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CITY CONCEPT

AI-driven growth in biotech and robotics
B-CITY, an AI Platform

AI DATA · BIO INDUSTRY · PHYSICAL AI · FOOD CLUSTER
Four connected industries, one innovation hub

AIPlatformB-CITY

AI DATA

BIO
INDUSTRY

PHYSICAL AI

FOOD
CLUSTER

01Where data infrastructure and AI computing begin

AI DATA

A planned hyperscale data center campus with up to 435 MW of power supply capacity
powering a smart city

A hyperscale data center hub designed for growing demand for AI computing and power

  • 01Power infrastructure

    A hyperscale supply of up to 435 MW

    • Incoming power capacity of up to 435 MW · direct 154 kV connection
    • Low-cost, high-efficiency design targeting a PUE of 1.2
    The power chain from transmission towers through substation, UPS and cooling to the data center

  • 02Scale

    A data center complex across five blocks, DC1–DC5

    • Five blocks, DC1–DC5, developed in sequence
    • Low-and-wide design reduces up-front investment
    • Dedicated data centers for tenant companies
    Five low-rise blocks, DC1–DC5, arranged around shared utilities

  • 03Compute

    The computing base for AI workloads and city operations alike

    • A high-performance NVIDIA GPU platform for biotechnology
    • Collection, management and research of bio and medical data
    • Real-time compute for city operating systems
    The computing base behind GPU processing, bio analysis and city operations

02A bio innovation ecosystem from research through production

BIO INDUSTRY

A hub for AI-driven drug development and small- and mid-sized CDMOs
positioned for new opportunities associated with the U.S. BIOSECURE Act

As the U.S. BIOSECURE Act takes effect in 2027–28, global pharmaceutical companies are shifting away from Chinese suppliers, coinciding with the blockbuster patent cliff — an unprecedented opportunity for Korean CDMOs and CROs

  • 01R&D

    AI drug discovery and genomics-based research

    • AI-driven drug R&D for intractable and rare diseases, including cancer and diabetes
    • Biomarker discovery through genomic analysis
    • Research and development in AI-driven digital health
    A research setting for AI drug discovery and genome analysis

  • 02Production & clinical

    A complete value chain from contract manufacturing to trials

    • Sites suited to new build and expansion of small- to mid-size CDMO plants
    • A concentration of small and mid-size bio and pharma companies
    • Clinical research infrastructure that supports commercialization
    Two levels — manufacturing above, quality control and clinical support below

  • 03Scale

    An advanced bio cluster of 271,000 m²

    • 271,000 m² (82,000 pyeong) of advanced bio cluster development
    • A value chain from data collection to AI analysis to production
    • Production and clinical data feed back into research, strengthening each cycle
    A cluster linking research, data, manufacturing and clinical work
Service robots deployed across the city

03A future city running on robotics, mobility and AI automation

PHYSICAL AI

A leading Physical AI city, built on robotics,
autonomous driving and AI automation

A future city that applies AI in the real urban environment, across industry, transport and daily life

  • 01Intelligent robotics

    A demonstration base for humanoid and service robots

    • Attracting AI robotics R&D centers
    • Demonstration tracks for humanoid and service robots
    • A cluster for robot components and materials
    A test bed for humanoids, service robots and component testing

  • 02Smart mobility

    A city commercializing autonomous and next-generation mobility

    • A road network for autonomous-driving trials
    • Take-off and landing infrastructure for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
    • Support for commercializing smart logistics and delivery robots
    A test bed for autonomous driving, UAM and delivery robots

  • 03AI automation

    Integrated digital operation from design through monitoring

    • Digital-twin simulation to optimize the city at the design stage
    • One management system across design, construction, energy and transport
    • AI-led standardization of city data and real-time response
    Compact city-operation modules under integrated AI control
Food and logistics cluster

04An industrial hub for smart food and logistics

FOOD CLUSTER

A next-generation food and logistics cluster — a Gangwon model —
with secure access to KRW 2 trillion a year in outsourced military food service

Open competitive bidding for food service contracts was introduced in 2022, and outsourcing has been expanding since

  • 01Cold chain

    Large-scale chilled and frozen storage, with a nationwide network

    • AI-controlled smart storage
    • Large-scale chilled and frozen warehousing
    • An integrated network across Gangwon, the Seoul metropolitan area and the country
    Large-scale chilled and frozen storage with its power and logistics networks

  • 02Food tech

    A future food industry built on ICT and R&D

    • ICT-controlled smart research management
    • Personalized catering from lifelog and health data
    • An environment for researching and mass-producing next-generation foods
    An ecosystem of ICT environmental control, R&D and custom catering

  • 03Regional links

    A logistics hub tied to outsourced military food service

    • A regional logistics hub linking Gangwon, the Seoul metropolitan area and the country
    • Serving outsourced food service demand from Gangwon’s military bases
    • A secure, large-scale route to market
    A central logistics hub linking cold storage, military bases and institutional catering

Four industries, one city — B-CITY becomes the new center of Korea’s advanced industry