South Korea’s top tech university emerges as startup powerhouse
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Bae Hyeon-min, dean at the KAIST Institute for Entrepreneurship, stands next to a medical robot. (Photo by Nami Matsuura)
NAMI MATSUURA and NA KIYOUNG
SEOUL — South Korea’s largest technological university is increasingly serving as an incubator that sends out an array of fast-growing startups.