Professional institute leading the promotion of health industry and the technological development for building up advanced nation in the field of Bio-technology in the 21st century.

• Established the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (Feb. 6, 1999)

• Designated as an organization evaluation health industry venture companies (Small and Medium Business Administration)

• Designated as a R&D Management Institute (Health and Medical Technology Promotion Act, Act No. 6161)

• Designated as a "national health technology valuation and transfer institution" (Ministry of Health and Welfare)

• Designated as a Good Manufacturing Practices education institute (Korea Food & Drug Administration)

Major Activities of KHIDI

• Development of Policy and Strategy for Health Industry Promotion

• Promotion of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry

• Promotion of Food Industry

• Promotion of Medical Devices and Health Informatics

• Promotion of Healthcare Industry

• Quality Testing and Evaluation

• Research Planning and Evaluation Service

• Project for Commercialization

• Export Promotion and International Trade Cooperation

• Human Resources Development

Health Technology Transfer Center (HTTC-KHIDI)

• HTTC-KHIDI is a professional health technology transfer center established in Jan. 2001 as a platform for the circulation of health technology by providing various service on technology transfer, technology valuation through the domestics and overseas network. TC switches

• HTTC-KHIDI is a subsidiary of KHIDI, which is a government-supported institute under the Ministry of Health and Welfare established for the promotion of health industry and public health.

Major Activities of HTTC-KHIDI:

• Technology Transfer to other countries: Providing opportunities for overseas technology transfer, strategic partnering and investment for the excellent domestic health industries

• Support Program for the Patent Fee: Support for the patent process expense of the health technologies to promote their transfer and commercialization

• Company IR and Partnering: Provide an opportunity for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, bio-clusters and investors from around the world to meet and network with potential business and technology partners, and to discuss business opportunities of mutual interests through one-on-one meetings.

KHIDI will commercialise several technologies and products of KHIDI's client companies via collaboration with partners. KHIDI seeks out business partners and licenses at various stages of early drug development for client companies.