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HLB bioStep

This is the path taken by HLB bioStep, a leading non-clinical CRO company in the field of new drug development.

2023 ~ 2021

2023
Mar. Corporate name change: KNOTUS Co., Ltd. → HLB biostep Co., Ltd.
Mar. Registration of international endangered species breeding facility. (Ministry of Environment)
2022
Jun. Designated as a training center for domestic medical devices.
Mar. Change of largest shareholder. (HLB)
2021
Oct. Designated as a clinical trial institution for veterinary drugs by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency.
Dec. Designated as a training center for domestic medical devices.
2023 ~ 2021

2020 ~ 2016

2020
Sep. Designated as a non-clinical trial institution for veterinary drugs by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency.
2019
Nov. Listed on the KOSDAQ
Mar. KNOTUS Co., Ltd. Songdo Research Center opening. (Songdo, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea)
2016
Dec. Acquisition of stakes in subsidiary vspharm and Saelonbio.
May. Expansion of lab consulting business.
Mar. Corporate name change: Korea Veterinary Science Research Institute Co., Ltd. → KNOTUS Co., Ltd.
2020 ~ 2016

2015 ~ 2012

2015
May. Certified as a corporate research institute by the Korea Industrial Technology Promotion Association.
Apr. Certified as a venture company by the Technology Credit Guarantee Fund.
2013
Feb. Permission for LMO research facility from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
2012
Apr. Registered animal experimentation facility with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Apr. Establishment of the Korea Animal Medical Science Institute (KAMSI) corporation.
2015 ~ 2012