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About KSPST

The Road to the Establishment of the Korean Society of
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology (KSPST)

Since 1970, the Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology (KSPST)
has pursued a single goal: to advance public health in the Republic of Korea.
Here, we introduce the background of our establishment

1970The Inception of the Society

On July 4, 1970, a meeting was held for the Pharmaceutics Division of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea,
chaired by Professor Jong-Hak Woo. During the meeting, board members were elected and operational matters were discussed.
Professor Min-Hwa Lee from Seoul National University also delivered a special lecture on
“The Use of Computers in the Field of Pharmaceutics.”
At this meeting, it was agreed to establish a new society tentatively named the “Society of Pharmaceutics,”
and an organizing committee was formed with representatives from various sectors as follows:
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Academia Hospital Pharmacy Research Institute Pharmaceutical Industry
Sang-Min Kim
(Dongduk Women's University),
Shin-Keun Kim
(Seoul National University)		 Hyung-Tae Kang
(Seoul National University Hospital),
Jung-Sul Moon
(National Medical Center)		 Dal-Hyun Ji, Kyu-Song Lee
(National Institute of Health)		 Pil-Keun Jung
(Ildong Pharmaceutical),
Joon-Ho Kim
(Hanil Pharmaceuticals)
On September 22 of the same year, Professors Jong-Hak Woo, Hyung-Tae Kang, Jae-Wan Kim, Sang-Min Kim, and Shin-Keun Kim convened at the Department of Pharmaceutics, Seoul National University, to review the draft of the society’s bylaws. Subsequently, on October 13, the Pharmaceutics Division of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea convened a meeting at Dongduk Women’s University under the chairmanship of Professor Jong-Hak Woo. Around 20 members attended. At this meeting, six additional members were elected to the organizing

committee:
Professors Jae-Ik Yong (Sookmyung Women’s University), Jong-Kap Kim (Chung-Ang University), Se-Ho Han (Chungbuk National University), and members Kwan-Seop Shim (Yungjin Pharm), Byung-Guk Lee and Jung-Soo Kim (both from Dong-A Pharm).

The Official Founding Year 1971

On February 23, 1971, the inaugural meeting of the Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and
Technology was held at the seminar room of Seoul National University’s College of Pharmacy.
At this event, a Preparatory Committee for the Foundation (chaired by Professor Jong-Hak Woo) was formally established.
With 27 professionals from diverse sectors attending, the meeting was moderated by Associate Professor Shin-Keun Kim.
Following a progress report by Professor Se-Ho Han (Chungnam National University),
Professor Sang-Min Kim read the founding statement, which was unanimously adopted.
The key principles outlined in the founding statement were as follows:

  • 1

    To overcome Korea’s academic isolation in the field of pharmaceutical sciences and take a significant leap forward

  • 2

    To serve as a leading academic society fostering close collaboration between academia and industry

  • 3

    To strengthen academic ties with practical pharmacy

  • 4

    To promote scientific advancement in drug formulation technology

  • 5

    To actively pursue collaboration and academic exchange with international societies
Following the meeting, a General Assembly Organizing Committee was formed, chaired by Dr. Jong-Hak Woo,
and fifteen committee members were elected from five sectors to finalize the date of the General Assembly,
scheduled for March 6 at Seoul National University’s College of Pharmacy.
The elected members included:
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Chair Academia Hospital Pharmacy Industry Research Institutes Community Pharmacies
Woo Jong-Hak Sang-Min Kim
(Dongduk Women’s University),
Soo-Eok Kim
(Kyung Hee University),
Jae-Baek Kim
(Wonkwang University)		 Hyung-Tae Kang
(Seoul National University Hospital),
Tae-Sun Noh
(Kyung Hee University Hospital),
Bong-Soon Jang
(Seoul Municipal Children's Hospital)		 Kwan-Seop Shim
(Yungjin Pharm),
Young-Soo Lee
(Ilsung),
Pil-Keun Jung
(Ildong Pharmaceutical)		 Dal-Hyun Ji,
Kyu-Song Lee,
Kye-Joo Lee (National Institute of Health)		 Sung-Jun Kim
(Vice President of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association),
Sang-Cheol Yoon
(President, Seoul Jung-gu Branch),
Sung-Eun Han
(Bokwang Pharmacy)

