Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Declares Leap Forward to Global Research-Centered Hospital...a light of hope for the future
May 26, 2025
On the 26th, Catholic University of Korea's Seoul St. Mary's Hospital held a ceremony to declare a leap forward for a global research-oriented hospital in the hospital's auditorium and officially announced a new start as the first certified research-oriented hospital by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The event was a meaningful place for Seoul St. Mary's Hospital to share its vision and strategy internally and externally, expressing its willingness to lead global healthcare innovation through the convergence of medical care and research.
Starting with a video encouragement speech by Bishop Lee Kyung-sang of the Catholic Academy, the event was held with major domestic and foreign guests such as Lee Hwa-sung, head of the Catholic Central Medical Center at Catholic University, Yoon Seung-kyu, head of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Father Won Young-hoon, head of the Spiritual Affairs Department, and Cho Seok-gu, head of the Medical Life Industry Research Institute. From Father Won Young-hoon's prayer to the opening speech of the hospital director, the congratulatory speech of the head of the medical center, the declaration of the vision and the announcement of the implementation strategy, the event, which announced the full-fledged leap into a global research-oriented hospital, was successful with more than 400 people attending.
Bishop Lee Kyung-sang, executive director of the Catholic Academy of the School Corporation, encouraged in an encouraging speech that `The certification of the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital's research-oriented hospital is a combination of love for life and scientific inquiry, and it is a symbol of the dedication that has come to fruition,' `I hope it will become a hospital that realizes God's love of life through patient-centered research.'
Lee Hwa-sung, head of the Catholic Central Medical Center, then said "We will continue to provide support for research-oriented hospitals to become a platform for domestic health care innovation by strengthening research linkages at the medical center level." he said.
In his opening remarks, Yoon Seung-gyu, the head of the hospital, said, `The research infrastructure and convergence capabilities that have been accumulated for a long time have taken a leap forward through the certification of research-oriented hospitals.''We will present a new path for health care innovation as well as public health through creative convergence technology research.'
The Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Research Center will illuminate the future hope with its slogan 'Innovation and Growth for Global Convergence Research.'Through ', we shared the mission and vision of the hospital.
In addition, through this certification, the hospital is promoting an innovative model that integrates research and treatment focusing on four strategies: ▲ establishment of governance for health care research and commercialization ▲ establishment of a sustainable R&D commercialization system ▲ advancement of a commercialization system based on an open platform ▲ realization of social values through global leading research. This system is differentiated in that it is not just technology development, but also puts patient-centered practical value creation at its core.
In particular, the hospital plans to discover and intensively foster detailed research fields such as ▲blood disease ▲ refractory autoimmune disease ▲ artificial intelligence-based analysis ▲ smart medical device ▲ artificial organs and organoids ▲ cell therapy with the focus research platform of 'blood disease', 'precision regenerative medicine', 'digital clinical trials' and 'digital clinical trials'.
This is a result that reflects the research capabilities of rare and intractable diseases, precise diagnosis and treatment, and smart cell therapy that Seoul St. Mary's Hospital has accumulated for a long time. In addition, it supports innovative and challenging creative research that will respond to transformational environments with differentiated strengths in the field of biohealth.
Kim Wan-wook (Director of the Research-centered Hospital Certification Evaluation Project), who was in charge of the announcement of the research-centered hospital promotion strategy, said "We will announce the hospital's research-centered hospital promotion strategy and future plans, and Seoul St. Mary's Hospital will go beyond a simple certification hospital to become a world-leading global research-centered hospital."," he stressed.
The event was a meaningful place for Seoul St. Mary's Hospital to share its vision and strategy internally and externally, expressing its willingness to lead global healthcare innovation through the convergence of medical care and research.
Starting with a video encouragement speech by Bishop Lee Kyung-sang of the Catholic Academy, the event was held with major domestic and foreign guests such as Lee Hwa-sung, head of the Catholic Central Medical Center at Catholic University, Yoon Seung-kyu, head of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Father Won Young-hoon, head of the Spiritual Affairs Department, and Cho Seok-gu, head of the Medical Life Industry Research Institute. From Father Won Young-hoon's prayer to the opening speech of the hospital director, the congratulatory speech of the head of the medical center, the declaration of the vision and the announcement of the implementation strategy, the event, which announced the full-fledged leap into a global research-oriented hospital, was successful with more than 400 people attending.
Bishop Lee Kyung-sang, executive director of the Catholic Academy of the School Corporation, encouraged in an encouraging speech that `The certification of the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital's research-oriented hospital is a combination of love for life and scientific inquiry, and it is a symbol of the dedication that has come to fruition,' `I hope it will become a hospital that realizes God's love of life through patient-centered research.'
Lee Hwa-sung, head of the Catholic Central Medical Center, then said "We will continue to provide support for research-oriented hospitals to become a platform for domestic health care innovation by strengthening research linkages at the medical center level." he said.
In his opening remarks, Yoon Seung-gyu, the head of the hospital, said, `The research infrastructure and convergence capabilities that have been accumulated for a long time have taken a leap forward through the certification of research-oriented hospitals.''We will present a new path for health care innovation as well as public health through creative convergence technology research.'
The Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Research Center will illuminate the future hope with its slogan 'Innovation and Growth for Global Convergence Research.'Through ', we shared the mission and vision of the hospital.
In addition, through this certification, the hospital is promoting an innovative model that integrates research and treatment focusing on four strategies: ▲ establishment of governance for health care research and commercialization ▲ establishment of a sustainable R&D commercialization system ▲ advancement of a commercialization system based on an open platform ▲ realization of social values through global leading research. This system is differentiated in that it is not just technology development, but also puts patient-centered practical value creation at its core.
In particular, the hospital plans to discover and intensively foster detailed research fields such as ▲blood disease ▲ refractory autoimmune disease ▲ artificial intelligence-based analysis ▲ smart medical device ▲ artificial organs and organoids ▲ cell therapy with the focus research platform of 'blood disease', 'precision regenerative medicine', 'digital clinical trials' and 'digital clinical trials'.
This is a result that reflects the research capabilities of rare and intractable diseases, precise diagnosis and treatment, and smart cell therapy that Seoul St. Mary's Hospital has accumulated for a long time. In addition, it supports innovative and challenging creative research that will respond to transformational environments with differentiated strengths in the field of biohealth.
Kim Wan-wook (Director of the Research-centered Hospital Certification Evaluation Project), who was in charge of the announcement of the research-centered hospital promotion strategy, said "We will announce the hospital's research-centered hospital promotion strategy and future plans, and Seoul St. Mary's Hospital will go beyond a simple certification hospital to become a world-leading global research-centered hospital."," he stressed.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
