Institute for Basic Science
기초과학연구원 | |
| Formation | November 21, 2011 |
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| Type | Governmental organisation |
| Purpose | Basic science research |
| Headquarters | Daejeon, South Korea |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 36°22′33″N 127°23′09″E / 36.375959°N 127.385751°E |
President | Noh Do Young |
Main organ | IBS Research Centers |
| Budget | 260 million USD (FY2015) |
| Staff | 1,800 researchers and students |
| Website | www |
| Institute for Basic Science | |
| Hangul | 기초과학연구원 |
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| Hanja | 基礎科學硏究院 |
| Revised Romanization | Gicho Gwahak Yeonguwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kich'o Kwahak Yŏn'guwŏn |
The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; Korean: 기초과학연구원) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. Comprising approximately 30 research centers with more than 60 research groups across the nation and a headquarters in Daejeon, IBS has approximately 1,800 researchers and doctoral course students. Around 30% of the researchers are from countries other than South Korea. The organization is under the Ministry of Science and ICT.