{
  "id": 524852,
  "title": "Jeonbuk National University spin-off to accelerate drug development through AI transformation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/jeonbuk-national-university-spin-off-to-accelerate-drug-development-524852",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-11T02:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260811/jeonbuk-national-university-spin-off-to-accelerate-drug-development-through-ai-transformation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hops BioSciences, a university spin-off, has been chosen for the Daonda Program, a global corporate collaboration. The program, run by the Korean government and Dassault Systèmes, aims to help startups boost their tech capabilities. Hops BioSciences, led by university professor Lee Jeong-hwan, plans to use AI throughout drug development to cut costs and time.",
  "summary": "Hops BioSciences, a spin-off from Jeonbuk National University, has been chosen for the Daonda Program, a global corporate collaboration initiative. The program, operated by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development, and Dassault Systèmes, aims to enhance the technological competitiveness of promising Korean startups. Hops BioSciences plans to leverage AI technologies throughout the drug development process, with the goal of dramatically reducing development time and costs. CEO Lee Jeong-hwan expressed optimism about the integration of AI, stating that the company aims to become an AI transformation company.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Jeonbuk National University spin-off to accelerate drug development through AI transformation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/jeonbuk-national-university-spin-off-to-accelerate-drug-development",
        "published": "2026-08-11T02:42:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}