Daedeok Innopolis, formerly known as Daedeok Science Town, is a research and development district in Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea. The plan to concentrate research institutes and universities was made in 1967 and president Park Chunghee approved subsequent master planning in 1973.
Overview Now the district contains over 20 major research institutes and over 40 corporate research centers. There are 232 research and educational institutions to be found in Daejeon, many in the Daedeok region, among them the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. A number of IT venture companies have sprung up in this region due to the high concentration of Ph.Ds in the applied sciences.
Korea has invested heavily in building up the research expertise for over 30 years, creating long-term research programs. Over 17,000 PhD researchers are in the sciences in Daedeok and it had the most application for patents during 2000–2011 among the National Industrial Complex. The "town" will provide a core for the .
The Daedeok Innopolis logo was created by the industrial design company INNO Design in Palo Alto, USA.
Institutes Government agencies
Agency for Defense Development (국방과학연구소, ADD) Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (한국전자통신연구원, ETRI) Institute for Basic Science (기초과학연구소, IBS) (hosts RAON) International Intellectual Property Training Institute Korea Aerospace Research Institute (한국항공우주연구원, KARI) Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (한국천문연구원, KASI) Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (한국원자력연구원, KAERI) Korea Basic Science Institute (한국기초과학지원연구원, KBSI) Korea Institute of Energy Research (한국에너지기술연구원, KIER) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (한국지질자원연구원, KIGAM) Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (한국기계연구원, KIMM) Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (한국원자력통제기술원, KINAC) Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (한국원자력안전기술원, KINS) Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원, KIOM) Korea Institute of R&D Human Resource Development Daejeon Center Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (한국과학기술정보연구원, KISTI) Korea Institute of Toxicology (안정성평가연구소, KIT) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (한국생명공학연구원, KRIBB) Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (한국화학연구원, KRICT) Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (한국표준과학연구원, KRISS) Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (한국핵융합기술연구원, KFE) (hosts KSTAR) National Forensic Service Daejeon Institute National Information Resources Service National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (국가수리과학연구소, NIMS) National NanoFab Center (나노종합기술원, NNFC) National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단, NRF) National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage National Security Research Institute (국가보안기술연구소, NSR) Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (선박해양플랜트연구소, KRISO)
Public enterprises Central Research Institute (), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Electric Power Research Institute (), Korea Electric Power Corporation KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Headquarters Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Headquarters Land and Housing Research Institute (), Korea Land and Housing Corporation Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (), Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Reactor Design Division (), KEPCO E&C Research Institute of Water Resources (), Korea Water Resources Corporation
Private enterprise Daejeon Architectural Environment Research Center, DL E&C DL Chemical Daedeok R&D Center GS Caltex R&D Center Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon R&D Campus Hanwha Solutions Chemical Division Daejeon R&D Center Hankook Technodome(Central R&D Center) Korean Air Aerospace Division Daejeon R&D Center Korea Aerospace Industries Daejeon Research Center Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation R&D Headquarters KT OSP Innovation Center Kumho Petrochemical Research Center LIG Nex1 Daejeon House(Daejeon R&D Center) LG Chem R&D Campus Daejeon LG Energy Solution R&D Campus Daejeon LG Household & Health Care Daejeon Research Institute LG Uplus Daejeon R&D Center Lotte Chemical R&D Center Merck Electronics Daejeon sit Merck Life Science Asia Pacific BioProcessing Center Samsung Heavy Industries Daeduk R&D Center Satrec Initiative Headquarters Institute of Technology Innovation, SK Innovation Institute of Battery Technology, SK On Taekwang Central Research Institute, Taekwang Industrial
University Chungnam National University (CNU) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Korea University of Science and Technology (UST)
Other science and culture facilities Museums
National Science Museum
Parks Expo Science Park
References
Current Status of Companies in Daedeok Inopolis-Korea Innovation Foundation Occupation Management System
External links English website