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MSIT designates 11 new leading research centres for basic research programme
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Wednesday it has newly selected 11 centres as leading research centres under its 2026 basic research programme. The scheme, launched in 1990, supports mid- to large-scale joint research and strengthens university collaboration and industry-academia-research links. The 11 centres span science, engineering and basic medical science. Each will receive 1.5 billion to 2.2 billion won a year for seven years.
Industry
MSIT steps up \'K-Moonshot\' AI drug mission with stakeholder meeting
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a meeting on Sunday at Catholic University to collect opinions on the K-Moonshot AI drug mission. The event brought together experts from industry, academia, research institutes and hospitals to share the project direction ahead of its full rollout. The national R&D project aims to apply AI across drug development, including candidate discovery, drug design and efficacy and toxicity prediction, shifting to an AI-based design approach.
Industry
South Korea to spend 49.5 billion won on AI-native autonomous bio labs
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a launch briefing on June 12 for a project to build AI-native autonomous laboratories for advanced bio research. The ministry plans to invest 49.5 billion won from 2026 to 2028 to establish 1 general-purpose autonomous lab and 5 specialised labs. The project aims to ease bottlenecks in bio R&D, promote lab-level AI transformation and create a closed-loop environment.
