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Aptamer Sciences continuously strives to make
contributions to healthy and happy lives of humankind.

History

COMPANY HISTORY
2024

10 MOU for AST-203 Joint Development (Kolon Pharma)

10 AST-201 IND approval by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

08 Rights offering for R&D

03 Joint Development Agreement for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (Yonsei University Health System)

01 Starting AptoDetect™-Lung prescriptions at the general hospital as non-benefit

2023

05 Joint Development Agreement of ApDC Targeted Agent (HicellTech)

04 Initiation of AptoDetect™-Lung multi-center prospective clinical trial

03 Immunetherapy AST-202 Study Data Announcement (AACR 2023)

2022

11 The grant supported by the Korea Drug Development Fund, KDDF (CD25-ApDC)

10 Issuance of non-guaranteed privately placed convertible bonds

06 AptoDetectTM-Lung designated as the Postponement of New Health Technology Assessment from the NECA.

04 AST-201 CDMO contract (Asymchem inc)

03 Joint Development Agreement for Parkinson's Disease Treatment(Neuramedy Co.,Ltd)

2021

08 The integration of headquarters and aptamer synthesis facilities (Pangyo Seven Venture Valley)

06 The agreement of co-development on targeted anticancer therapeutics with PINOTBIO

05 The grant supported by the Korea Drug Development Fund, KDDF for the non-clinical development of COVID-19 treatment

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2020

09 Listed on the KOSDAQ market

04 The grant supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (KRW 1.67 billion) for the pre-clinical development of Diabetes treatment

02 MOU with NEURAMEDY for the development of Parkinson’s disease treatment

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2019

12 The agreement on the supply of AptoDetect™-Lung to Singapore and clinical trials (BIOMED, TTSH Hospital)

03 The relocation of the head office (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Healthcare Innovation Park)

2018

11 The ISO13485/CE certification and an agreement with China BGT on the supply of AptoDetect™-Lung.

09 The MTA with Novo Nordisk on the development of novel allosteric aptamers for diabetes.

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2017

09 The approval for the manufacture of AptoDetect™-Lung from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

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2016

12 The grant supported by the Korea Drug Development Fund, KDDF (first-in-class drugs for diabetes, J&J joint cooperative project)

07 The relocation of the corporate R&D center (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Healthcare Innovation Park)

01 GMP certification for in vitro diagnostic class III medical device from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

2015

07 Manufacturing and sales approval for medical devices and the product of lung cancer IVD for export from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

2014

09 Started the operation of the diagnostic laboratory in ASAN Medical Center and initiated the cooperation on clinical development of lung cancer IVD Kit for in vitro diagnostic use

2013

06 The start-up growth grant supported by the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) (development of cancer and vascular endothelial cell separation kit)

2012

12 The establishment of a multi-diagnostic technology platform

2011

06 The cooperative agreement on the discovery of aptamers with NOVATIS

05 The licensing agreement on aptamer technology with POSTECH

04 The establishment of Aptamer Sciences Inc. (POSTECH spin-off)

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