History of Korean Bioindustry
  Technology Development Stage(1980~1989)
Introduction & Development of New Biotechnology
Enactment of Biotechnology Promotion Law, 1983
Establishment of Biotechnology Departments & Research Institutes in Universities, 1984
Establishment of Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology(KRIBB), 1985
  Product Manufacturing Stage(1990~1999)
Establishment of Bioindustry Association of Korea(BAK), 1991
Formalizing of Biotech 2000 Program(MOST), 1994
Proclaim of Bioindustry Vision 2000(MOCIE), 1994
Development of Bioprocess Technology & Launching of Bio-products
  Bioindustry Introduction Stage(2000~current)
Establishment of Korean Bioindustry Development Strategy, 2000
- Key National Strategic Industry
Inauguration of National Bioindustry Action Plan
Productivity Improvement of Generic Products, Development of New & Modified Bio-products
Investment Increase in Public & Private Sector
Classification in Korean Bioindustry
Area Contents
Biopharmaceutical industry 1010 Antibiotics
1020 Anticancer medications
1030 Vaccines
1040 Hormones
1050 Immunotherapeutics
1060 Hemotherapeutics
1070 Growth factors
1080 New therapeuticsBR>1090 Diagnostic kits
1100 Animal medications
1000 Other biopharmaceuticals
Biochemical industry 2010 Biopolymer
2020 industrial enzymes and reagents
2030 Enzymes and reagents for research
2040 Biocosmetics and home & personal care chemicals
2050 Biological agrochemicals and fertilizers
2000 Other biochemicals
Biofood industry 3010 Functional health foods
3020 Amino acids
3030 Food additives
3040 Fermented foods
3050 Feed additives
3000 Other biofoods
Bioenvironmental industry 4010 Microbial treatment agents
4020 Microbe-immobilized materials and equipments
4030 Bioenvironmental agents and systems
4040 Measuring apparatus for environmental pollution
4000 Other bioenvironmental productions and services
Bioelectronics industry 5010 DNA chips
5020 Protein chips
5030 Cell chips
5040 Biosensors
5050 BioMEMS
5000 Other bioelectronics
Bioprocess and equipment industry 6010 Bioreactors
6020 Biomedical and diagnostic apparatuses
6030 Bioprocess and analysis equipments
6040 Plant and process design
6000 Other bioprocess and equipments
Bioenergy and bioresource industry 7010 Biofuels
7020 Artificial seeds and seedlings
7030 Experimental animals
7040 Transgenic animals and plants
7000 Other bioenergy and bioresources
Bioassay, bioinformatics and R&D service industry 8010 Bioinformatics services
8020 Gene analysis services
8030 Protein analysis services
8040 R&D services
8050 Biosafety and efficacy evaluation services
8060 Diagnosis and preservation services
8000 Other Bioassays, bioinformatics services
Government Role and R&D Investment

Government Roles in Bioindustry
Department Main Role
Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) - Applied Biotechnologies and Industrialization
- Development of Substitute Energy
- Development of Information and Communication
   Technology to Promote Biotechnology
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) - Basic and Leading-edge Technologies
- Promotion of Biotechnology-supporting Systems
- Education
- Assistance of Basic Researches on Life Science
Ministry of Welfare (MW) - Development of New Biopharmaceuticals
- Clinical Trials & Regulations
Ministry of Food,Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries (MiFAFF) - Breeding Animals, Plants
- New Food Additives
Ministry of Environment (ME) - Preservation and Use of Biodiversity
- Development of Waste Treatment Technology
Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) - Conservation of Marine Resources
- Gene Analysis of the Marine Species

Government R&D Investment
Overall Scope of the Bioindustry
  Types of Companies in Bioindustry 2006
No. of Companies in 2006 : 708
No. of Companies on both R&D and Sales of Bio-Products : 509
No. of Companies focusing on R&D : 199

Types of Companies in Bioindustry
Types No. of
Companies
Companies focusing on R&D 199
Companies working on R&D and Sales of Bio-Products
* Domestic Products
* Imported Products
* Domestic and Imported Products
509
(390)
(53)
(66)
* Source : Korean Agency for Technology & Standards, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, Bioindustry Association of Korea, 2006
  Manpower
Manpower in 2005 : 13,867
- R&D 7,430(53.6%)
- Manufacturing 6,437(46.4%)

Manpower in Bioindustry                    
                  (Unit : Man)
  Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Technician Total
R&D 1,181 3,576 1,925 748 7,430
Manufacturing 97 762 2,249 3,329 6,437
* Source : Korean Agency for Technology & Standards, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, Bioindustry Association of Korea, 2006
  Bioindustry Market Size in 2006 : US $ 2.3 Billion
* Source : Korean Agency for Technology & Standards, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, Bioindustry Association of Korea, 2006
 
   
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