History
A global company leading the biological industry
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- 2023
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05Acquired a patent for a substitute additive for synthetic nitrite in cabbage and radish powder
03Appointed as a member of the Pet Industry Promotion Committee in Jeollabuk-do.
Obtained product approval for North American type PRRS live vaccine (Product name: IMMUNIS PRRS-NA).
01Awarded the Prize of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
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- 2022
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12Subsidiary company OSP Co., Ltd. acquired pet treats company BOWWOW Korea Co., Ltd.
10Subsidiary company OSP Co., Ltd. listed on the KOSDAQ market.
08Obtained product approval for red sea bream Irido virus prevention vaccine (Product name: IMMUNIS MEGA VAC).
04Registered PED-M vaccine in Thailand
Signed an MOU for the development of economic animal productivity improvement and decarbonization technologies in Jeollabuk-do.
01Designated as a youth-friendly small giant company by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
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- 2021
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12Signed an MOU with DSM Nutrition Korea in the pig farming sector
Awarded the Minister Prize for environmentally friendly livestock farming
03Awarded the Korea Animal Pharmaceutical Industry Cooperative Industrial Development Small and Medium Business Association Chairman
02Awarded the Korea Veterinary Medicine Association President’s Award for contribution to exporting veterinary medicines
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- 2020
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12Received an Excellence Award in the Livestock Materials category in 2020 Organic and Antibiotic-Free Livestock Awards
Awarded the 7 million dollar export tower (Korea International Trade Association)
09Awarded in the work based learning learning practice contest (Ministry of Employment and Labor / Human Resources Development Service of Korea)
06Designated as a small Giant company of Korea
04Signed a joint research and development agreement with Dr. I&B for companion animal cancer treatment
WellClean-C (Disinfectant) African Swine Fever (ASF) Efficacy approved by the Animal and plant quarantine
01Commendation for exporting veterinary medicines (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs award)
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- 2019
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12Investment attraction to Woogene BIO from Green Cross Veterinary Medicine Co., Ltd.,
Veterinary Medicine Voluntary Inspection Grand Prize (Animal and plant quarantine agency award)
10Woogene Bio, certified as an export company applying WHO GMP guidelines by the animal and plant quarantine agency
Acquired organic pet food manufacturing company OSP Co.,LTD
09Cleanup-F (disinfectant) African Swine Fever (ASF) Efficacy approved by the Animal and plant quarantine agency
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- 2018
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12Awarded in 2018 Korea Business communication awards
11Established Woogene Bio, a company specializing in animal vaccines
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- 2017
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12Immunis® PED-M vaccine launched
10Yesan Factory KVGMP Permission
09Selected as one of the 100 best national R&D achievements in 2017 (Ministry of Science and ICT)
04Completion of the Yesan EU-GMP level factory
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- 2016
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12Veterinary Medicine Voluntary Inspection Grand Prize(Ministry’s award)
Designated as a small Giant company of Korea
06Awarded Information Innovation grand prize
03Signed an MOU on vaccine development joint research with SEPPIC of France
01Supply of veterinary medicines to a global livestock company (C.P. Vietnam Corporation) ($3 million – KRW 3.6 billion)
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- 2015
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12Awarded the 2015 Veterinary Medicine Export Award (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)
09Selected as Top 10 in the probiotic category at the ‘3rd China Feed Awards’
02Approved permission of bacterial cultures for freeze-drying of Lactobacillus rhamnosus
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- 2014
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122014 Veterinary Medicine Voluntary Inspection Grand Prize (Ministry Award)
10Approved Human anti-inflammatory analgesic drug substance enzymes, SKD in Europe Market
Developed and patented the world’s first “hEGF, transgenic chinkens”
09Acquire patent for PED virus and vaccine composition
04Signed a technology transfer for useful microorganisms for industrial fisheries
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- 2013
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09Selected as a company you want to work by INNOVIZ
05Joint development agreement with Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research center for technology and patent
02Awarded from The Minister of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
WooGene B&G Academy Awards
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- 2012
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12Awarded the 5 million dollar export tower
11AAP General Assembly : 2nd WooGene B&G Award (Prof. Sang Gun Roh / Tohoku University)
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- 2011
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12Received Excellence Award in Export Growth Division for Veterinary Drugs in 2011
Received Veterinary Medicine Voluntary Inspection System Excellence Award in 2011
10Signed an agreement with Handong University to develop a functional beverage using Korean mistletoe
Performed functional beverage development project using Korean mistletoe with the Small and Medium Business Administration
09Joint development agreement with Konkuk University for an anti-obesity drug type material
01Joint development agreement with Wonkwang University and the Technical Cooperation and Joint Development Agreement)
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- 2010
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12Chungcheongnam-do Agricultural Research and Technology transfer to conduct patent microorganismsServices (Nonsan Strawberry Experiment Station)
112010 Veterinary Medicine Voluntary Inspection Grand Prize
08AAP General Assembly : 1st WooGene B&G Award (Dr. Tohru Matsui / Kyoto University)
02Ginseng eco-friendly microorganism joint research MOU agreement (Punggi Ginseng Testing Center)
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- 2009
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11Awarded 1 million dollar export
05Extension completed injectables’ facility and certified GMP
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- 2008
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05Listed on KOSDAQ
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- 2007
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11Designated as a technology innovative small and medium enterprise (INNOBIZ)
10Certified BGMP for raw material of human medicine
09A business agreement with Japan's Matsumoto Microbiology Research Institute on the production and supply of microorganism-related products
08Industry-academic cooperation agreement with KUNKOOK University eco-friendly certification center
01Strategic alliance with Daeyang E&C on animal welfare application technology
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- 2006
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12Renewal ISO 14001(DAS CERTIFICATION)
08Authenticated as a manufacturer of raw material for human pharmaceutical by KFDA
(streptokinase, Streptodornase) – Ministry of Food and drug safety
05Received a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare
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- 2005
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12Selected as a frontier company (Gyeonggi-do)
10Certified ISO 14001 (Korea International Standards Institute)
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- 2004
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08Designated as an Export-oriented Small and Medium-size Enterprise (Gyeonggi Regional Small and Medium enterprise Administration)
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- 2002
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04Designated Clean Factory (Ministry of Labor) Approved manufacturing of Agrochemical microorganism (Ministry of Labor)
01Approved manufacturing of Agrochemical microorganism
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- 2001
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03Renamed Mother company & Subsidiaries to WooGene B&G Co.,Ltd.
02Contracted technical cooperation with Feed research institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science
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- 1996
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10Certified and authenticated Good Manufacturing Practice/Procedure. (KVGMP) (injections, additives, pharmaceuticals, oral preparations)
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- 1995
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09Established the Central Research Center (approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology)
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- 1992
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04Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA, Belgium.
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- 1988
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08Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with WERFFT-CHEMIE, Austria.
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- 1987
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09Selected as a promising small and medium-sized enterprise (Jeil Bank)
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- 1983
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08Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with PGE, Austria
Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with INTERPREMIX, Austria
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- 1982
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08Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with TAKEDA(Currently Schering Plough AH), Japan
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- 1981
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10Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with BIOCHEMIE, Austria.
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- 1978
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11Contracted an Agreement of Exclusive Distributorship with SANDOZ(Currently Novartis AH), Switzerland.
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- 1977
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11Foundation of KWAHAK INT’L CO