WBF, Moonsook foundation renew support for women in science

The Women’s Bioscience Forum (WBF) and the Moonsook Science Foundation have reaffirmed their partnership to support and foster outstanding women scientists through the Moonsook Saebyul Award. On Friday, the two organizations extended their memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the foundation's office in Seoul, confirming their commitment to jointly operate the award and maintain a broader framework of cooperation. The renewed agreement builds on the original MOU signed in 2024, which aims at strengthening support for women in the life sciences. Established in 2005, the award recognizes and encourages exceptional researchers in the domestic life sciences field, including doctoral students, research assistants with master’s degrees and postdoctoral researchers. Since its inception, 66 women have received the award. Since 2024, Moonsook has sponsored the program, granting 1 million won ($700) each to three doctoral researchers and 2 million won each to two postdoctoral researchers. Founded in 2001, WBF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening national competitiveness in li