Woburn, Mass. – – September 29, 2026 -- Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. has signed a commercialization agreement with KoreAx Co. Ltd. to launch its ellacor skin-removal device in South Korea, marking the company's second international market entry of 2026 after Australia.

Washington – September 29, 2026 -- LG Group convened a Washington, D.C. policy forum, "Physical AI in America: Robotics, Manufacturing and the Allied Industrial Base," to examine how robotics and autonomous systems are reshaping U.S. manufacturing and supply chain competitiveness.

Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 29, 2026 -- Plug and Play has selected 140 startups from 20 countries for its Silicon Valley Fall 2026 batches, with 55% of participants based outside the United States. The startups will pitch investors and corporate partners at the Silicon Valley Summit, scheduled for Nov. 3-5, 2026.

Seoul – – September 29, 2026 -- SEMIFIVE has signed a contract worth approximately KRW 70.3 billion ($52 million) with a U.S.-based AI fabless company to develop a next-generation AI inference accelerator, marking the South Korean custom ASIC provider's largest single contract to date.

Jeollanam-do – September 25, 2026 -- Researchers at Chonnam National University have demonstrated that dichloromethane, a widely used industrial solvent, can directly drive amide bond formation between carboxylic acids and amines, offering manufacturers a cheaper and less hazardous alternative to conventional coupling reagents. The findings, led by Professor Sunwoo Lee of the Department of Chemistry, were published online on July 6, 2026, and appeared in Volume 148, Issue 27 of the Journal of the American Chemical Society on July 15, 2026.

Barcelona – September 24, 2026 -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical has completed enrollment of 104 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients in its global Phase 2 trial of Bersiporocin (DWN12088), with top-line results now expected in the first half of 2027.

Seoul, South Korea – September 22, 2026 -- AKA, a cognitive AI company, has completed an enterprise pilot of its EOS Sales Knowledge Engine with one of the world's largest consumer electronics companies, demonstrating measurable gains in sales knowledge accuracy and evaluation consistency across large, geographically dispersed retail and reseller networks.

Seoul, South Korea – September 21, 2026 -- Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding with Fireblocks to build secure onchain infrastructure for Korea's emerging digital asset market, with stablecoins as an initial focus area.

Teaneck, N.J. – September 21, 2026 -- LX Pantos Americas has secured a regional sponsorship of the VMA26 International Trade Symposium, set for October 13-15 at the Hilton Norfolk The Main in Norfolk, Virginia, as the logistics operator deepens its bet on Virginia as a gateway for Korean-linked trade.

Seoul – September 20, 2026 -- LG Display has begun mass production of a 24.5-inch Gaming OLED panel with a 720Hz refresh rate, the highest ever achieved in a gaming OLED display, alongside a 0.02ms response time.