The Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety and the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission of Saudi Arabia have recently signed a US$2.32 million contract.The purpose of the contract is to share the institute’s research reactor technology with the commission. In Saudi Arabia, a 30 KW research reac
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corp. (KHNP) is planning to reassess the radiological environmental impacts of the 24 nuclear power plants in South Korea starting from January next year.In January this year, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission told KHNP to conduct the reassessment. The state-run
Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Nov. 23 that it has completed recruiting patients for a second-phase clinical test of Foistar Tablet being developed as a COVID-19 treatment.The clinical trial will be led by Oh Myung-don, an infectious medicine professor at Seoul National University. Expressing
Daewoong Pharmaceutical will begin a second phase clinical trial of "Foistar Tablet" (genetic name: camostat mesylate), which is being developed as a COVID-19 treatment, in Mexico. The clinical trial will be conducted by Mexican researchers.Starting with the investigator-driven clinical trial in Mex
AIRS Medical, a medical artificial intelligence (AI) startup based in Seoul, has been selected as one of Korea’s baby unicorn startups by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS).The ministry launched the “Baby Unicorn 200 Fostering Project” in a bid to strengthen Korea’s startup ecosystem. Its objec
The Korean government has come up with a plan to build a next-generation radiation accelerator, upgrade the existing proton accelerator, and complete the construction of a heavy ion accelerator and a heavy particle accelerator as scheduled.The government intends to boost Korea’s science and technolo
JLK Inspection, a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, is introducing its latest AI-based medical image diagnosis system, the AIHuB, a cutting-edge all-in-one diagnostics platform.JLK Inspection is a South Korean-based innovator that has developed the technology to detect and monitor more
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have launched new medical imaging devices in the North American market.The two companies announced on Nov. 26 that they exhibited a variety of medical imaging devices based on artificial intelligence (AI) and ultra high definition (UHD) technology at the Radiol
This month JLK Inspection, a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, will participate in the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 in Chicago, presenting its latest AI-based medical image diagnosis system.The South Korean startup's technology assists medical practitioners wit
The annual exposure of Korean Air's crew to space radiation is up to five times higher than that of the nation's major airlines, according to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Korean Air's cockpit crew and flight attendants had average space radiation exposure
The Ministry of Science and ICT released the South Korean government’s nuclear technology development plan for next year on December 18.According to the plan, a total of 203.6 billion won (US$183 million) will be invested for R&D in the nuclear industry next year and approximately one-third of the
Samsung Electronics took the wrap off a visual diagnosis device in the 102nd annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) that will run from December 27 to December 1 (local time) in Chicago, the US.Samsung Electronics showcased a variety of products including a digital x-ray,
Samsung Electronics has unveiled 11 types of advanced medical equipment, including ultrasonic imaging systems and in vitro diagnostic devices, at the Radiological Society of North America 2014 conference being held in Chicago until Dec. 5.The conference is expected to be attended by more than 700 co
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on Sept. 2 that professor Um Hong-duk at the Korea Institute of Radiological Medical Sciences discovered an enzyme accelerating the spread of cancer cells for the first time and defined the mechanism for controlling it.Metastatic cancer, cal