Governor of Catalonia, Spain Visits Seegene Headquarters...Discuss strengthening cooperation after establishing a technology sharing business corporation
Jun 02, 2025
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On the 27th of last month, Seegene established Wepen, Spain's No. 1 diagnostic company, and 'Wepen-Seegene', a technology sharing business corporation, in Catalonia. Based on Seegene's unique syndrome quantitative PCR technology and reagent development automation system (SGDDS), the Weppen-Seegene corporation is expected to co-develop optimized infectious disease diagnostic products in Spain and function as a strategic base for entering European and global markets.
The autonomous province of Catalonia (capital Barcelona), located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, accounts for 20% of Spain's gross domestic product (GDP) and boasts the largest economy among Spain's 17 municipalities. Governor Salvador Iya, who took office in August last year, is a prominent politician who served as Spain's health minister in 2020.
Governor Salvador Iya, who visited the Seegene headquarters in Songpa-gu, Seoul, met with CEO Chun and welcomed the ongoing investment in Catalonia, while also showing a strong will to strengthen business cooperation in the future.
CEO Chun Jong-yoon said, "Spain is the leading in vitro diagnostic (IVD) market in Europe, and Seegene has been actively engaged in business for a long time by forming a local partnership and establishing a unique diagnostic system."We will continue to realize a 'disease-free world' through collaborative models such as technology sharing projects."
Governor Salvador Iya stated, "We are well aware of Seegene's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic" and "Catalunya aims to shift the healthcare system from post-response to proactive and will actively help find ways to overcome the global health crisis with innovative technologies from Seegene"."
Meanwhile, Seegene introduced the current status of the technology sharing project and the next-generation diagnostic system CURECA™ (Cureka) currently being developed to the visiting group, including Governor Salvador Iya.
The Seegene was able to confirm that the visit by Governor Salvador Iya and his party also received very much attention in Spain."As a global molecular diagnostic company representing Korea, we will strengthen communication and collaboration with the world" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
