We are thrilled to announce YoungIn Scientific as the winner of our Commercial Partner – System Integrator Excellence Award 2025. Through exceptional market insight and a deep commitment to our technology, they have successfully established a strong footprint for CrestOptics in South Korea. Their journey is a powerful success story and a benchmark for our entire global network.
This incredible achievement is the result of outstanding teamwork. We want to extend a special thank you to YoungIn Scientific General Manager Yangho Choi for his leadership, and his unwavering commitment to our successful partnership.
We also want to thank the Strategy Planner Seung-Jin Ha the strategic engine of the operation, driven by an immediate passion to learn something new.
We also highly appreciate Yun-hyeong Choi, Marketing Manager, for providing excellent ongoing communications and marketing support, as well as Jin-hee Choi for her crucial contributions at the start of our collaboration.
Finally, a huge round of applause to the entire technical and sales team working tirelessly in the background to advocate for CrestOptics.
The success of this partnership is rooted in a strong business plan and sales strategy, driven by a detailed market analysis that accurately targets the right technology users. By deeply understanding the research culture in South Korea, especially the key applications and advantages of CrestOptics spinning disk and super-resolution SIM, the team was able to guide researchers with incredible precision. This tailored approach ensured that every demonstration was highly relevant, bringing the right technology directly to the labs that needed it the most.
From day one, the team fully dedicated themselves to mastering our technology, investing deeply in both product training and demo units to hit the ground running.
Leveraging an exceptional network within the local scientific community, they engage researchers effectively, ensuring our solutions are introduced exactly where they bring the most value.
Entering a new market requires a true partnership. The team was immediately proactive, placing full confidence in our technology and our strategic guidance to successfully introduce CrestOptics to South Korea.
Our partnership with YoungIn is making a tangible impact on the South Korean scientific community.
Together, we celebrated a historic milestone: the very first installation of our system in South Korea, a fundamental step in expanding our presence in the region, see picture below.
Beyond these excellent commercial results, the YoungIn team’s support has proven crucial in the field. Thanks to their incredible on-site support during a demo, we showcased the capabilities of our systems for advanced research, achieving outstanding results like the one shown in the figure below.
First installation of our X-Light V3 + DeepSIM in South Korea, hosted at the Research Facilities Center of Yonsei University in Seoul. This setup enables multimodal imaging, allowing researchers to seamlessly switch between Widefield, Spinning Disk, and Super Resolution. A versatile solution designed to adapt to a wide variety of applications and research needs.
Fluorescence acquisition showing outstanding resolution in a cultured cell sample. Tubulin in orange and DAPI in blue are shown. Magnification: 60x (left) and 100x (right). Image acquired by the YoungIn team during a successful X-Light V3 demonstration at Seoul National University.
