Celltrion announced on August 28 that the European Commission accepted the opinion of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and gave final approval for the sale of Remsima, which is the world’s first antibody biosimilar developed by Celltrion. Down the road, the new drug will be able to be sold in 28

Korean researchers discovered a new protein controlling the transmission of an insulin signal. It is expected that the research outcome will be able to be utilized in the development of type 2 diabetes medication. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning announced on August 26 that Korea Un

Korea Multi-purpose Satellite Arirang 5 launched from Russia on August 22, successfully entered orbit, and contacted ground facilities. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute announced that Arirang 5 contacted ground facilities at the Korea Aeros

On August 21, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it formed the Moon Exploration Cooperation Committee in preparation for the moon exploration business with twelve government-funded research institutions.The Committee will have its first meeting on the 23rd to discuss way

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will strengthen R&D support with the goal to secure 15 leading technologies by 2017.On August 21, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries called for a meeting of the Ocean and Fisheries Future Technology Committee to discuss and confirm its R&D directions.The develo

LG Display successfully developed world’s first high-resolution LCD panel for mobile phones with pixel a density of 500ppi.On August 21, LG Display unveiled its 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) LCD panel for mobile phones. QHD boasts a resolution four times higher than the current HD panels and a pixel densit

"It is just a matter of time before Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) makes secondary rechargeable batteries [electric vehicle batteries] and Samsung Group, SK Group, and LG Corporation manufacture electric cars.""With automobiles outfitted with electronic equipment, those four companies are already produ

On August 16, Samsung Electronics revealed a new type of solid state drive (SSD) based on its 3D Vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology. This technology is the process of vertically stacking memory cells in order to pack more storage into less space. This is an application to the SSD market of a technolo

In March of this year Dong-A Pharmaceutical Company separated its research center into two parts: Dong-A Socio Holdings Research Center and Dong-A ST Research Center. It also established a new research laboratory for revolutionary medicine in the research center of a shareholding company, all in ord

Japanese companies, which were outrun by Korea in the secondary battery industry, emerged as strong global leaders in the fuel cell industry. Fuel cells are expected to be a next-generation energy source. While Korea makes its way ahead of Japan in the small secondary batteries used for cellphones a

Korean electronics, information, and communications technologies are close to being the best in the world. On the other hand, Korea’s aviation and space sciences are behind China’s. According to the “2012 Evaluation of Technology Level” of 120 national strategic technologies hosted by the Ministry o

The government plans to invest 11.675 trillion won in the R&D of science and technology next year. The amount is 2.2% larger than this year’s budget.Prime Minister Jung Hong-won chaired the second National Science & Technology Council meeting and finalized the budget spending plan on August 2. The t

On July 24, the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute and Geochang County, South Gyeongsang Province signed the “Agreement on Installing the Laser Ranging Observation Infrastructure and Science Infrastructure.”This agreement has been arranged to initiate the construction of a “Fixed Type SLR S

Professor Ha Jang-ho’s research team at the Advanced Radiation Technology Institute of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) announced on July 1 that it is going to complete its research on radiation sensors and radiation sensor materials used in radiation imaging devices such as nuclea

The Arirang-5, Korea’s first multi-purpose satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for earth observation, is launched in August this year, two years behind schedule for the demand from the Russian military. Under the circumstances, experts are urging the Korean government to diversi

On January 24, 2013, HP Korea (CEO Ham Ki-ho, www.hp.co.kr) hosted a product launch event, entitled the “Worktainment with Touch, Worktainment on the Go.” At the event, the company revealed “HP ElitePad 900,” the first pad made more convenient and optimized for business use, and hybrid PC called “HP

Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on March 12 that it succeeded in developing the world’s first Green-type marine vessel engines and finished the type approval procedure recently.The test was attended by ship owners and inspectors from 11 classification societies around the world, including ABS in

It is expected that the time taken to download large-size files will be shortened significantly down the road because a wireless chip has been developed capable of transmitting a full HD video file stored on a smart phone in real time.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Nationa

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on March 12 that the research team led by Professor Kim Sang-ouk from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering succeeded in realizing the 20nm-class hyperfine pattern, known as the highest-level semiconductor pattern, on

The Korea Textile Development Institute (KTDI) announced on March 6 that for the first time in Korea, it had successfully developed a nanofiber nylon6 100% conjugate stretch and product (photo) jointly with Bokwang, a light-weight fabric weaving firm for sport and outdoor use operating in Daegu City