Collaboration into the 21st century : the UK/Republic of Korea relationship in science, engineering and technology / Office of Science and Technology.

  • Great Britain. Office of Science and Technology
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[1995]
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    agricultural biotechnology and its application to the problems of Korea and north-east Asia. A Memorandum of Understanding has also been signed between KOSEF and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). As a result of this, plans are now well advanced for an n+n meeting to take place in June on Actinomycete Biotechnology. Korea is a stated priority in the BBSRC’s ISIS scheme which provides travel and subsistence funds to BBSRC supported scientists to promote international links. . Academic exchanges include: 1) Many UK and Korean universities have agreements of understanding, for example Oxford University has recently signed an Exchange Agreement with Seoul National University. This formal Agreement formalises the many informal exchanges that had been taking place between the 2 universities for the past 15 years, including projects under Biotech 2000. ii) Seoul National University, Newcastle University and GERI have collaborated on work in microbiology focusing on the development of rapid techniques for the characterisation, identification and exploitation of novel micro- organisms. Newcastle University has obtained £70,000 from the HAN Project as a result of this collaboration. i1) The Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, and Oxford University are undertaking a materials science project involving collaborative research into the behaviour of different forms of aluminium alloy, and the joint supervision of PhD students. iv) Strathclyde and Inha Universities are collaborating in marine engineering. v) Imperial College (London University) and Seoul National University are collaborating in neurological science with particular reference to Alzheimer’s Disease. vi) The Royal Botanical Gardens and Yeungnam University are collaborating in biodiversity. vil) Newcastle University and Hanyang University are collaborating in engineering. vill) Pusan National University and Nottingham University collaborate in the field of mathematics. ix) BBSRC and KOSEF are planning an n+n meeting on actinomycete biotechnology in the summer of 1995. x) The UK and Korean Physiological Societies are planning to hold a joint symposium in April 1995. 36 Commercial Links include: i) British Aerospace and Daewoo’s collaboration on the Hawk jet trainer programme. ii) Ferranti International and Samsung’s collaboration on the ROK Navy Corvette command system. i) Vickers Defence and Hyundai’s collaboration in the construction of the armoured bridge-laying vehicle, iv) Collaboration in Hormone Replacement Therapy between Il Yang Pharmaceutical Company Ltd and Ethical Pharmaceuticals. Now, under a $2 million licence and development agreement, I] Yang manufacture and market Ethical’s 2 major products for HRT in Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand. v) SmithKline Beecham are now producing a Korean antibiotic under licence. vi) Collaboration between ICI and Samsung in the Deep Shaft Process, a means of aerobic effluent treatment. Samsung have now entered into technical collaboration with ICI to market the process in Korea. vii) AEA Technology, which has an office in Seoul, has a3 year programme with Lucky Goldstar on advanced battery development, and a contract involving training and software development relating to radwaste disposal with KAERI (Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute). vili) British Nuclear Fuels Ltd operates an office in Seoul.