From left: Sunkyu Kim, Director at AIGEN Sciences; Jaewoo Kang, CEO of AIGEN Sciences; Zehua Cheng, Chief Scientist at Flock; and Dr. Wei Dai | Photo provided by AIGEN Sciences
Web3-native platform Flock and award-winning AI drug discovery company AIGEN Sciences have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate their technologies. This partnership enables pharmaceutical and medical institutions in Korea to collaboratively train AI models without exposing or transferring sensitive data.
Under the agreement, Flock’s on-chain federated learning infrastructure will connect with AIGEN Sciences’ large language model (LLM)-based drug development engine. This integration allows hospitals and research institutions to retain data ownership while securely utilizing real-world clinical and research data.
“This partnership marks a major milestone toward realizing truly decentralized AI in life sciences,” said Jiahao Sun, Co-founder and CEO of Flock. “By combining our blockchain-protected incentive layer with AIGEN Sciences’ validated drug discovery platform, we can derive high-value insights in the bio-health sector while maintaining the highest standards of privacy.”
Jaewoo Kang, CEO of AIGEN Sciences, stated, “Our mission is to accelerate the journey from idea to clinic. Flock’s privacy-preserving technology opens up access to previously unreachable datasets, enabling new collaborations with hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. We believe this will help bring better medicines to market faster.”
The technical integration will be jointly led by Zehua Cheng, Chief Scientist at Flock, and Sunkyu Kim, Head of AI Research at AIGEN Sciences. The first proof-of-concept (PoC) is scheduled for Q3 2025, with plans to present the findings at leading AI and healthcare conferences.
Flock (FLock.io) is a community-driven platform that combines federated learning with blockchain technology to build on-chain decentralized AI models. It enables secure collaboration among data owners, compute providers, and AI engineers without revealing raw data, supporting both privacy protection and universal AI applications.
AIGEN Sciences is a Seoul-based biotech company accelerating small-molecule and biologics discovery by combining LLMs with multi-omics data. Founded by researchers from Korea University, the company is backed by leading venture capital firms and is building a diversified pipeline to improve patient outcomes.
Angelswing unveils a drone-based digital twin platform for urban safety automation at the 2025 World Smart City Expo.
Angelswing (CEO Won Nyoung Park) announced its participation in the 2025 World Smart City Expo, to be held from July 15 to 17 at BEXCO in Busan, where it will present its vision for safer and more efficient urban management through drone-based digital twin solutions.
With a mission to solve on-site disaster response challenges through technology, Angelswing has focused on using drone data to simplify complex public safety and disaster management tasks. The company aims to overcome the limitations of traditional manpower-based systems and contribute to solving social and industrial problems through cutting-edge technology.
At the expo, Angelswing will showcase its all-in-one drone platform designed to enhance public safety and infrastructure inspections.
The core features include full drone operation automation, on-site virtualization, and a real-time 3D digital twin platform that enables routine and ad hoc public infrastructure monitoring in the easiest and fastest way.
Drones deployed at key stations operate autonomously without the need for a pilot. Collected data syncs in real-time with the digital twin environment to detect environmental changes and assess hazards.
On a virtual PC-based site, users can simulate safety plans by placing equipment across event venues and roadways, then use drones to monitor execution and prevent accidents.
The platform also supports 2D orthophotos, 3D modeling, and BIM integration for geospatial analysis.
Drone automation enables easy safety management across forests, construction sites, and event venues | Image provided by Angelswing
Public safety applications:
Disaster prevention and early response: Drones detect wildfire risks, sinkholes, potholes, and flooding. Integrated with aerial CCTV monitoring, drones help fire and police departments respond rapidly, reducing further damage. Weatherproof drones equipped with thermal cameras operate in extreme temperatures and stream high-resolution video with 112x zoom for real-time situational awareness.
Automated routine inspections: Drone stations automate operations for unmanned field checks of infrastructure, waterways, and illegal signage. Automated flight planning, route setting, and scheduling ensure regular image capture. The system detects cracks in aging buildings and bridges, monitors trash and illegal advertisements, and uses AI customized to municipal needs to deliver alerts and reduce inefficiencies in manual site visits.
Real-time 3D digital twin platform: Automatically creates 2D/3D models from drone imagery, supports time-lapse and timeline management, and verifies project progress and design deviations from CAD or BIM in urban developments.
Safety management module: Simulates safety plans with 3D icons and equipment range visualizations. SmartCapture allows one-click drone capture for collaboration and site safety planning.
Interdepartmental collaboration and data management: Projects are organized by folder per agency. Access can be controlled per user account, enabling seamless cooperation between government departments. Drone imagery supplements blind spots of fixed ground CCTV, serving as legal evidence in disputes or land compensation.
