Institute for Basic Science (IBS) is a national research institute established in 2011 with the purpose of driving forward excellence in basic science and fostering world-leading scientific centers in South Korea. IBS was created out of a genuine intellectual curiosity, putting ultimate emphasis on the value of basic science research. Long-term, large-scale, and group research as well as maintaining autonomous research activities are the key founding philosophies. Currently, IBS has 30 research centers in a wide range of disciplines including six chemistry and five interdisciplinary research centers, in addition to the Rare Isotope Science project. Its annual budget as of 2020 is US$446 million. This virtual issue, “Chemistry in Korea: IBS and Beyond”, highlights the latest contributions from eight IBS centers along with exciting advances from other emerging scientists in South Korea. Topics encompass a wide range of chemistry and its cross-boundary researches from theory and simulations, nanomaterials, molecular synthesis, catalysts, spectroscopy, supramolecular chemistry, and soft materials to nanomedicine. While it is still in a growing stage as an institute, with its motto of “Making Discoveries for Humanity & Society”, IBS aspires to serve as a global hub of basic science by promoting collaborations beyond the boundaries of countries and academic disciplines to solve challenging scientific issues that our society is facing. For more information about IBS, please visit https://www.ibs.re.kr/eng.do. Views expressed in this editorial are those of the authors and not necessarily the views of the ACS. This Editorial is published jointly in Journal of the American Chemical Society and Accounts of Chemical Research. This article has not yet been cited by other publications.

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韩国化学：IBS及以后

基础科学研究所（IBS）是一家国家研究机构，成立于2011年，其宗旨是推动基础科学的卓越发展并在韩国建立世界领先的科学中心。IBS的创建是出于真正的好奇心，最终将重点放在基础科学研究的价值上。长期，大规模和小组研究以及维持自主研究活动是主要的创立哲学。目前，IBS在“稀有同位素科学”项目之外，还拥有30个广泛学科的研究中心，包括6个化学和5个跨学科研究中心。截至2020年，其年度预算为4.46亿美元。这个虚拟的问题，“韩国的化学：IBS及以后”，重点介绍了八个IBS中心的最新成果以及韩国其他新兴科学家的令人兴奋的进展。主题涵盖广泛的化学及其跨界研究，从理论和模拟，纳米材料，分子合成，催化剂，光谱学，超分子化学，软材料到纳米医学。尽管IBS的发展座右铭是“为人类与社会做出发现”，但IBS希望通过促进各国和学术界之间的合作来解决挑战，成为基础科学的全球枢纽我们社会面临的科学问题。有关IBS的更多信息，请访问https://www.ibs.re.kr/eng.do。本社论中表达的观点只是作者的观点，不一定是ACS的观点。本社论共同发表于美国化学学会杂志和化学研究帐户。本文尚未被其他出版物引用。