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This study primarily aims at divulging knowledge network characteristics of Medical-Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry (MBPI), as one of two regional strategic industries in Chungcheong Region which encompasses Daejeon, Chungbuk, and Chungnam. It depends on the social network analysis (SNA) methods as analytical tools, applying NetMiner 3.0 program. Major findings are as follows. First of all, compared with of Daejeon and Chungbuk cases, Chungnam’s MBPI knowledge network relatively remains behind all alone. Secondly, reflecting spatial distribution of participating organizations, the largest volume comes from the Capital-based organizations. In addition, the individual MBPI network patterns from Daejeon, Chungbuk, and Chungnam present the similar trends. These results imply that the Capital Region, ceteris paribus, may exert the most significant impact on the future development of MBPI knowledge network in Chungcheong Region. Thirdly, applying the concept of degree centrality, universities in Daejeon function as the most powerful organizations. In contrast, both industrial sectors and universities in Chungbuk and Chungnam role as the two key pillars in knowledge network building.