Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Business Incubator tenant companies and related personnel received commendations for entrepreneurship at the 2021 Startup Technology Innovation Exhibition in recognition of their contributions to revitalizing regional entrepreneurship.

In this event, ㈜엔알비, a tenant of Business Incubator Center 4 located in Gunsan, received the Jeollabuk‑do Governor's Award; ㈜웨니테크 received the Gunsan Mayor's Award; and ㈜휴먼피트니스랩 and 엘펙 each received the Jeonju Mayor's Award.

Also, in recognition of more than ten years of active and outstanding support for start-ups contributing to the development of business incubation in the Jeonbuk region, Kim Seong‑jong, Director of the JBNU Business Incubator, received the Jeollabuk‑do Governor's Award.

㈜엔알비 won the grand prize in the product category of the 2020 Red Dot Design Award, one of the world’s three major design awards, for its modular eco‑friendly “Bridge School” with outstanding design and functionality, and achieved sales of 5.3 billion won in the third quarter of this year.

㈜웨니테크, which registered as an accredited air monitoring agency in the province due to its excellent environmental pollution treatment technology, was recognized for contributing to local talent development, with its number of employees rising from two at the time of its 2019 founding to 14 in 2021.

Also, ㈜휴먼피트니스랩, a tenant of Center 1 on JBNU's main campus, established a research company within the Jeonbuk special zone this year and attracted three investments through the development of fitness products based on drum performance content.

엘펙, a tenant of the Hope Jeonbuk POST‑BI, also received the award in recognition of its steady growth since its founding in 2013 and its contributions to the development of the LED industry and to technological development.

Kwon Dae‑gyu, Director of the JBNU Business Incubator, said, "I am always deeply impressed by the companies that overcome difficulties and grow in a rapidly changing economic environment," and added, "We will do our utmost in providing start‑up support so that our Jeonbuk‑region start‑ups can achieve greater growth."