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Institute for Basic Science
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<p>The Institute for Basic Science is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure <a href="/facts/Basic_research/QvrBkrRb">basic research</a>. Comprising approximately 30 research centers with more than 60 research groups across the nation and a headquarters in <a href="/facts/Daejeon/uuNK17BW">Daejeon</a>, 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 <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Science_and_ICT/vgX56bAG">Ministry of Science and ICT</a>. </p>