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Science Offers Solutions for the Rehabilitation of Men of National Merit (June 2, 2021)
- Date : 2021-08-11
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Science Offers Solutions for the Rehabilitation of Men of National Merit
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST; President: Dr. Seok-Jin Yoon) and the Veterans Health Service (VHS) Medical Center (President: Dr. Geun Young Yoo) signed an agreement (MOU) on June 2 at KIST’s headquarters in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul to promote cooperation in research projects and mutual exchanges.
The
agreement was signed in June to celebrate Patriots and Veterans Affairs Month,
and is a follow-up working-level agreement between the Ministry of Science and
ICT and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. It focuses on providing
support for the rehabilitation and treatment of men of national merit through specialized
R&D equipment for the disabled, by combining the clinical medical
technologies of VHS Medical Center and the high-end S&T capabilities of
government-funded research institutes such as KIST.
In
the future, the two institutions plan to strengthen cooperation through the joint
research and commercialization of high-end medical and health technologies,
development of auxiliary devices to support the armed forces, co-utilization of
facilities, equipment, spaces, academic and technological information, and so
forth.
Dr. Seok-Jin Yoon, the President of KIST, commented, "I feel grateful that the power of science and technology can be harnessed to aid men of national merit and the patriots who devoted themselves to our country. We hope that KIST’s advanced science and technology, combined with the abundant clinical experiences of the VHS Medical Center, will lead to breakthroughs in their rehabilitation.”