2022

January · Launch of the support project for vaccine industrialization companies based on the Vaccine Empirical Research Support Center · Launch of the project to nurture professionals in the vaccine industry · Launch of the project to build a foundation for empirical research support for mRNA vaccines

April · Submission of a letter of intent to support vaccine development and manufacturing to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

June · Visit to the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center by the World Health Organization (WHO) and discussions on the establishment of a “WHO Global Bio Human Resources Development Hub”

December · Inauguration of the 3rd Chairperson Seol Dae-woo

2021

July · Acquisition of the certificate of GMP compliance for the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center

November · Acquisition of the certificate of GMP compliance for the Microbe Empirical Research Support Center

2020

January · Inauguration of the 2nd Chairperson Kim Chan-hwa

April · Completion of the Microbe Empirical Research Support Center

July · Completion of the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center

2019

January · Commencement of the construction of the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center · Signing of an MOU for domestic vaccine development between the Center for Infectious Disease under the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Microbiology Empirical Research Support Center

May · Visit to the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center by the Global Health Technology Research Fund (RIGHT Fund) and discussions on mutual cooperation

June · Visit to the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and discussions on mutual cooperation

September · Visit to the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and discussions on mutual cooperation

2018

November · Signing of an MOU for joint vaccine research among the Animal Cell Empirical Research Support Center, the Microbe Empirical Research Support Center, and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) · Commencement of the Microbe Empirical Research Support Center construction

2017

January · Inauguration of the 1st Chairperson Kim Chan-hwa · Establishment of the Vaccine Industry Globalization Promotion Foundation

April · Commencement of the Vaccine Industry Globalization Promotion Project

2015

December · Passing the preliminary feasibility study for the Vaccine Industry Globalization Promotion Project