△Group photo of KIWIE 2025 Awards Ceremony

'The 18th Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition', one of the main events of the <Korea International Women's Invention Exposition 2025>, was held successfully with 445 inventions submitted by women from 16 countries around the world.

The awards ceremony began with congratulatory remarks from Yi Hae Yeon, President of the Korea Women Inventors Association, and Kim Jung Kyun, Director General of the Intellectual Property Policy Bureau at the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

At the '18th Korea World Women's Invention Competition', Youn Kyung Seo (CEO of Agricultural corporation Share Green Co., Ltd) of Korea,

 who developed 'Composition for Agricultural Pesticides and Use Thereof ' won the honorary Grand Prix and titled as the female inventor of the year.

The following are the awardees of Semi-grand Prix, special awards from host/sponsor organizations, special awards from domestic institutions, and special awards from overseas institutions. 

△Semi-Grand Prize

Aina Amalia Putri and 7 others (Indonesia), Urtnasan Uranzaya (Mongolia), Jihyeon Park (GARU SOLUTION), Hyunkyung JOO (LTS Corp.)

△Korea Intellectual Property Office Awards

Kim Soo Kyeong (NER Co.,Ltd.), Jin Young Mae (JINSUNGON), Ma Tianjun and 7 others (China)

△World Intellectual Property Organization Awards

Lee Hyun Jin (Anylock Co., Ltd.), Park Seong Hee (Finekorea Corp.), Sandagdorj Oyundelger (Mongolia), Chutima Kongjaroon and 7 others (Thailand)

△Korea Ministries Special Awards

*Ministry of Science and ICT - Na Hyun Lee (Haon Biosolutions)

*Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - Lee Jin Young (Eins Co., Ltd.)

*Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy - Choi Ha Yeon (Hanil Metal)

*Ministry of SMEs and Startups - Kim Suk Young (CLEAN ACE Co., Ltd.)

*Ministry of Gender Equality & Family - Cha Mikyung (Ons), Lee Youngok (Jinjooshell), Park Bo Yean (MATERA)

△Korea Local Government Awards and IP Institutions Special Awards

*Seoul Metropolitan Government - Sumin Choi (Readeeper) 

*Gyeonggi Province - Lee Kyung Sook (SR UNION) 

*Korea Invention Promotion Association - Seo bang won (doyebang-won)

*Korea Institute of Patent Information - Rukhshona Aloviddinzoda (Tajikistan)

*Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency - Nélida Tantavilca Martínez and 2 others(Peru)

*Korea Institute of Intellectural PropertyPromotion - Tsanjid Myagmarsuren(Mongolia)

*Korea Patent Attorneys Association - park hyun seo (seojeong ceramic)

△Korea Economic Agencies Awards

*Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Lee ChoHee (MOMI)

*Korean Trade Association - Lee RuRee (BIOSPRING Co., Ltd)

*Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency - Song Hwachoon (SAEWONFILTEC CO.)

*Korea Federation of SMEs - Park Joong Hyang (CELL-LOVER)

*Korea Industrial Technology Association - Kholmurodova Guzal Ruzievna(Uzbekistan)

△Korea Universities Awards

*Dongguk University - Park Sinyoung and other(Positive Impact Maker, BranksomeHall Asia)

*Ewha Womans University - Kim MinKi

*Sookmyung Women's University - Luthfia Ikhwania and other(Indonesia)

*Dongduk Women's University - Mobina Karimizarchi and 7 others(Iran)

△International Federation of Inventor's Association Awards

Hyojin Lee (iMediaAtelier), Seong Ae Bang(URI EDU), Ganjina Navruzzoda (Tajikistan), Dina Saif Almshhari (Yemen)

△National Center for Patents and Information of Republic of Tajikistan

Akramanee Somja and 3 others(Thailand), Arezoo Vafaei and other(Iran)

△Center for Inventive Women of Uzbekistan

Yue WU and 4 others (China), Liz Analy Tapahuasco Zuniga and other (Peru)

△The First Institute of Researchers andInventors in I.R.IRAN - FIRI

Marsha Aziza Wardhana and 4 others (Indonesia), Fariza Khalimova (Tajikistan)