연구기반 스핀오프 벤처기업의 성장과정 및 성공요인에 관한 탐색적 사례연구;(주)아이센스

An Exploratory Case Study on the Growth Process and Success Factors in the Research Based Spin-off Ventures;i-SENS

  • Lee, Byoung-Heon (Department of Management, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Kang, Won-Jin (Department of Management, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Jeon, Ho-Eel (Policy Development Department, Korean Institute of Industrial Technology)
  • 발행 : 2008.04.25

초록

본 연구는 공공연구기관에서 개발한 기술을 기반으로 창업된 연구기반스핀오프벤처기업의 성장과정과 성장과정에서 나타난 어려움을 극복하고 성공할 수 있었던 요인들에 대해 살펴본 사례연구이다. 사례기업은 연구기반스핀오프벤처기업의 한 형태인 교수벤처기업 (주)아이센스이다. (주)아이센스는 광운대학교 화학과에 재직 중이던 차근식 교수와 남학현 교수가 연구실 대학원생들과 창업한 벤처기업으로 자가 혈당측정기틀 생산하는 신기술벤처기업이다. 두 교수는 광운대학교 내에 화학센서 연구센터를 운영하면서 바이오센서와 관련된 많은 기초연구 성과를 도출하였으며, 연구개발 전문회사를 설립하여 용역과제를 수행하면서 연구자금을 마련하고, 추후 하고 싶은 연구를 수행할 목적으로 (주)아이센스를 설립하였다. 그러나 창업자들의 초기의도와는 달리 (주)아이센스는 자가혈당측정기를 생산하여 판매하는 제조회사로 성장하였으며, 2008년 코스닥 상장 예정이다. 본 연구는 성공적인 연구기반스핀오프벤처기업인 (주)아이센스의 창업과 성장과정을 분석하고 성장과정에서의 어려움을 극복하고 성공할 수 있었던 요인을 규명하여, 연구기반스핀오프벤처기업이 성공할 수 있는 정책적 실무적 시사점을 제공하고자 한다.

This study is to look into the spin-off ventures which was incorporated based on the technology developed by public research institute, but underwent difficulties confronted during the development stages focused on the growth process and the factors contributed to their success. The case study was conducted with i-Sense Co., Ltd. which is a ventures organized by professors as a form of research based spin-off venture. i-Sense Co., Ltd. is a new-technology based ventures to produce self-tester for blood sugar level which was incorporated by Prof. Cha, Keun-sik and Prof. Nam, Hak-hyun of Department of Chemistry in Kwangwoon University along with the graduate course students of the Research Laboratory of the University. The two professors operated the Chemical Sensor Research Center at the Kwangwoon University where they produced many preliminary research outputs related with bio-sensors. They also executed the service works at the specialized company they established for research development to make research fund. They established i-Sense Co., Ltd. with the aim to carry out the research they want to. But contrary to the initial intention of the founders of the company, i-Sense Co., Ltd. has grown up as manufacturing company which produces and sells the self-tester for blood sugar level and is expected to be listed by Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the KOSDAQ in 2008. This study is to analyze the foundation and the growth process of i-Sense Co., Ltd. as successful research based spin-off ventures, to find out the factors contributed to their success by enabling them to overcome the difficulties experienced during the growth process, and eventually to provide with suggestive meanings in policy and practical point of view that leaded the research based spin-off ventures to success.

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