South Korean iris recognition secure access developers Irience has been selected to join a startup incubating program operated by KIC (Korea Innovation Center) Silicon Valley in the United States.Irience, which has launched an iris recognition-based financial settlement service, will now work for eight weeks toward establishing a global network and developing a localization strategy for entering the US market, reported the Korea Herald.”Security devices market in the U.S. has had astounding growth, especially in biometrics technologies since 9/11, and we are expecting a high demand for our iris recognition solution,” stated Kim Sunghyeun, CEO of Irience, told Tech in Korea.He added that South Korean incubator initiatives have helped the company to strategically prepare for its global expansion.”Starting with this expansion to the US market, Irience is planning to enter other global markets such as South America, Europe, Russia, Middle East and Southeast Asia,” he said.
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