JAN153

Just Apply Nature

Applying Nature as It Is

History

A Leading Eco-Central Biopesticide Company & Pioneer in Plant Microbiome

Developing advanced biological control technologies to protect the planet from environmental pollution and ensure stable food production for a brighter future for humanity.

Company History

Year 2020

  • February 2020

    Pre-Venture Company Certification (Korea Technology Finance Corporation)

  • March 2020

    Company Established

  • April 2020

    Business Registration

  • May 2020

    Start of the 2020 Preliminary Startup Package Support Program

  • June 2020

    Venture Company Certification (Korea Technology Finance Corporation)

    Investment Contract and Capital Increase (Korea Technology Finance Corporation)

  • August 2020

    Small and Medium Enterprise Certification

  • October 2020

    Factory Registration (Jeongeup Agro-Bio Industry Development Support Center)

  • November 2020

    Technology Transfer of Cherry Tree Shot Hole Disease Control Technology (Strain 8-2)

    Fertilizer Production Registration

Year 2021

  • January 2021

    Recognition of Corporate Research Institute

    Registration of JanDoctor1 EverVaccine as Organic Farming Material (For Pest Control)

    Selected as 'Top Rated' in the Preliminary Startup Package Support Program

  • February 2021

    R&D Service Business Registration

  • April 2021

    Selected as a 1st Cohort Biotech Startup in 'The GS Challenge'

    Launch of JanDoctor4 EverLove Cherry

  • May 2021

    Launch of JanDoctor2 EverGreen Anytime

  • July 2021

    Technology Transfer of Broad-Spectrum Caterpillar Control Technology (Strain IMBL-B9)

    Start of TIPS Project

    Technology Transfer of Pine Wilt Disease Control (Strain JCK-1398)

    Investment Contract and Capital Increase (Blue Point Partners)

    Launch of JanDoctor1 EverVaccine

Year 2022

  • January 2022

    Additional Target Pests Added to JanDoctor1 EverVaccine Organic Farming Material Registration and Display of Efficacy

  • May 2022

    Start of 2022 Early Startup Package Support Program

  • July 2022

    Additional Target Pests Added to JanDoctor1 EverVaccine Organic Farming Material Registration (Pine Wilt Disease)

    Registration of JanDoctor6 NeverBacto as Organic Farming Material (For Pest Control)

  • August 2022

    Pesticide Manufacturing Registration

  • December 2022

    Investment Contract and Capital Increase (Chonnam National University Technology Holdings)

Year 2023

  • January 2023

    Investment Contract and Capital Increase (Korea Angel Investment Association)

  • April 2023

    Selected as Innovative Small Business (Inno-Biz) by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

  • May 2023

    Selected as 'Top Rated' in the Early Startup Package Support Program

  • June 2023

    Investment Contract and Capital Increase (Magna Investment) (Roy Investment Partners)

  • October 2023

    Investment Contract and Capital Increase (Korea Technology Finance Corporation)

    Pesticide Importer Registration

    Factory Construction Completion Approval (114 Cheomdan-ro, Sinjeong-dong, Jeongeup-si)

  • November 2023

    Jeongeup Factory Completion Ceremony

  • December 2023

    ISO 9001:2015 Certification (ICR)

Year 2024

  • January 2024

    NET New Technology Certification (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)

  • February 2024

    Pesticide Active Ingredient Manufacturing Registration

  • April 2024

    TIPS Project 'Excellent (Investment)' Designation

    Feed Additive Manufacturing Registration

  • May 2024

    Selected as an Excellent Technology Innovation Startup by Gwangju G-Unicorn Growth Program

  • June 2024

    Selected as an Innovative Startup by IBK Changgong [Gwangju 1st Cohort]

  • July 2024

    Feed Additive Supply Contract Signed (Korea ON-Line E-Procurement System, Nara Market)

  • August 2024

    Registered as a fertilizer production business (soil microbial inoculants)

  • October 2024

    Launched the Stepping Stone Project (Startup Growth and R&D Program)

  • Novamber 2024

    Launched the TIPS Overseas Marketing Project

Year 2025

  • January 2025

    Selected as an “Innovative Product” by the Public Procurement Service of Korea

  • March 2025

    Certified by the SME(Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) Technology Market

  • April 2025

    Registered as a Green Bio Business Enterprise

CEO Education

history
  • March 1986 ~ February 1990

    B.S. in Plant Pathology, Seoul National University

  • March 1990 ~ February 1992

    M.S. in Plant Pathology, Seoul National University Graduate School

  • March 1992 ~ February 1996

    Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Seoul National University Graduate School

CEO Career

history
  • July 1996 ~ August 2014

    Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)

  • March 2010 ~ August 2014

    Adjunct Professor, Department of Clean Chemistry and Biology, University of Science and Technology (UST)

  • September 2014 ~ Present

    Professor, Chonnam National University

  • November 1, 2018 ~ October 31, 2020

    Specialist, Division of Life Sciences, National Research Foundation of Korea

CEO Awards

history
  • September 2001

    Awarded Best Employee in Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

  • September 2004

    Awarded Best Employee in Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

  • April 2009

    Awarded Young Plant Pathologist Award, Korean Society of Plant Pathology

  • April 2012

    Awarded Prime Minister's Award on Science Day

  • January 2014

    Awarded Green Star Award, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

  • November 25, 2017

    Awarded AATSEA Outstanding Leadership Award

  • December 6, 2017

    Awarded Commendation from Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

  • December 2021

    Awarded Outstanding Faculty in Technology Entrepreneurship, Chonnam National University

  • April 2022

    Awarded Nongwoo Academic Award, Korean Society of Plant Pathology

  • June 2023

    Awarded Excellence in Education Award, Chonnam National University

  • December 2023

    Awarded Merit Award, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences

JAN 153 Biotech Co., Ltd.
Room 307, Chonnam National University Institute of Environmentally-Friendly Agriculture, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju
304-86-01680
Jincheol Kim
+82-63-535-1530
+82-63-535-1530
+82-504-194-6432