SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SEOUL, KOREA

Since the establishment of the Kaneka/SKKU Incubation Center in 2010 with financial support from the Kaneka Corporation, SKKU and Kaneka have been conducting joint research together in the field of electronic material technology. The symposium is part of the joint research.

The event started with an opening speech by Prof. YUN Seonghyeon of Samsung Medical Center, followed by lectures about "Self-assembled Supramolecular Nanosystems for Smart Diagnosis and Therapy of Intractable Disease" from Kazunori KAKAOKA of the University of Tokyo as well as the Director of the Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU.

Also, a special lecture from Prof. Masateru ISHIGURO (Seoul National University) regarding "The Japanese Asteroid Missions" was delivered while other valuable lectures were also given by Prof. Tsutomu MIYASAKE (Toin University), Prof. PARK Namgyu (SKKU), Prof. LEE Taewoo (Seoul National University), Prof. Emeritus Katsuhiko TAKAGI (Nagoya University), and Dr. Toshikazu YAMADA (AIST).

Meanwhile, in recognition of the contribution to scientific technology exchange between Korea and Japan an appreciation plaque was presented to the Vice-President of Kaneka Corporation, Mr. Nagano.

The meeting was successfully concluded with lectures from distinguished professors and many participants including professors and students from SKKU as well as officials from top global companies such as Samsung, LG, Kolon, ADEKA, and DAIKIN.