Goo Hyeok-chae (구혁채), first vice minister at South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT, held a meeting on Monday at the National New Drug Development Project unit in Seoul to hear strategies for generating results from the unit and supported companies. The visit marked the 21st step in the government’s Project Empathy 118 initiative for field-focused science and technology policy. Goo said the programme would strengthen performance-based support in phase two and actively use AI.

Ku Hyuk-chae (구혁채), first vice minister of science and ICT, visited the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) on Tuesday to inspect major research sites and core facilities and to hold talks with research group leaders. The visit was the 19th stop in the Project Empathy 118 initiative. Ku reviewed use of key equipment including a cryo-electron microscope and a supercomputer and discussed ways to expand research fields, recruit talent and improve flexibility in using research funds.