Daewoong Pharmaceutical
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (Korean: 대웅제약) is a Seoul, South Korea-based bioengineering company operating as a subsidiary of Daewoong Co., Ltd., a global health care group.[1] Daewoong Pharmaceutical primarily engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in South Korea, including prescription and over-the-counter healthcare products.
History
| 1942 | Founded as Kawai Pharmaceutical Company[2] |
| 1961 | Changes its name to Daehan Vitamin Industrial Company, Ltd.[2] |
| 1973 | Listed on the Korea Stock Exchange (KSE). |
| 1978 | Changes its name to Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
| 1985 | Daewoong Medical Founded. It became a Total Medical Supplier with compounded annual growth rate of 60% (1985-1995). |
| 1990 | Won an “Excellence in Sales & Marketing Award” from DuPont Medical. |
| 1995 | Establish a joint venture with Takara Belmont. |
| 2001 | Developed Medicanvas (UL & CE certified), the first and only X-ray film viewer using TFT LCD backlight technology. |
| 2002 | Co-Marketing with Ezmedicom, a medical B2B service provider which provides e-procurement system to clients. It also acts as a purchase agent supplying medical equipment and disposables to general and small scale hospitals. |
References
- ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=069620:KS
- ^ a b Takezawa, Shinʼichi (1986). In quest of human dynamism. Asian Productivity Organization. p. 227. ISBN 978-92-833-1087-7.