1973Securing the Society’s Office

In 1973, the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)
initiated a project to build a centralized building for scientific organizations in Korea.
As part of this effort, academic societies were encouraged to join by contributing a designated amount of funding,
which would guarantee them permanent office space in the new building.
At the time, among pharmaceutical science societies, only the Korean Pharmaceutical Association, the Korean Society of Pharmacognosy, and our society existed. While the other two societies declined participation, our society’s executive board decided it was crucial to join. We applied for a 66 m² office, which required a contribution of 1.2 million KRW—considered a substantial sum at the time.
After deliberation, we approached Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Pacific Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. and requested support. Thanks to the generous assistance of President Seung-Ho Kim (Boryung) and Chairman Seong-Hwan Seo (Pacific), each company contributed 600,000 KRW to the society. Their generosity remains deeply appreciated to this day.
We promptly completed the move-in process to the KOFST building. Although the area was then largely undeveloped, the building proudly stood on a hill in Yeoksam-dong, which is now a central area of Gangnam, Seoul. To this day, the Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology retains permanent rights to use its original 66 m² office space within the KOFST building.

Background

The Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (KSPST) was established in 1971
with the aim of systematizing the academic foundation of pharmaceutical science in Korea,
elevating research standards, and advancing related technologies in the pharmaceutical industry.
It was also envisioned as a hub for academic exchange and industry-academia cooperation.

On November 13, 1971, KSPST was officially founded during its inaugural academic conference.
Just two days later, on November 15, the first issue of the society’s official journal,
Yagjehak Hoeji (now the Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation), was published,
laying the groundwork for academic dissemination.

Since its founding, KSPST has become a leading professional society in
Korea encompassing all areas of pharmaceutical sciences, including drug formulation,
drug delivery systems, pharmaceutical technologies, and excipient development.
It continues to foster academic collaboration and facilitate cooperation between academia,
industry, and research institutes.

1960s–1970s

Founding and Foundation

1969
05.01

Proposal to establish a pharmaceutical science division within the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea.

1970
06.05

Establishment plan discussed within the division

09.22

Formation of the KSPST Founding Committee and drafting of bylaws.

1971
02.23

KSPST Promoters' Meeting.

03.25

Formation of the Standing Preparatory Committee.

06.26
Founding General Assembly (First President: Dr. Jong-Hak Woo).
07.13

First Board of Directors Meeting.

07.26

First Fund Management Committee Meeting.

11.13

First academic conference and official founding of KSPST.

11.15
First issue of the society’s journal published.
1972
12.16
Second General Assembly and Conference (National Medical Center).
1973
06.01
First symposium held.

Revitalization and Foundation for International Exchange

1980s

Revitalization and Foundation for
International Exchange

1980
05.15

Subcommittee formed to respond to Ministry of Health’s request regarding definition of pharmaceutical compounding.

11.22
10th General Assembly and Conference (Chung-Ang University).
1981
09.20

Commemorative issue for 10th anniversary published.

09.25

10th Anniversary Academic Lecture.

1982
07.05
Joint symposium with Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
1985
04.26

Korea-Japan Formulation Seminar held as part of Commemorative Symposium for Science Month.

1986
02.15

KSPST office inauguration (Jongno-gu, Seoul).

03.20

Registered as a quasi-corporate academic organization.

09.20

Journal assigned ISSN (0259-2347) (Vol. 16, Issue 3).

1988
02.16

Office relocation (Seocho-gu, Seoul).

04.20

Registered as a nonprofit organization.

