"Former Samsung Employee Professor Kim Sang-hyo of Gachon University: 'Burning Sun Scandal Made Me Furious… 'Water Drop' Detected in 5 Seconds with a Simple Kit"

"Former Samsung Employee Professor Kim Sang-hyo of Gachon University: 'Burning Sun Scandal Made Me Furious… 'Water Drop' Detected in 5 Seconds with a Simple Kit"

Published on August 21, 2024, 17:20:20, Updated on August 21, 2024, 17:20:20, Seongnam = Reporter Son Dae-seon

In an interview on August 21 at Gachon University’s Bio-Nano Research Institute in Seongnam, Gachon University’s Bio-Nano Department Professor Kim Sang-hyo, aged 57, introduced user reviews of the GHB (also known as "water drop") detection kit, G-Check, which is used to prevent sexual crimes involving drug misuse. G-Check, a flagship product of Philmedi, a healthcare company Kim represents, was spun off from Gachon University in 2019. Professor Kim explained, “One set is sold for $15 (about 20,000 won) on Amazon, and it has received high customer satisfaction ratings in this field. It is gaining word-of-mouth popularity and about 1,000 units are sold across the U.S. every month.”

Professor Kim, a graduate of Pohang University of Science and Technology’s Chemical Engineering Department, previously worked at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (now SAIT) as a ‘Samsung man.’ He then joined Gachon University in 2007, later in his 40s.

Kim’s particular interest in drug detection kits was sparked by the ‘Burning Sun Gate’ scandal in 2018, which caused a stir in Korean society. At the time, there were speculations that GHB was being mixed into drinks to facilitate sexual assault. However, due to the nature of this drug affecting the nervous system, it would not be detectable after a certain period, making it difficult to confirm criminal charges concretely.