국립암센터가 가상의 암빅데이터 무료 체험 서비스인‘데이터 프리박스’(Data Free Box) 를 개시했다고 17일 밝혔다.국립암센터 암빅데이터 플랫폼‘CONNECT’는 국립암센터 외 10개 암 전문병원의 임상데이터를 수집해 표준화된 항목으로 암종별 라이브러리를 구축하고 제공하고 있다. 이번에 개시한 데이터 프리박스(Data Free Box) 서비스는 실제 암라이브러리 데이터 체험을 위해 가상 데이터를 제공하는 서비스이다.‘CONNECT’에 암라이브러리 데이터를 신청할 경우 IRB(의생명연구심의위원회) 승인 절차를 거쳐야 하고, 데
Kim Jae-chul, honorary chairman of Dongwon Group, has decided to donate 50 billion won ($46 million) in private funds to KAIST to foster talent in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector in Korea.Kim announced on Dec. 16 that he would donate 50 billion won in private funds according to the annual pl
Hyundai Motor's Chung Mong-koo Foundation, led by Chairman Kwon O-kyu, unveiled its regular concert of Ondream Ensemble and Ondream Recital on Dec. 11, which consists of students majoring in classical music among the foundation's cultural and artistic scholarship students, through its YouTube channe
The approval rating for President Moon Jae-in has fallen to 36.7%, the lowest ever, the Realmeter said in its survey on Dec. 14. President Moon's highest positive assessment since taking office was 84 percent in the first week of June 2017.According to a five-day survey (Dec. 7~11) of 2,531 people a
POSCO Chairman Choi Jeong-woo, whose term is to expire in March next year, was unanimously recommended by POSCO's board of directors as a candidate for the next CEO on Dec. 11.The recommendation came after the CEO candidate nomination committee, which consists of all outside directors, reported to t
Hanwha Energy concluded a contract to sell a 50MW solar power plant located in the Sevilla area of southern Spain on Nov. 27, the company said on Dec. 12..After completing the development by acquiring the right to develop solar power in Sevilla, Spain in December 2018, Hanwha Energy began constructi
Oh Se-chul, vice president of Samsung C&T’s construction division, was promoted to president of the same division on Dec. 8.Samsung C&T said on Dec. 8 that Han Seung-hwan, vice president of the Samsung Human Resources Development Institute, was also promoted to president of the resort division and C
Hyundai Construction Equipment has won a series of big orders in emerging markets such as Russia.Hyundai Construction Equipment, an affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, announced on Dec. 9 that it has recently won orders from customers in Russia and Saudi Arabia for 415 units, including 130
Coupang will commence its “Reveal 2020” developer conference on Dec. 11 to share its technology and experiences with developers from outside the company. Over 4,500 people have already registered since Coupang’s first announcement on the conference, showing significant interest in the event.Reveal 2
Kyung Dong Navien received the $300 million export award at the Trade Day event held at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 8, the company said.Kyung Dong Navien, the flagship of K-Boiler, has attracted global customers by introducing locally optimized products since the mid-2000s.The company has driven boilers i
Hyundai Steel has joined the steel global initiative "Responsible Steel" for the first time in Korea, the steel company said on Dec. 8.'Responsible Steel' is an ESG initiative in the steel sector run by the Steel Stewardship Council, an Australian-based multinational non-profit organization, includi
Guatemalan Ambassador to Korea Marco Tulio Chicas Sosa met with Pocheon City Mayor Park Yoon-guk to increase cooperation and promote exchanges between local governments of the two countries on December 8.Ambassador Marco Tulio Chicas Sosa introduced Guatemala as a "young country." The Guatemalan gov
GC (Green Cross) said on Dec. 6 that there has been a case of complete recovery after administering COVID-19 blood treatment developed by GC.The company said that a man in his 70s, who was confirmed to be COVID-19, was completely cured after receiving GC's blood treatment "GC5131A" at Kyungpook Nati
LG has established its artificial intelligence think tank, called LG AI Research Institute, on Dec. 7.The group opened the era of AI leaders born in the 1970s by recruiting Lee Hong-rak, a 43-year-old professor at the University of Michigan, as a C-level official and appointing Bae Kyung-hoon, a 44-
KEPCO said on Dec. 8 that UAE Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 has reached 100 percent of its output on Dec. 7, 2020 and is set to operate commercial operation next year.Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 has been conducting power-up tests by gradually increasing the reactor power since its initia
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KCGF) held the opening ceremony of the "Hanoi Office" at the Gyeongnam Landmark Tower in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and began its official work.To comply with the Vietnamese government's quarantine guidelines following the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent the spread
Hyundai Motor will recall 129,000 vehicles, including Santa Fe, in the U.S. due to engine failure and the consequent risk of fire, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Dec. 4.Among the objects to the recall are Santa Fe produced in 2012, Veloster between 2015 and 2
Philips Korea and Gwangmyeong Hospital of Chung-Ang University have joined hands to build a smart hospital where ICT-based digital healthcare solutions were introduced.Related to this, both sides signed an MOU in a ceremony on Dec. 3. A company official said, “As demand for medical services has soar
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its "E-GMP (Electric-Global Modular Platform), a platform dedicated to next-generation electric vehicles that will be applied to electric vehicles next year.The group introduced E-GMP's features and applied new technologies through "E-GMP Digital Discovery," which wa