Top Experts from Industry, Academia, and Research Unite to Develop Medical Technology for 'K-Quarantine and Industrial Accident Prevention'

KIST and Related Government-Funded Research Institutes, University Hospitals, and Companies Form Temporary Organization for 3 Years

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and the National Science and Technology Council (NST) held a plaque ceremony for the Advanced Safety Synergy Research Team (ASSIST) on the 20th at the KIST headquarters in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Photo by KIST

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] To address Korea's most pressing issues?implementing sustainable K-quarantine measures and preventing industrial accidents?industry, academia, and research institutes have formed a temporary organization for three years to focus on related medical technology research and development.

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and the National Science and Technology Council (NST) held a plaque ceremony for the Safety Augmentation Convergence Research Group (ASSIST) on the 20th at KIST headquarters in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. The Safety Augmentation Convergence Research Group will dedicate three years to research on "medical system support technologies based on medical field demands to realize sustainable K-quarantine" and "prevention of worker fatalities and major accidents causing complex social problems due to industrial accidents."

Specifically, in disaster crisis situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the group will develop ICT convergence technologies that reduce risks for medical staff and industrial accident sites and support stable operations, including remote and mobile rapid screening clinic systems, non-face-to-face patient monitoring technologies, and safety management application technologies for workers in high-risk workplaces. Alongside KIST, public institutions including the Korea Institute of Energy Research, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, three university hospitals, four universities, and seven companies will participate in joint research.

Kim Sang-kyung, head of the research at KIST, stated, "To propose research directions and solutions based on demand, many research institutes and hospitals will monitor the field together and conduct research collaboratively," adding, "We plan to develop leading technologies for medical system innovation in the post-COVID era, ranging from disease diagnosis to non-face-to-face treatment and industrial safety management."

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