About IntroMedic
Company History

Company History

2016

  • 08 Signed MOU with the Korea Science and Technology Corporation to foster and develop technology commercialization and technology commercialization companies.
  • 06 Signed MOU with Gachen Medical Device Convergence Center for development of minimally invasive endoscope.
  • 05 Exhibited at 2016 Digestive Disease Week, USA
  • 02 Selected as a performance enterprise of core technology development business of bio-medical device industry.
    'Development of smart Endoscopy, Subject of national policy' (The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • 01 Establishment of Encuragen Co., Ltd.
  • 2015

  • 11 Successful attraction of investment of 10billion won (Target : Synergy-Metistone association of investment , CB issue)
  • 10 Exhibited at 2015 United European Gastroenterology Week, Germany
  • 05 Exhibited at 2015 Digestive Disease Week, USA
  • 2014

  • 10 Exhibited at 2014 United European Gastroenterology Week, Austria
  • 05 Exhibited at 2014 Digestive Disease Week, USA
  • 02 Accepted for patent capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic Medtronic filed an appeal to the Seoul High court, and decision to dismiss the claim is finalized.
  • 01 Accepted for patent capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic About the final appeal of given imaging which appealed to invalidation and appealed to supreme court, the supreme court finalized. "Dismiss appeals. The defendant (Medtronic) will bear the cost of the appeal."
  • 2013

  • 12 Listed on the KOSDAQ, dealing start
  • 12 Promoted to world-class products from world-class products of next generation (The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • 10 Exhibited at 2013 United European Gastroenterology Week, Germany
  • 07 Passed the technical evaluation examination of the external evaluation institution of the Korea Exchange
  • 05 Accepted for patent capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic
    About the final appeal of given imaging which appealed to invalidation and appealed to supreme court, the supreme court finalized. "Dismiss appeals. The defendant (Medtronic) will bear the cost of the appeal."
  • 05 Exhibited at 2013 Digestive Disease Week, USA FDA 510K Clearance_Capsule Endoscope System (MiroCam®_MC 1000-B/MR1100)
  • 02 Accepted for patent capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic
    The Patent Court finalized to annul Medtronic's Korean patents. "No. 800040 and 798048 to be null and void"
  • 01 Accepted for patent capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic
    German Federal patent court finalized to annul Medtronic's European patents EP 1 474 927.
  • 2012

  • 10 Accepted for patent capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic
    German Federal patent court finalized to annul Medtronic's European patents EP 1 474 927. of given imaging.
  • 10 Exhibited at 2012 United European Gastroenterology Week, Germany
  • 05 Exhibited at 2012 Digestive Disease Week, USA
    FDA 510K Clearance_Capsule Endoscope System (MiroCam®_MC 1000/MR1100)
  • 2011

  • 12 2011 Korea Technology Award Grand Prize_E.G. Scan™ (The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • 11 Accepted for a patent on a new device of capsule endoscopy infringement lawsuit against Medtronic
    About the 'Request for Prohibition of Infringement of Utility Model' raised by Medtronic in November 2009, Dusseldorf local court of Germany finalized "As a suit was dropped, complainant bear the cost of a suit"
  • 11 Awarded five million dollar export tower on the 48th trade day
  • 10 Exhibited at 2011 United European Gastroenterology Week, Sweden
    FDA 510K Clearance_Esophagoscope System (E.G. Scan™)
  • 06 Selected for global small hidden champion (The Small and Medium Business Administration)
  • 05 Exhibited at 2011 Digestive Disease Week, USA
  • 03 Selected for participating enterprise of Columbus project_Medical Appliances (The Minister of Health and Welfare)
  • 2010

  • 12 Prohibition of medical possession_E.G. Scan™ (The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
  • 10 Exhibited at 2010 United European Gastroenterology Week, Spain
  • 05 Exhibited at 2010 Digestive Disease Week, USA
  • 05 Selected for superb manufacturing technique research center (The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • 04 Obtain certificate of INNO-BIZ
  • 2009

  • 11 Exhibited at 2009 United European Gastroenterology Week, UK
    Awarded three million dollar export tower on the 46th trade day
  • 05 Exhibited at 2009 DDW(Digestive Disease Week, USA)
  • 2008

  • 10 Exhibited at 2008 United European Gastroenterology Week, Austria
  • 07 Obtain certificate of Health Canada Quality System (CMDCAS)
  • 05 Exhibited at 2008 Digestive Disease Week, USA
  • 03 Obtain certificate of China Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
  • 2007

  • 10 Obtain certificate of Australian Medicines Agency (TGA)
  • 09 Contract product liability insurance (PL). ( Korea Electrical Appliance Safety Association)
  • 08 Obtain certificate of ISO 13485, CE MDD
  • 06 Obtain certificate of world-class products for next generation_Capsule endoscope MiroCam® (The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • 04 Obtain certificate of medical device quality maintain standard (Korea Testing Laboratory)
  • 03 Obtain permission of medical device production_endoscopes for medical purposes MiroCam® (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
  • 2006

  • 12 Obtain certificate of quality management system about medical device(ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485:2003, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.)
  • 07 Obtain certificate of enterprise annex research institute (Korea Industrial Technology Association)
  • 06 Office move (1105 ho, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Guro-dong, E&C Venture Dream Tower)
    Selected as a venture business (Korea venture capital association)
  • 03 Business name changed. (IntroMedic Co., Ltd)
  • 2004

  • 09 Establishment of IntroMedic Co., Ltd)