The Southeastern Nuclear Medicine Institute announced on the 10th that it achieved first place among 228 regional emergency medical institutions in the '2024 Emergency Medical Facility Evaluation.' The Ministry of Health and Welfare evaluates emergency medical facilities nationwide every year to improve the quality of emergency medical services. Last year, a total of 408 emergency medical facilities were evaluated, including 44 regional emergency medical centers, 36 local emergency medical centers, and 228 local emergency medical institutions. The Southeastern Nuclear Medicine Institute met the requirements for essential evaluation indicators such as facilities, equipment, and personnel, and received the highest scores in the appropriateness of treatment for critically ill patients, adequacy of dedicated medical personnel, and reliability of emergency medical information, securing the top position among local emergency medical institutions nationwide.
A joint research team led by Professors Jang Jae-beom and Jeong Yeon-sik from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's Department of Materials Science and Engineering announced that they developed a 'biomimetic molding' technology to create complex biological structures that are difficult to replicate. Biomimetic molding is a technology for creating functional structural materials using biological structures. The research team developed a 'cam-bio' technology for synthesizing specific structures from substances mixed with various proteins. It is expected to significantly reduce expenses by producing biological samples on a large scale.
The Seoul National University Comprehensive Construction Environmental Research Institute announced on the 31st of last month that it has proposed measures to address the aging of national infrastructure in a report titled 'National Infrastructure Asset Management System and Korea's Construction Ecosystem.' Korea is experiencing rapid infrastructure aging. It is projected that 48.5% of urban infrastructure will exceed its 30-year lifespan within the next eight years. The research institute suggested that measures to address infrastructure aging should be established based on the asset management system. They predict that if the asset management system is implemented, Korea's construction ecosystem will shift to a circular model.