HISTORY

2014

Sept. Birth of Cloned Chinese Champion Tibetan Mastiff
Apr. Channel 4 (U.K.) documentary program
‘The £60,000 Puppy: Cloning Man’s Best Friend’
Feb. U.S. patent on embryonic stem cell line and method

 

2013

Oct. DraCell cosmetics line launch
Dog Cloning Competition U.K.
Aug. 2nd expedition in Siberia to find mammoth remains
Apr. National Geographic Channel documentary program ‘Mammoth: Back From the Dead’

 

2012

Nov. Collaboration with National Police Agency on cloning special purpose dogs
Aug. Expedition in Siberia to find mammoth remains
May. 2nd episode of ‘I Cloned Pet’ on TLC/Discovery
Mar. Agreement with North-Eastern Federal University in Russia for Mammoth Restoration Project
Human ESC culture medium New Zealand patent
Jan. Documentary program ‘I Cloned My Pet’ (Ep.1) on TLC/Discovery channel
The 1st Russia-Korea International Symposium for Mammoth Restoration

 

2011

Nov. Relocation to Seoul
Aug. Agreement for National R&D project
(Rural Development Administration)
(Title: Production and analysis of transgenic mini pigs with knock-in of multiple genes related to metabolic diseases)
Jun. Agreement with Gyeonggi Province for collaborative research on endangered species cloning
May. Agreement for National R&D project
(Rural Development Administration)
(Title: Delivery of Transgenic Cow for Production of Interferon)

 

2010

Aug. Cloning of transgenic diabetes dog disease dog model
Jun. Groundbreaking ceremony of new facility in Seoul
May. Cloning of transgenic Alzheimer’s dog disease model

 

2009

Aug. Agreement with Gyeonggi Province for collaborative research on delivery of transgenic miniature pig

 

2008

Dec. Cloning of Trakr
Nov. Cloning of Lancelot – world’s first commercialized dog cloning
Oct. Establishment of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Sep. Authorization for research on genetically modified organisms (Ministry of Health & Welfare)

 

2007

Dec. Cloning of Missy – world’s first cloning of a companion dog
Oct. Authorization for research on embryos (Ministry of Health & Welfare)
Sep. Authorization for research on embryos from somatic cell cloning (Ministry of Health & Welfare)

 

2006

Dec. Relocation to Yongin
Jul. Establishment of Sooam Biotech Research Foundation