05.20
First Pharmaceutical Technology Seminar held with Richwood Trading Company.
08.26

Joint summer symposium with KPMA.

1989
05.23
Invited lecture by Prof. W. Higuchi.
08.25

First Pharmaceutical Technology Workshop held.

Start of Internationalization

1990s

Start of Internationalization

1990
11.23
20th Anniversary International Conference.
11.24
20th Anniversary International Conference.
1991
01.01

Publication of KSPST 20-Year History.

03.08

Commemoration event for 20-Year History; journal renamed.

1993
09.13-14

FIP Seoul International Symposium; 5th Pharmaceutical Tech Workshop.

1997
09.24-26
Joint symposium with Controlled Release Society.
1998
01.17

Office relocation (KOFST Hall, Gangnam).

09.01

Journal digitized and CD-ROM archive launched; application for inclusion in National Research Foundation (NRF) list.

1999
03.13

Editorial system reformed.

08.11

First So-Yang Industry-Academia Conference held.

09.01

Certified as Excellent Academic Journal by NRF; official website launched.

Strengthening International Collaboration

2000s

Strengthening
International Collaboration

2000
11.16-17

30th Anniversary International Conference.

12.05-06

Joint international workshop with AAPS and FIP.

2001
09.01

Certified as NRF-registered journal.

2002
04.18-19

First Korea-Japan Joint Symposium.

08.22
Second So-Yang Conference.
2003
04.25

Vice President system introduced.

08.06

Approved as an incorporated association (MFDS).

09.16

Legal registration completed.

11.21
Pre-Satellite International Symposium.
12.30

Publication of KSPST 30-Year History.

2004

Journal increased to six issues per year.

05.28
Second Korea-Japan Joint Symposium.
2005

Society’s English name changed to KSPST; updated email and website address; journal cover and logo renewed.

2006

Email-based submission system launched.

2007

Journal database completed.

2008
03.17

MOU with the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PSJ).

2009
08.26

First Executive Workshop held.

Journal Internationalization

2010s

Journal Internationalization

2010
06.

Journal renamed to Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation (JPI) and converted to English-only.

12.02~03

40th General Assembly and International Conference.

2012
02.

JPI began publication through Springer Nature.

11.29~30

Job Fair launched at International Conference.

2013
11.20~22
Hosted 2013 AFPS Conference.
2014
06.10
First Pharmaceutical Technology Forum.
10.06~07
FIP BA/BE Symposium.
2015
08.21

MOU with Korea Pharmaceutical Association.

09.04

MOU with Korean Society for Life Pharmaceutical Sciences.

10.25~29

AAPS Joint Symposium.

11.19~20

Early Birds School launched at International Conference.

2016
06.24~25
Korea-Japan Young Scientists Workshop.
11.13~17
AAPS Joint Symposium.
2017
02.13~14

Joint Winter Symposium with Korean Society for Life Pharmaceutical Sciences.

2018
02.13~14
First Korean Pharmacokinetics Bootcamp; Korea-Japan Young Scientists Workshop.
02.13~14
First Korean Pharmacokinetics Bootcamp; Korea-Japan Young Scientists Workshop.
2019
07.03~05
Hosted 9th AASP Conference.
10.22

MOU with Pharmaceutics.

11.22

MOU between JPI and AJPS.

Digitalization and Expansion of Academia-Industry Collaboration

2020s

Digitalization and Expansion of
Academia-Industry Collaboration

2020

Website fully revamped; electronic voting system introduced.

11.19~20
General Assembly and Conference held in hybrid (online/offline) format.
2021

JPI indexed in SCIE.

03.17

Approved as Korea Local Chapter of Controlled Release Society (CRS).

11.19~20
50th General Assembly and Conference (hybrid format).
2023

Booklet introducing KSPST members' research fields published to foster academia-industry collaboration; Kim Jong-Kook Academic Award established.

2024

English website launched; establishment of KSPST Academia-Industry Database System.