Choi Nam-woo, CEO of Insilicogen, Receives Presidential Citation at the 28th Farmers' Day

InSilicoGen, a bioinformatics specialized company, announced on the 13th that CEO Namwoo Choi received the Presidential Citation at the ceremony commemorating the 28th Agricultural Day. The government designates November 11th as Agricultural Day every year to reflect on the importance of agriculture and to encourage the hard work of farmers through awards.

Since 2006, CEO Namwoo Choi has been serving as the head of InSilicoGen, dedicating about 20 years to building big data in the agriculture, livestock, food, and fisheries sectors within the domestic bioinformatics industry. Recognized for his contributions to promoting digital innovation, he was selected as the recipient of the Presidential Citation at this year’s Agricultural Day awards.

Since 2017, CEO Choi has contributed to transforming and advancing the conventional breeding industry into digital breeding by developing and systematizing AI-based convergence digital technologies in the agriculture and food sectors.

Key achievements include the development of a digital breeding archiving system, selection as a project operator for digital breeding transition support and technology development led by IPET (Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), digitization of genetic and phenotypic data of horticultural crops, and development of machine learning-based prediction models for balloon flower petal color and chestnut grain size.

In addition to continuous research collaboration with public institutions, private companies, and universities, he is leading the expansion of bioinformatics technology by providing internship programs, seminars, and solutions to domestic universities. Furthermore, he is broadening the scope of business to smart farms for personalized food recommendations through precise agri-food big data construction, optimal cultivation of designed seeds, and production of high-functional raw materials.

CEO Namwoo Choi stated, “In the era of digital transformation, how data is handled becomes crucial,” adding, “Through the extensive know-how gained by advancing data production, archiving, modeling, and analysis technologies, I will strive to strengthen the competitiveness of K-digital breeding technology and contribute further to making Korea a global agricultural powerhouse and seed powerhouse.”