KIST Europe

R&D Institution

Saarbruecken, Germany

About

KIST Europe (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Europe) is the European research center of KIST, Korea’s leading government-funded multidisciplinary research institute. Established in Saarbruecken, Germany, KIST Europe serves as a scientific bridge between Korea and Europe, facilitating joint research and innovation in alignment with EU priorities.

The institute is structured into three thematic research clusters: Energy & Environment, Advanced Bio, and AI Convergence. We are part of the Energy & Environment Cluster, focusing on fuel cells, batteries, other energy-related research, environmental safety, circular economy, pollutant monitoring, sensing technology, and sustainable chemical and water resource management.

The core expertise in our team for environmental works includes advanced mass spectrometry, non-targeted analysis, sensor development, life cycle assessment (LCA), and AI-assisted environmental diagnostics. We actively conduct research on emerging pollutants such as PFAS and microplastics and work on adsorption-based recovery and water reuse technologies.

As an EU-based legal entity and an official arm of KIST, we are uniquely positioned to participate in Horizon Europe as a beneficiary, while also bringing in Korean public research institutions, such as KIST’s Water Resources and Recycling Center and other national R&D partners, into international consortia.

Through cross-continental collaboration, KIST Europe aims to advance sustainable solutions to global environmental and technological challenges.

Clean environment and zero pollution

1 Innovative and advanced monitoring and modelling systems for revised air quality policies2 Environmental impacts from the production of agricultural crops for bio-based industrial systems3 Environmental biotechnology applications in service of remediation of polluted ecosystems4 Towards a comprehensive European strategy to assess and monitor aquatic litter including plastic and microplastic pollution7 Reducing pollution from the food and drink industries8 Substances of concern and emerging pollutants from bio-based industries and products: mapping and replacement

Representatives

Seungyun Baik

Project Leader

KIST Europe