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What lies ahead for South Korea’s medical device market?
What lies ahead for South Korea’s medical device market?
The government is investing over $622.1m to support next-generation medical devices.
1 day ago
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital pilots AI-based medical record solution
It will be rolled out to operating rooms, the emergency department, and inpatient wards.
6 days ago
Asan Medical Center, QST Hospital ink MoU on heavy ion therapy
The Korean hospital plans to introduce its heavy ion therapy system by 2031.
SNUH breaks ground on 800-bed Baegot Hospital in Siheung
Its total project cost stands at approximately $410.6m (KRW587.2b).
South Korea finalises first comprehensive organ donation plan
Key areas include expanding donor registration agencies to the public sector.
Asan Medical Center’s AI model detects intestinal holes in newborns
The model achieved an external validation accuracy of 84.1%.
South Korea selects 60 teaching hospitals for training programme
Funding varies from $21,679 (KRW30m) to $216,781 (KRW300m).
South Korea’s MOHW holds on-site meeting on emergency care improvements
Planned reforms include developing a rapid transport–acceptance–transfer system.
Seoul National University Hospital trials ‘ERAS’ in gastric cancer surgery
A randomised controlled clinical trial was conducted with 92 patients.
Asan Medical Center opens hereditary and rare urologic cancer clinic
Key services include genetic counselling and specialised pathology.
Asan Medical Center develops AI for real-time conference translation
The system is trained to recognise domain-specific terms in medicine and law.
Korea University Medicine’s wireless system supports smart hospital push
The solution integrates real-time location systems.
South Korea immunochemistry analyser market to grow 4% annually until 2036
One key driver is the shift toward high-precision diagnostic systems.
Catholic Kwandong University Hospital to boost foreign patient care
The hospital has partnered with a subsidiary of Seegene Medical Foundation.
SNUH automates health information tasks through RPA technology
About 11% of daily record management tasks were automated.
SNUH completes full-scale hospital system migration in South Korea
About 30 core systems were migrated and virtualised.
South Korean researchers develop PDT catheter for oesophageal cancer
The catheter features a stent directly coated with the photosensitiser Al-PcS4.
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