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Ku Hyuk-chae visits bio research site, checks AI science ecosystem
Ku Hyuk-chae (구혁채), first vice minister at South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT, visited Bionexus on March 19 to review bio research using artificial intelligence. He also held a meeting with industry and research officials including Upstage, Rebellions and the Korea Basic Science Institute. The visit was part of Project Empathy 118. Ku discussed policies to build a cooperative ecosystem between bio and AI under the K-Moonshot strategy.
AI & Enterprise
MSIT discusses key R&D policies and budget at research sites
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a meeting in Daejeon on Jan. 16 to discuss 2026 R&D policy directions and the government\'s investment plan, including a record 35.5 trillion won R&D budget. The ministry also shared plans for an R&D ecosystem innovation package, reforms to government-funded institutes, a phased abolition of PBS, and changes to evaluation and rewards. Researchers raised institutional concerns and questions.
Industry
KAIST boosts light efficiency of eco-friendly semiconductor from 1 to 18 percent by achieving atomic-level control
KAIST said on Tuesday its materials science team led by professor Himchan Cho developed a way to improve the light-emission efficiency of an eco-friendly nano semiconductor by 18 times. The team controlled the surface of indium phosphide magic-sized nanocrystals at the atomic level, lifting efficiency from under 1 percent to 18.1 percent. The study used a precisely controlled etching strategy and was published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on Dec. 16.