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ExoDiscovery—built on technology from Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho’s lab—had its logo showcased on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square in New York City. Dec 09, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team A UNIST faculty startup has secured significant U.S. funding, marking a major milestone in its global commercialization…

Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Dean of the College of Information and Biotechnology and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST, has been officially inaugurated as President of the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS), marking her as the first Korean to hold this position. Recognized…

Their findings have been published in Advanced Science on August 21, 2025. Sep 24, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– Abstract Reciprocal signaling between metanephric mesenchyme (MM) and ureteric bud (UB) is essential for human kidney development. However, human pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids do…

This study was published in Cancer Research, the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on August 1, 2025. Sep 22, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– Abstract Triggering cancer cell death by inducing DNA damage is the primary aim of radiotherapy;…

Vidal Sonics Inc., a biotech startup affiliated with UNIST, has been awarded the Grand Prize at the 2025 R&D Special Zone Tech Startup Investment Competition for S&T Specialized Universities. Sep 15, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– Vidal Sonics Inc., a biotech startup affiliated with…

Professor Jayil Lee and Professor Yoon-Kyoung Cho have been selected for project to develop a global joint research center in advanced biotechnology. Nov 05, 2024JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– UNIST biomedical engineering researchers are fostering global collaborative research with world-class research institutes. The Ministry of…

The 2025 Global Symposium on Multiscale Biohybrid Systems took place at UNIST from February 9 to 10, 2025. Feb 13, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– As individuals age, muscle regeneration becomes increasingly critical for maintaining health and quality of life. To address this challenge,…

Their findings were highlighted as a front cover of ACS Nano with publication dated January 11, 2025. Feb 15, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– Abstract Tumor-derived extracellular vesicle (tEV)-associated RNAs hold promise as diagnostic biomarkers, but their clinical use is hindered by the rarity…

The findings, published as a cover article in Advanced Science on April 3, have been recognized for their innovation and significance, making them a hot topic in the microfluidics field. Apr 15, 2025JooHyeon Heo Public Relations Team print +– Abstract Current in vitro models of 3D…