KIST Europe

On October 23, 2023, KIST Europe and the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) announced that, using their repective research capabilities, they were planning to promote international joint projects in two cooperation areas with the participation of global research institution from 2023, and agreed to develop detailed plans for the projects over the next two months. Based on theses collaborative activities, a business agreement was signed to expand and promote international joint research.

The agreement signing ceremony and selection of the cooperation areas were held via video. Through a preliminary research and selection process that took into account KIST Europe and KBSI's excellent research capabilities, two topics were fninally selected as cooperatin areas:

1) environment and bio; and

2) all-solid-state electrical materials and next-generation energy.

In addition to conducting mutual researcher exchanges, the two institutions will also share various research infrastructure to promote practical cooperation. 

The specific themes introduced for the selected cooperation areas were:

1) "the delevopment of on-site sensors and portable measuring devices for uranium in water environment as part of countermeasures against environmental radioactive substances." a tangible issue for the general public; and

2) "the establishment of a Korea-EU international research consortium aimed at developing mature all-solid-state battery technology, and the development of core technologies for improving the energy density of all-solid-state batteries" for selection as a Horizon Europe project.