iCiLab (CEO Choi Hyeong-in) will be holding the ‘7 Agri & Food Tech Start-up Rising Expo 26’ held at COEX Hall A in Seoul for 28 days from July 3 (Wed) to 2023 (Fri). He announced that he would participate in ‘.
Established in 2005, iscilab is a company specializing in artificial intelligence, including animal registration services based on animal inscriptions (nose wrinkles) and vision AI application technology. We have published 3 SCI-level papers, including studies on the uniqueness, immutability, and algorithm of inscriptions, and registered a total of 9 original patents, including 9 domestically and 18 overseas, regarding inscription recognition registration services, and additional applications are in progress. In addition, the official explains that it has been verified as an accuracy of 99.99% by an accredited testing agency, has been designated as an excellent research and development innovative product, and has been recognized as a New Technology Certification (NET), and is participating as a member of the TTA PG505 standardization committee.
Currently, the ‘inscription recognition-based pet registration service’ has been implemented in Hwaseong City for the first time as a local government since last May in the Ministry of Science and ICT’s regulatory sandbox demonstration project approved on September 2022, 9.
At this exhibition, iCyLab introduces the ‘Pet Registration Service’, which allows you to register and search animals by filming the animal’s inscription (nose wrinkles), which acts like a human fingerprint, with a smartphone camera.
Among the current standard pet registration methods, the built-in microchip method can cause pain and side effects to dogs when inserted, and the external microchip method has a risk of loss, so it does not fit the purpose of the animal registration system, which aims to prevent loss. The company said that the ‘inscription-based animal registration service’ complements the problems of microchips based on scientific evidence.
The dog’s inscriptions (nose wrinkles) do not change from the age of 2 months, so they are unique and permanent, so they cannot be forged or tampered with. The method of filming using a smartphone camera is non-contact and has no side effects. This is an animal registration service that can greatly contribute to increasing the animal registration rate as anyone with a smartphone can easily register. By simply photographing the nose of an abandoned dog, you can easily and quickly check the dog’s information.
In May 2023, iCY Lab, the Livestock Product Quality Evaluation Institute, and the Gyeongsangbuk-do Livestock Technology Research Institute signed a three-party MOU and will also introduce the ‘Smart Livestock Product History System’, which is pursuing technology development.
It is known that the cattle individual identification method (ear tag system) in the livestock product traceability system causes difficulties in traceability management, such as individual differences and inaccuracies due to natural loss due to aging due to the elapse of the attachment period or partial loss during the breeding process due to livestock facilities and environment. there is. The ‘Smart Livestock Product History System’ ensures individual identity from birth to distribution stage, complementing the shortcomings of lineage management and existing livestock product history management systems.
iCiLab said, “While researching human biometrics since the early 2000s, in 2012, we came across the fact that animal prints are genetically identical to human fingerprints and can be fully used as a means of individual identification. “After confirming that a number of veterinary literature and the Canadian Kennel Association used inscription rubbings to register pet dogs, we immediately began research and development related to inscription recognition to study an easier and more convenient way to register animals without side effects,” he said. “From 2019 to 2021, “Through the R&D of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, we were able to complete a prototype and achieve various achievements, including an SCI paper including a patent,” he said.
In particular, the inscription-based animal registration service will demonstrate the validity, accuracy, and convenience of animal biometrics-based individual authentication technology at this exhibition.
iCyLab said, “In addition to launching and operating the inscription recognition-based pet service ‘anipuppy,’ we are also carrying out a pet registration service regulatory sandbox demonstration project for two years, and are verifying that the inscription is a valid means of pet registration. We plan to inform the government and the market that it is a means of authentication (ID). “We also want to work with the Livestock Product Quality Evaluation Institute and the Gyeongbuk Livestock Research Institute to develop a smart livestock product history system that can provide greater trust to consumers.”
Meanwhile, at AFRO 2023, the largest Agtech & Foodtech event in Korea, domestic startups with global growth potential in Agtech, Foodtech, and Green Bio will exhibit products and services to solve various problems in the agriculture and food industries, Various programs such as conferences discussing the present and future of Agtech and Foodtech and investment briefings (IR competitions) are held. This exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and supervised by the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, NH Nonghyup, COEX, and the Korea Food Tech Council.