Drone and digital twin-based data solutions for disaster response | Image provided by Angelswing
Deploying Angelswing’s solutions minimizes blind spots in public safety checks and streamlines communication across departments. Automated drone operations replace routine on-site visits, reducing pilot labor, hardware, and travel costs. The system can cut operating costs by up to 85% for sites spanning 40,000 to 500,000 square meters.
Rapid disaster response mitigates wildfire and road damage, reducing long-term recovery costs and improving budget efficiency. AI-based early detection of hazards, such as potholes and illegal signage, enables proactive governance, builds public trust in safety systems, and alleviates residents’ concerns.
Angelswing leverages Korean server-based cloud data management and API structures that are compatible with existing urban control centers and smart city platforms. The platform supports high-resolution LTE/5G streaming, 360-degree camera views, and time-lapse capabilities. AI modules that detect abnormalities are being tailored for municipalities to further enhance field optimization.
“As a drone data platform company with a mission to solve disaster response challenges through technology, we aim to redefine public safety and urban management paradigms with drone data at this year’s Smart City Expo,” said CEO Park. “We will contribute to building smarter, safer cities with advanced technologies.”
Park was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2019. Angelswing provided spatial data for recovery from the Palu earthquake in Indonesia and the Kathmandu earthquake in Nepal. During the Guryong Village fire in Seoul’s Gangnam District, its high-resolution mapping and CAD comparison tools supported fair land compensation.
The platform has been adopted at over 500 construction sites in countries including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, and Korea.
Visitors can experience Angelswing’s smart city solution firsthand at booth W F-02 at the 2025 World Smart City Expo. Construction professionals can receive tailored consultations during their visit.
Safety simulation and interdepartmental collaboration using virtual site visualization | Image provided by Angelswing
Angelswing is an advanced drone data platform company expanding its presence in the global construction sector with a mission to solve social and industrial challenges through technology. From winning two Grand Tech Awards in Korea’s Smart Construction Challenge to being the first Korean firm selected two years in a row for Geoawesomeness’ Top 100 Global Geospatial Companies, Angelswing has earned credibility with its top-tier digital twin solutions. Beyond construction, it is extending its virtual collaboration platform into broader city safety and infrastructure monitoring.
B2G sales rise at police stations, fire departments, and senior centers in H1
Sales to police and fire departments increase more than fivefold from previous year, reaffirming benefits of massage chairs for institutions and public agencies
Healthcare robot company Bodyfriend (CEOs Ji Sung-kyu and Kim Heung-seok) reported a 22.3% year-on-year increase in its B2G (business-to-government) sales for the first half of this year, driven by strong supply of massage chairs to public institutions, police stations, fire departments, and senior centers.
Bodyfriend has recently expanded its massage chair business from B2B to B2G, and as of the first half of 2025, B2G revenue rose by 22.3% compared to the same period last year. Sales breakdown by sector showed a relatively even distribution: public institutions accounted for 38%, senior centers 32%, and police and fire departments 30%.
Among these, sales to police and fire departments have grown steadily for three consecutive years since 2022. In the first half of this year, revenue from this segment surged more than fivefold from the previous year, marking the highest sales to date. This performance reflects Bodyfriend’s strategic targeting of the latent demand for massage chairs as a much-needed support measure for police officers and firefighters who have limited access to rest due to heavy workloads, backed by the company’s competitive edge in healthcare robot technology.
Orders from senior centers also stood out. In the first half of this year, Bodyfriend won several large-scale contracts through competitive bidding. In June, the company signed a supply agreement to deliver 74 massage chairs to senior centers in Seoul’s Seodaemun District. Sales to other public institutions, such as city halls and public corporations, have also seen consecutive annual growth since 2023.
The company attributes this growth to a positive cycle: after government agencies, local governments, and public organizations introduced Bodyfriend’s healthcare robots, measurable improvements were seen in employee welfare satisfaction and work productivity. These results have prompted more institutions to seek out Bodyfriend’s products on their own.
Bodyfriend stated that its healthcare robots—now becoming a new standard for everyday wellness—are rapidly expanding beyond private households and businesses into the public sector, making “everyday healthcare through massage” a reality. The company aims to continue delivering meaningful results in the B2G sector by leveraging its product capabilities and brand competitiveness to ensure people in need of healing can access Bodyfriend’s healthcare robots anywhere.
Bodyfriend’s “healthcare robot” goes beyond the limitations of conventional massage chairs. Equipped with robotics technology, it enables a true full-body massage experience. By independently operating the massage components for arms and legs, the robot helps coordinate core and other muscle groups throughout the body. The industry has praised the product for redefining the standard of massage chairs through its innovative whole-body stimulation technology.
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