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[Press Release] GIST signs an agreement with the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research Institute to develop and optical sensor that can diagnose crop growth

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GIST signs an agreement with the Jeollanamdo Agricultural

Research Institute to develop and optical sensor that can diagnose crop growth

□ The Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI · Director Byeong Ha Lee), which is an optical technology research institute at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), has signed a research agreement with the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research Institute (Director Seong-il Kim).

∘ The research agreement between APRI and the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research Institute was signed on February 9, 2017, and the event was attended by about 10 people, including Director Beong Ha Lee and Director Seong-il Kim.

□ The two institutions agreed to cooperate on the joint research and joint use of research facilities and equipment, to exchange research personnel and technological information, to consult and provide technical guidance, to publish joint research results, and to share intellectual property rights for the joint development of new products.

∘ In particular, the two organizations plan to cooperate on solving agricultural related problems, such as crop disease diagnosis and soil analysis, and to develop practical technology, such as optical sensor development to diagnose crop growth.

□ Director Seong-il Kim said, "We hope that cooperation with APRI will help reduce hardship to farmers through the early diagnosis of crop diseases and real-time soil analysis, which will help lower costs by reducing waste. Furthermore, we hope to export of diagnostic equipment and analytical equipment abroad."

□ Director Byeong Ha Lee said, "If photonics, which has mainly been used in the field of communications and sensor technology, can be successfully applied to agriculture, then we will be able to find a new blue ocean of opportunities."

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