The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS, President Choi Cheol-jin) and the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, President Ryu Seok-hyun) have established a place for smooth communication for the 'Cooperation Welcome Project' for research cooperation.

On the 26th, the Materials Research Institute held the '2024 KIMM-MAS 1st Cooperation Exchange Meeting' together with the Machinery and Materials Research Institute in the Materials Research Institute conference room in Changwon, Gyeongnam.

The cooperation and exchange meeting between the two organizations began in 2022 and was held for the third time this year. Last year's exchange meeting was held at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials.

This exchange meeting is held continuously to ensure smooth communication regarding the 'Cooperation Welcome Project' jointly promoted by both organizations.

The cooperative research project is a project in which the Korea Institute of Materials Science and the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials voluntarily pursue research cooperation projects in response to the government's request for active opening of government-funded research institutes and strengthened cooperation between institutions through 110 major national tasks.

This exchange meeting was held to evaluate whether the goals of the joint cooperation project promoted by both organizations were achieved.

The research topics being evaluated are: △Reinforced fire and explosion safety battery separator manufacturing and ‘cell’ to ‘system’ application technology, △Core technology for high-temperature ammonia fuel cells, △High-sensitivity and high-precision automated in vitro diagnostic medical device technology, △Corrosion response and evaluation technology for MSR (Molten Salt Reactor) fluid device materials, and △Non-precious metal electrode catalyst-based anion exchange membrane fuel cell technology. Based on this evaluation, the two organizations plan to produce research results through cooperation between their research teams.

Choi Chul-jin, the president of the Materials Research Institute, said, “Through the collaborative research project with the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, active fusion research is underway between the two institutions,” and added, “We promise to continue to cooperate with the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials so that the efforts of both institutions can lead to tangible results.”