Young Wook Kim

Young Wook Kim, Ph.D., is the creator of TROMATZWAVE® technology and the Founder & CEO of ProxiHealthcare Inc., which has its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Innovator and avid problem solver, Kim combined his passion for medicine and engineering, integrating the two during his academic career. He started studying at medical school in Ulsan. However, after three years and 96 credits, it became clear to him that medicine was not his path. As an inventor and engineer at heart, Kim transitioned to studying electrical engineering, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree from Seoul National University. During his years of doctoral research at the University of Maryland, Kim developed a new technology that harnesses the power of microcurrent electromagnetic waves to remove biofilms. After successfully defending his thesis and earning his Ph.D. in 2014, Kim returned to South Korea to work for SAMSUNG Electro-Mechanics Co. Within less than three years of working as a Senior Engineer of the Element Technology Development Group, he published 14 Korean patents and 31 Technical Papers for SAMSUNG Electro-Mechanics. From 2017 to 2019, Kim gained expertise as Director of Equipment Development and Technology Innovation Team at SEEGENE, Inc., developing several new products and winning the SEEGENE Achievement Award for creating technology for molecular diagnostic equipment. In 2019, Kim was diagnosed with colon cancer. With his health failing, he endured trying times frequently at the crossroads of life and death. However, his deep-rooted entrepreneurial aspirations only grew stronger along with his determination to get well and achieve them. Following his discharge from the hospital later that year, Kim fulfilled his dream and founded ProxiHealthcare Inc. “I thought often about how the bioelectric effect is focused on the electrical properties of the biofilms and works across bacterial species. That means this technology can be applied to various kinds of bacterial biofilms, including mouth biofilms.” —Young Wook Kim, Ph.D. Within one year, he officially launched the brand TROMATZ® (derived from “elecTROMAgnetic arTS”) and introduced the first microcurrent wave toothbrush to the South Korean Market. Kim has filed over 122 intellectual properties for innovative solutions. He continuously evolves TROMATZWAVE® technology at PAIST (ProxiHealthcare Advanced Institute for Science and Technology), to combat harmful biofilms, pursuing his mission to provide cutting-edge technology for a healthier life and a cleaner world.