The Rangdron Medical Complex was a hospital and research facility operated by the Kornak Armed Forces. All personnel working at Rangdron were military officers, in addition to their medical roles. In the mid 24th century, Colonel Idit Kahayn conducted medical experimentation with microelectromechanical machines, and using them to repair damaged neural cells. However, when tested on native primates, these MEMs started to replace healthy brain cells with artificial ones, enabling electronic information to be transferred between brains. The military, including Kornak Security Director Colonel Blate, viewed this as a promising technology, though Kahayn had moral reservations.