Students and research assistants from the NANO MAT (THAILAND) team received the first runner-up award in the PITCHING CHALLENGE (Entrepreneur Type) event “SMART MARKET Roi Kaen Sarasin” under the provincial product market development project of the year 2

On December 26, 2021, students and research assistants from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, KKU, namely Nano Mat (Thailand) group, which consists of 1. Dr. Chanon Thuathaisong (Postdoctoral Researcher) 2. Mr. Apichart Saenchupa (Research Assistant) and 3. Mr. Jakkrit Suwanchat (Master’s degree student), with Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirinan Kulachat as the project consultant received the first runner-up prize in the PITCHING CHALLENGE (Entrepreneur Category) competition on the topic “Hiver Smart Hydrogel for Animal Wound Healing” in the event “Smart Market, Roi Kaen Sarasin” under the project to develop the provincial product market in 2021. They received a plaque and prize money worth 5,000 Baht at the Dome building, Khon Kaen City Hall. In this event, a total of 11 teams of entrepreneurs participated in the competition from various types of Start-Up businesses.   The Smart Market, Roi Kaen Sarasin is the most phenomenal trade fairs in the Northeastern regions, advancing innovation in online trading, held between 22-26 December 2021 at the Khon Kaen City Hall. In the event, Mr. Jaruk Laoprasert, Deputy Governor of Khon Kaen province, presides over the opening ceremony with Mr. Chanyuth Wandee, Khon Kaen provincial commerce head officer, delivered a report speech. On that day,  Ms. Ratchaklao Sriratanaphan, president of the Khon Kaen BitsClub, welcomed BizClub Thailand, a BizClub in Udonthani that joined the event. The SMART MARKET, Roi Kaen Sarasin consisted of 4 provinces including Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, and Khon Kaen, and was held between 22 – 26 December 2021.   It is an activity to promote the marketing of products and services in the central Northeastern regions. Also, it develops the product market system in the central Northeastern  region in multi-channel. This is to deliver happiness at the end of the year with the most phenomenal trade show in the Northeast, leading the way in innovation in online trading.