National R&D Projects

 

The Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy announced on Feb. 16 that it kicked off four national industrial R&D projects ahead of the nine others scheduled to start within this year. The project periods range from three to seven years, and a total of 94 billion won (US$85 million) will be invested in the four projects, 13.5 billion won (US$12.3 million) of it in 2015. 

One of the four is for advanced material processing system development. Specifically, carbon fiber-reinforced composite processing systems will be developed for use in the auto parts and similar industries. 

Secondly, the ministry works on virtual training systems regarding transport means such as aircraft and vehicles, medical training based on operation simulation, sports training and construction machinery handling. 

In the smart bio production system development project, cell cultivation systems for biopharmaceuticals will be developed for low-entry barrier cell therapy production systems. 

Also, personalized healthcare systems will be studied so that business models can be made through a comprehensive analysis of personal health records, and public data and industrial activities can be boosted through pilot projects.

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