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.

Ku Hyuk-chae (구혁채), first vice minister of South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT, visited SSTLabs, a technology development partner of X-ray security screening equipment maker Sea Networks, on Wednesday and met industry and research representatives including Qbim Solution, Deepnoid and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. The visit was part of Project Empathy 118 and aimed to review the commercialisation of science and technology-based drug detection and screening equipment to block inflows and spread of narcotics.