Korea / KHIDI President Talks Domestic Vaccine R&D
KHIDI’s Soonman KWON outlines the public health R&D funding landscape in Korea, plans to increase Korea’s capacity to develop and produce its own vaccines in the wake of the COVID-19…
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) is a government-affiliated institution which performs professional and systematic support to develop domestic health industry and enhance health services.
Since its establishment in 1999, KHIDI has led expansion of healthcare R&D investment and building competitiveness of Korea’s healthcare industry, i.e., health services, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food and beauty-cosmetic. We are also witnessing rapid growth of global healthcare sector – especially in attracting foreign patients and exporting healthcare service providers along with healthcare systems. This is a valuable outcome we have earned through years of efforts on global advancement and outreach in this sector.Since its establishment in 1999, KHIDI has been playing a major role in the industry development as the nation’s only one organization responsible for fostering health industry. While we have striven to produce more successful research outcomes by means of greater investments in Health Technology (HT) R&D, KHIDI also took the initiative in increasing competitiveness in different areas of health industry, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, foods, and beauty & cosmetics businesses.
Contact details:
Address: 187 Osongsaengmyeong2(i)-ro, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-951 Korea
Tel: +82-43-713-8000 ~ 8005
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