Olympus, the Japanese maker of medical and surgical solutions, Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony of its new medical training center in Songdo, Incheon.
The Olympus Korea Training and Education Center aims to offer diverse training programs for health professionals on the safe and effective use of the company’s medical and surgical products, including its market No. 1 endoscopy equipment.
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Olympus Korea CEO and president Naoki Okada (third from right) attends the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday of the company’s new medical training center in Songdo, Incheon. Olympus Korea |
With a budget of 36.3 billion won ($29.3 million), the new center, the sixth of its kind globally and the second-largest in terms of size, is expected to be completed by February 2017.
The four-story building will be located on a 5,000-square-meter site within an industrial complex in Songdo, which is also home to a slew of local bio companies such as Samsung BioLogics and Celtrion.
The center consists of laboratories, an auditorium, a showroom for new products and an after-sales center. It will create 70 new jobs and attract more than 10,000 visitors annually.
By Lee Ji-yoon (
jylee@heraldcorp.com)
