On November 10, Samsung Electronics hosted the '2026 C-Lab Startup Demo Day' at its Seoul R&D campus in Seocho-gu. The startup 'Lansik,' participating in the C-Lab 8 program, uses AI to analyze continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data to predict individual blood sugar changes and provide personalized dietary coaching.
At the event, attendees visited Lansik's technology exhibition booth, where they could take pictures of food and see predicted blood sugar changes displayed on a screen. This technology analyzes CGM data with AI to forecast personal blood sugar trends and offer tailored meal plans. Lansik also participated in the 'VivaTech' exhibition in Paris this year, exploring international markets.
Samsung's '2026 C-Lab Startup Demo Day' showcased the achievements of 30 startups from the 'C-Lab Outside 8' program, which has been nurtured over the past year. Approximately 400 venture investors and industry representatives attended the event.
At booths set up by ten companies, startup representatives demonstrated their products and services directly to visitors. Attendees paused to listen to explanations of technologies such as 'Config Intelligence,' which focuses on AI learning and distribution data for robots, and 'PiaSpace,' which reads both language and images simultaneously.
Startups seized the opportunity to explore business collaborations and investment prospects. Samsung is also supporting these companies in participating in global exhibitions like CES and VivaTech.
On stage, six companies, including Config Intelligence and PiaSpace, presented their achievements from the past year. PiaSpace, nurtured through 'C-Lab Outside Daegu,' benefited from consulting on development and quality from Samsung's cooperative academy and the CPS program from Samsung's Human Resources Development Center.
Park Seong-hyeok, vice president of PiaSpace, stated, "We were able to directly access the field experience and expertise accumulated by Samsung's specialists over a long period. This greatly helped us clarify our business direction, from development and quality management to business strategy." Among the 30 startups in the 8th cohort, 12 are regional companies selected from Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and Gwangju.
Currently, 15 of the 30 companies in the 8th cohort are conducting proof of concept (PoC) with Samsung. This means that half of the nurtured companies are closely connected to Samsung's business operations. NanoForge AI, which automates the design and synthesis of new materials using AI, is one of them. Kim Dong-hyun, CEO of NanoForge AI, remarked, "Through C-Lab, we have gained a valuable opportunity to collaborate directly with Samsung and align our technology with the demands of the actual industry. We hope this collaboration leads to new technology development and business opportunities in the future."
Launched in 2012 as an internal venture program, C-Lab expanded in 2018 to support external startups through 'C-Lab Outside.' Since 2023, it has increased its focus to include Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and Gwangju.
Park Seung-hee, head of CR at Samsung Electronics, emphasized, "C-Lab has contributed to revitalizing the domestic startup ecosystem based on Samsung's philosophy of mutual growth. We will continue to work with the government, the National Assembly, local governments, and regional innovation organizations to provide a platform for startups to grow larger and to be partners in pioneering the future together."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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