Launched “HK Vitamin D 4000” and “IWIN plus” on Amazon

Reconstructed home page (KR, EN, CN, JP)

Received an award certificate for excellence of functional food company (MFDS, Busan)

Launched 6 dietary supplements on the NAVER Smart Store and Shoppe

Organized the Biz Division

Constructed the promotional marketing platform

Certified as a health functional food manufacturing GMP facility

Launched “HK Vitamin D 4000” on market

Appointed Dr. Yeong L. Ha as the 2nd president of
HK Antiaging Res. Institute

Purchased the land for Antiaging Res. Institute

Certified GMP by MFDS

Approved as an outstanding company by Korea Technology Finance

Approved as a Family Company of the SMIB of Korea

Moved the head office and factory to present address, Munsan-eup, Jinju city

Approved “HK Shiitake Mushroom Mycelium“
as an individually
-recognized health functional food ingredient by MFDS.

Approved “HK Natto Culture Extracts” as an individually-recognized health functional food ingredient by MFDS
(1st in Korea)

Approved “HK Lutein 10FL” and “HK Lutein 10Tb”
as individually-recognized health functional food ingredients by MFDS (1st in Korea)

Established CLA research foundation and held international
symposium for CLA

Approved “CLA-TG” as individually-recognized health
functional food ingredients by MFDS (1st in Korea)

Conducted a clinical study of “CLA” for body fat reduction
with Koreans, first in the world

Launched “CLA“ as a health functional food ingredient in
Korean market (1st in Korea)

Established Anti-aging Research Institute and appointed
Dr. Jeong O. Kim as a president
Approved “CLA” as an individually-recognized health functional food ingredient by MFDS
(1st in Korea)

Certified as a manufacturing health functional food company by MFDS

Attracted investment from Necsus company

Purchased CLA plant in Jinju, Rep. of Korea

Launched “NOVOMI” in market

Exported “Agaricus A plus” product to Japan

Patented Gluvone as anticancer agent in Korea,
Japan and USA

Certified the safety of “Agaricus A plus” by FDA (US) and MHLW (Japan)
Approved as a INNO-BIZ business company by SMBA

Approved as a prospective small business company by SMBA

Launched Agaricus A plus product on CJ home-shopping, CJ Mall and CJ catalogues

Supplied Agaricus blazei and Phellinus linteus mycelial culture extract to KT&G

Launched “Agaricus A plus” in market

Opened the HK Research Institute in Jinju Bioindustry Foundation

Certified the safety of “Agaricus” and “Mush-go” products by FDA (US) and MHLW (Japan)

Certified as a venture company by SMBA

Launched “Agaricus M” products in market

Inaugurated Dr. Jeong O. Kim as a CEO
Changed “H&K Laboratories” to “HK Biotech. Co., Ltd.” (May 22, 2000)

Joined in BK21 program, GNU

Moved the head office to Sugok, Jinju, Rep. of Korea

Founded H&K Laboratories in Jinju, Rep. of Korea