. increases the content of plant functional bioactive substances through innovative ‘molecular switch’ technology and creates new market demand by enabling mass production of new materials. He contributed greatly to the development of high value-added products.

INGR Co., Ltd. has achieved great success by launching functional cosmetics using viniferine material developed through cutting-edge technology and exporting them to many countries around the world. In addition, the company has recently developed a new material, avenanthramide, and is preparing to launch inner beauty products using it, drawing attention in the health functional food field.

In his acceptance speech, CEO Pi Jae-ho said, “We will continue our research to explore and develop valuable metabolites found in nature through molecular switch technology, and we will focus more on developing such high-value-added, eco-friendly technologies,” and expressed the company’s future vision and He emphasized his commitment to sustainable innovation.

Winning this Innovation Award goes beyond simply acknowledging INGR’s achievements to date, and also highly evaluates the potential for continued innovation and development in the fields of natural materials, functional cosmetics, health functional foods, and natural medicines. Many people within and outside the biotech industry are looking forward to what kind of innovative changes INR Co., Ltd. will bring about in the future with this award.

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