The Korean Society of Molecular Imaging (KSMI) was founded in 2002 with the aim of developing advanced imaging technology for deep understanding of life science at the cell and molecular level and early precise detection of disease, that eventually contribute to patient care and management. Through the years, researchers from diverse disciplines such as life science, engineering, chemistry, basic and clinical medicine have actively interacted each other, and held academic and educational conferences every year.

Molecular Imaging has achieved paradigm shift from the morphology-oriented imaging reflecting the end point of diseases to the novel technology visualizing cellular/genetic mechanism, metabolism and process of diseases. Molecular Imaging was selected as one of top 10 future technologies by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review in 2003, and appeared on the cover of Nature in 2009 under the title of “Seeing is Achieving”.

KSMI has successfully hosted World Molecular Imaging Congress in 2014 in Seoul. KSMI members have actively participated in the World Molecular Imaging Society and Federation of Asian Societies for Molecular Imaging, shared leadership in the societies and advanced this field through international collaboration.

KSMI will be the venue for convergence research to create a healthy society with the motto of "Molecular Imaging from Bench to Clinic."