PBN: NEMIC programs helping draw global startups to Providence, break into U.S. market
(PBN) John Cho was not very familiar with Providence a few months ago. As a South Korean entrepreneur in the healthcare sector, he never thought of Rhode Island as a hub for medical technology. So when he applied for a global program in South Korea and was partnered with the New England Medical Innovation Center in Providence, he was unsure what the state could offer him.
“I realized they [NEMIC] were completely in our sector, and they were the ones who could not just have opportunities to have funding but to give helpful guidance for this sector specifically,” said Cho, founder of Kangsters Corp., a South Korean startup that produces fitness products for wheelchair users.