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 |