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History

CEFObio is the progressive company with steady growth.

Innovation

CEFObio is the progressive company with steady growth.

2020~2023

  • 2023

    05

    Licensed by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for human cell management business/cell processing facility

    04

    Business agreement with Amicogen for human-derived cell culture elements(MOU)

    03

    Attracted Series D investment

    02

    Confirmed as a company specializing in materials, parts and equipment(Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology)

  • 2022

    11

    Received award for contribution to commercialization of healthcare technology by Korea Health Industry Development Institute

    11

    Certified as an excellent company for job inventions by the Korea Invention Promotion Association

    11

    STeMiN®, a stem cell culture media cosmetics raw material, was selected as a ‘next-generation world-class product’

    07

    Designated as ararepharmaceuticals in development stage for femoral head osteonecrosis

    07

    Signed MOU for cell analysis research with ID-CELL FORENSICS Co., Ltd.

    07

    KU Institute of Convergence Science and Technology signed an MOU with StemExOne Co., Ltd. for joint development of stem cell and exosome therapyagent

    03

    Selected as a business operator in RFP6 and RFP8 by Korean Fund for Regenerative Medicine

  • 2021

    11

    Kick-off meeting with Kyungpook National University Hospital for phase 1 clinical trial of CT01, a therapy agent for osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    10

    Introduced manufacturing method and usage technology of Natural killer cell (CAR-NK, NKT) from Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KR-10-2298640)

    08

    Acquired manufacturing license of advanced biopharmaceuticals

    07

    Attracted Series D investment

    07

    CT01, a therapy agent for femoral head osteonecrosis, obtained phase 1 clinical approval

  • 2020

    12

    Submitted IND for femoral head osteonecrosis therapy agent CT01 to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and responded to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

    10

    Introduced manufacturing method and usage technology of Natural killer cell (NK Cell) from Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KR-10-2167548)

    10

    Registration of GMP factory

    06

    Factory validation completed until Phase III

    05

    Completed non-clinical efficacy test for CF-M801

    03

    Started manufacturing of Gwangmyeong GMP Center

CEFObio is the progressive company with steady growth

Steady Growth

CEFObio is the progressive company with steady growth

2016~2019

  • 2019

    12

    Started Phase l validation for Gwangmyeong GMP Center

    09

    Completed non-clinical safety test for CF-M801

    04

    Changed strategy for cell therapy agent (CF-M801)

  • 2018

    05

    Completed patent registration for 3D stem cell osteogenic differentiation induction method using hydrogel (KR-10-1860301)

    05

    Attracted Series B investment

  • 2017

    08

    Signed CDA for cell therapy development with Catapult Ltd., UK

    06

    Acquired ISO 9001 for enzymes and stem cell culture media (KS Q ISO9001:2015/ ISO9001:201)

    02

    Selected as a technology specialized company (ESP) by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

  • 2016

    10

    Completed patent registration for cell preservation compositions (KR 10-2014-0102083)

    09

    Signed MOU/CDA for clinical research on bone cell therapy agent with Kyungpook National University College of Medicine

    08

    Selected as a partner company of Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT)

    08

    STeMiN™, a stem cell cosmetic culture medium composition, completed the registration of 4 patents (KR-10-1646236)

    08

    Signed MOU/CDA regarding bone cell therapy agent with McGil Univ, Canada

    07

    Signed MOU/CDA for development of horse cell therapy agent with the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency and the Korea Racing Authority

CEFObio is a progressive company with steady growth.

Pioneering the future

CEFObio is a progressive company with steady growth.

2011~2015

  • 2015

    12

    Selected as a creative convergence research project by the National Research Council of Science & Technology (Development of new drug evaluation technology based on 3D cell culture using reverse biotechnology techniques)

    09

    Selected as a technology commercialization project by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Development of bone cell therapy agent using mesenchymal stem cells derived from pet dog fat)

    05

    Selected as an industry-academic collaboration project by Catholic University (Development of enzymes and protocols optimized for 3D cell culture)

    05

    Selected as a family business by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information

    03

    Selected as a partner company by Korea Institute of Industrial Technology

  • 2014

    12

    Selected as an R&D planning project by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Commercialization plan for development of bone cell therapy agent using mesenchymal stem cells derived from pet dog fat)

    06

    Completed patent registration for stem cell cryopreservation compositions (KR 10-1407355)

    04

    Selected as a ‘Brain Pool’ project hosted by the Korea Federation of Science & Technology Societies

  • 2013

    12

    Selected as a start-up growth project by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Delopment of cell transplantation and culture kit using 3D gel)

    12

    Trademark registration ofCEFOgro (culture fluid) and STeMiN (cosmetics)

    05

    Selected as an R&D planning project by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (3D gel for cell culture and transplantation)

  • 2012

    11

    Signed an international joint research agreement with the University of Strathclyde, UK

    09

    Selected as an international joint research project by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) (Development of stem cell culture technology using Biogel)

    03

    Certified as a start-up business (Korea Technology Finance Corporation)

    03

    Registered as an embryo research institute (registration number 66)

    02

    Signed MOU with Scottish Biomedical

    01

    Establishment of CEFObio’s Institutional Bioethics Committee

    01

    Recognized as a corporate research institute (Recognition No. 2012110067)

  • 2011

    10

    Establishment of CEFObio Co., Ltd.