History

  • 2023
    • Jun
      • Sung-jun Han joins as CEO

    • May
      • Acquired KRW 6 billion investment from Dx&Vx for increase in paid-in capital

  • 2022
    • Jun
      • Completed phase 1 clinical trials of a new drug for age-related macular degeneration.

  • 2021
    • Apr
      • Completed phase 1 clinical trials of a new drug for dry eye syndrome

  • 2020
    • Jun
      • CEO was awarded the Minister of Science and ICT Award for Persons of Distinguished Service to Science and Technology.

    • May
      • Procured a project grant for Global Clinical Trial Outbound from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

    • Apr
      • Procured a project grant for Pharmaceutical Industry Full-Cycle Global Expansion from the Ministry of Health and Welfare

    • Mar
      • Phase II clinical trial approved for a new anti-AIDS drug (AVI-CO-004) from the Ministry of Health (Vietnam).

  • 2019
    • Oct
      • Acquired Series C investment of KRW 10.6 billion.

      • Phase II clinical trial approved for a new anti-AIDS drug (AVI-CO-004) from the Ministry of Health (Vietnam).

    • Jul
      • IND approval for phase I clinical trials of a new drug for dry eye disease from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

    • May
      • Phase I clinical trials approved for a new age-related macular degeneration drug in Australia.

  • 2018
    • Aug
      • Received an IND approval for phase 1 clinical trials of a new age-related macular degeneration drug from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

    • Jun
      • Acquired Series B investment of KRW 10 billion.

    • Mar
      • IND approval for phase II clinical trials of a new anti-AIDS drug from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

  • 2017
    • Nov
      • Awarded the Bio Technology Innovation Award in “New Drug Development” among leading companies in Korea. - Money Today

    • Apr
      • Completed phase I clinical trials of a new anti-AIDS drug.

  • 2016
    • Oct
      • Awarded for the Best Patent of the Year in Korea – Hankook Ilbo

  • 2015
    • Mar
      • Acquired Series A investment of KRW 6 billion from institutional investors.

      • New anti-AIDS drug designated as an orphan drug in the development stage by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

  • 2014
    • Jan
      • Began non-clinical R&D for a new drug candidate for AIDS.

  • 2012
    • Dec
      • Procured a 2-year project grant for the Pre-Clinical Research Project for the Development of New and Orphan Drugs from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

  • 2010
    • May
      • Procured a project grant for the Global Next-Generation New Anti-AIDS Drug Candidate Development Project from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

  • 2008
    • Aug
      • Procured a 5-year project grant for the Future-Based Technology Project from the Ministry of Science and ICT.

  • 2007
    • Oct
      • Registered as a research institute.

  • 2003
    • Dec
      • Awarded the grand prize for Research in Health Industry at the Health Industry Technologies Exposition Korea hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

  • 2001
    • Mar
      • Certified as a venture business by the Small and Medium Business Administration.

  • 2000
    • Jun
      • Founded Avixgen Co., Ltd.