Seoul National University Hospital's Healthcare AI Research Institute Opens...Medical innovation and patient-tailored treatment expected
Jan 24, 2025
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The establishment of this researcher is an important first step in providing accurate diagnosis and customized treatment by incorporating AI technology into medical care, improving the quality of patient treatment and leading to medical innovation.
The opening ceremony held at the CJ Hall of Seoul National University Children's Hospital on the 23rd was attended by key figures such as Kim Young-tae, president of Seoul National University Healthcare AI Institute (professor of computer engineering), Yoo Hong-rim, dean of Seoul Medical University Kim Jong-un, vice chairman of the Personal Information Protection Committee, and Jung Eun-young, director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Health Industry Policy Bureau.
Seoul National University Hospital began digitizing medical records for the first time in Korea and has accurate and vast medical data.
In addition, it has declared a leap forward as a research-oriented hospital that will lead the national digital bio-health industry.
Last year, Seoul National University Hospital was designated as the first 'National Strategic Technology Specialized Research Institute' by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and was recognized nationally for its research capabilities and vision. Seoul National University Hospital has already established innovative research environments such as state-of-the-art GPU clusters, specialized laboratory data platforms 'NSTRI', integrated big data research platforms 'SNUHUB', CDW research search system 'SUPREME', and pseudonym medical record viewer 'DeView', and plans to further strengthen its strong research infrastructure in the future with the aim of medical innovation through AI-based research and smart healthcare systems.
Based on this rich experience and high-tech infrastructure, Seoul National University Hospital has established the Healthcare AI Research Institute, laying an important foothold to open a new chapter in medical AI research. The researcher will focus on strengthening AI research capabilities, developing AI medical systems, building AI data platforms, and training professionals, and will provide precise diagnosis and efficient treatment methods through the development of AI-based diagnostic systems and patient-specific treatments.
The researcher, whose core values are AI, Collaboration, and Healthcare, aims to create a sustainable and healthy future together through innovative AI research. The researcher plans to lead patient-specific treatment and medical innovation through the development of AI-based precision diagnosis systems and customized treatments.
The Healthcare AI Research Institute is divided into a data science center and a technology research center to conduct research in various fields such as ▲ big data ▲ infrastructure ▲ analysis statistics ▲ medical images ▲ bio-signals ▲ dielectric ▲ digital pathology. It plans to cooperate with domestic and foreign AI companies and universities and strengthen its global research network by utilizing the Institute of Convergence Medicine and Technology at Seoul National University Hospital and the research cooperation center at the AI hub in Yangjae-dong.
In addition, Seoul National University Hospital will strengthen industry-academia cooperation with major domestic research institutes such as Seoul National University of Technology and KAIST, and operate education programs to cultivate AI researchers to secure AI specialists. The researcher plans to establish the latest GPU infrastructure and large-scale data platforms to lay the foundation for AI medical research and promote various research projects for the commercialization of AI medical technology.
Starting in 2025, Seoul National University Hospital Director Kim Young-tae said, "Seoul National University Hospital will create world-class research results, cultivate next-generation medical AI experts, and develop innovative medical technologies to achieve comprehensive development that can be applied to actual clinical sites." "We will open a new horizon in the medical AI field through joint research with global research institutes and make an important turning point in leap forward as a global research institutes beyond Korea."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
