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				Graphene Square Inc. (GSQ) was founded in 2012.
 
				To date, we have successfully secured 58 graphene related 
				patents. With continuous R&D efforts, GSQ aims to enable 
				the commercialization of graphene and also to be the 
				company that spearheads the advancement of graphene 
				related technologies. 
				The uniqueness of GSQ lies in its partnership with Professor 
				Byung Hee Hong's laboratory. "I truly believe that collaboration 
				between our company and the laboratory, which pioneered 
				the synthesis of large-area CVD graphene will bring about 
				immense advancement of technology." With this, 
				Graphene Square has the confidence that commercialization 
				of graphene is not far away.
				Prof. Byung Hee Hong
			

Byung Hee Hong
Founder & Scientific
Advisory Board
										Activities
										Invited Lecture at Nobel Symposium
										Total Patent Applications ~90
										Total PCT Applications ~ 40
										Top 2nd graphene-related patent inventor
									
2012~
											- Editorial Board, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Co.
	
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												- Advisory Board, Future Technology Forum, LG Electronics, Korea.
												- Scientific Advisory Board, Cambridge Graphene Centre, UK.
										
2011~
											- R&D Strategy and Planning Committee, Korean Graphene
											Commercialization Project, 
  Ministry of Knowledge and Economy,	Korea. 
											    Knowledge and Economy, Korea.
												- Scientific Advisory Committee , EU Graphene Flagship Project
										
										Founder & Scientific Advisory Board
									
2011~
- Associate Prof. ,Seoul National Univ.
2007 ~ 2011
- Assistant Prof., Sungkyunkwan Univ.
2004 ~ 2007
- Post-Doc, Columbia Univ.
2002
- Ph. D., POSTECH.
									Honors
								
2012~
										- Scientific Advisory Board, Cambridge Graphene Centre, UK.
										- Advisory Board, Future Technology Forum, LG Electronics, Korea. 
										- Editorial Board, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Co.
     
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2011
												- Scientific Advisory Committee , EU Graphene Flagship Project
												- R&D Strategy and Planning Committee, 
   Korean Graphene Commercialization Project,
   
													Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, Korea.
											
				
			
GSQ was founded in 2012 stemming from the technology of large-scale graphene production developed by Professor Byung Hee Hong, who was originally based at SungkyunkwanUniversity (SKKU). Professor Hong is currently holding a faculty position in Seoul National University and is still continuing his efforts to commercialize graphene and to bring about advancement of related technology
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2013.08 Venture enterprise registered
2013.06 Research Institute established
2013.04
						
							Patent Transfer from SKKU completed
							
								License acquired for R & D Contract with Digitech Systems on
								touch-screen product development technology transfer of
								contract from SKKU (47 patents).
							
						
					
2012.12
						
							Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
							Sucessfully obtained FTA
						
					
						2012.03
						
							MOU with SciEnTech Inc.
							
								For global sale of CVD Equipment. Our first CVD system 
								(TCVD100A) was sold to Cambridge 
								University and second was obtained by Columbia University 
								(TCVD100B)
							
						
					
						2012.02
						
							Website of Graphene Square launched
							
								License for on-line sales was registered Research Center
 
								and ISRC was launched
							
						
					
						2012.01
						
							R&D Contract with Seoul National University
							
								(Graphene Research Lab.)
 
								Graphene Square Inc. founded