History

2024

  • December Launched TGA-TOF (Thermogravimetric Analysis TOF)
  • November LDI-TOF (TOF for Industrial Component Analysis) awarded the Intellectual Property Award by the Korean Patent Office
  • May Signed agreement for national project (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s Electronic Component Industry Technology Development Program)

2023

  • May Established Saudi local joint venture under the Saudi-Korea Industrial Complex (SKIV) project
  • January Launched GM-TOF (Gas Monitoring TOF)

2022

  • December Received IR52 Jang Young-Shil Award for LDI-TOF high-resolution quality analysis technology
  • November Exported to Taiwan (IDSys Elite equipment and medical diagnostic consumables)
  • January Launched LDI-TOF and IDSys RT (Premier*)

2021

  • July Selected as a participant company for the Saudi-Korea Industrial Complex (SKIV) project
  • June Proceeded with IDSys® Cyclone CE-IVD certification process
  • March Acquired CFDA certification in China for IDSys LT
  • January Launched IDSys Cyclone

2020

  • December Developed prototype for clinical field nucleic acid diagnostics biomarker differentiation
  • June Acquired IDSys Elite CE-IVD certification
  • April Developed NosIDSys for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

2019

  • April Launched IDSys Elite
  • January Established U.S. Corporation (ASTA US)

2018

  • August 4th paid-in capital increase (shareholder allocation)
  • March Passed China's CFDA Equipment Testing
  • February Successfully Productized Blood Kit

2017

  • March Listed on KOSDAQ market
  • January Signed a Supply and Distribution Agreement with SHANGHAI FOSUN LONGMARCH MEDICAL SCIENCE CO., LTD.

2016

  • November Awarded Prime Minister’s Prize at the Korea Technology Awards (MALDI-TOF System for Microorganism Identification)
  • September Launched IDSys RT
  • June Launched MicroIDSys
  • February Obtained ISO13485 Certification

2015

  • December Received CE-IVD mark for IDSys LT
  • September Launched IDSys LT
  • July Completion of MicroIDSys (Microorganism Identification System) Development

2014

  • December Participation in the Advanced Research Equipment Competitiveness Enhancement Project by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
  • November Participation in the Technological Development Project Related to Commercialization by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
  • January Completion of IDSys LT (MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry) Development

2013

  • September Received NEP Certification for REDS
  • August Registered REDS for approval as a medical device and received authorization to manufacture medical devices
  • June Participated in business for novel industry development with The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy

2012

  • October Participated in business for technology development with the Small and Medium Business Administration
  • April Patented REDS
  • February Applied for a patent for cancer analysis technique

2011

  • February Acquired original technology for analyzing cancer GLYCAN from a US based company, GLYCOMETRIX
  • January Launched REDS (Rapid Enzyme Digestion System)
  • January Launched Matrix Spotter used for MALDI Imaging

2010

  • December Participated in business for original industry technology development with The Ministry of Knowledge Economy
  • June Participated in business for development of fundamental technology with The Ministry of Knowledge Economy
  • June 1st Financing

2009

  • December NET Certification: Sample Purification and Identification Technique using magnetic complexes
  • May Approved as a venture company (Research and Development company)
  • March Participated in business for development of innovations in techniques of small and medium sized corporations
  • January Signed a Purchasing Agreement contract with SHIMADZU GLC

2008

  • July Launched Magnetic Beads
  • March Patented in the US for High Density MALDI Plate

2007

  • October Participated in support business for core technology projects in pioneering small and medium sized corporations
  • July Incorporated ASTA R&D Center
  • January Launched μFocus MALDI Plate

2006

  • September Selected for government aided 2006 DBI New Technology Training business
  • January Corporation establishment