Major Research Activities with a Goal to Improve the Life Quality of People
The research institute has conducted R&D in all areas in relation to the human healthcare from new drug to materials.
The research institute has put every effort on competency in order to grow into a Global Total Health Care R&D Center.
By major research field, the research institute consists of Research & Plan (Discovery and plan of new product, Open Innovation), Drug Manufacturing & Research (New drug, Incrementally Modified Drug, generic development), DDS Research (Long-acting injectable drugs, devlopment of controlled drug release technology), Bio Herb Medicine Research (Development of high-added value new materials, development of natural drug and health supplements), Medical Device Research (Development of hydrogel-based products, development of a treatment drug for osteoarthritis), Pre-clinical study team (Efficacy, Pharmacology, Toxicity), and Analysis Team (Analytical Method Study).
Incessant Challenge to Develop New Products
In order to secure the new growth engine, the research institute has focused on the development of various new products such as an innovative new drug around treatment drugs for obesity and diabetes in a new mechanism, a treatment drug for dementia and a local anesthetics through further development of a base technology of controlling drug release, a complex drug to improve dose convenience and drug tolerance, a new improved drug with long-acting release, new bio materials, and biocompatible medical devices.
Reinforcement of Global Competency
All researchers in the research institute of Dongkook Pharmaceutical share the vision of 'All Researchers are Global Experts’ and make an effort to possess research competency of global competitiveness.
They have pushed forward for R&D with a goal of developing differentiated products to impress customers with a new value.