Chungdo Pharm, established in 1991, is a specialized manufacturer of in-vitro diagnostic products. The company develops and produces urine diagnostic strips, urine analyzers, and personal blood glucose meters under its 'Self-Stik' brand. It is a bio-venture company focusing on the development and manufacturing of diagnostic test strips using body fluids like urine and saliva for early disease screening. With over 30 years of experience and technological expertise, the company exports diagnostic products to over 50 countries worldwide, growing into a global medical device manufacturer.ChungdoPharm,establishedin1991,isaspecializedmanufacturerofin-vitrodiagnosticproducts.Thecompanydevelopsandproducesurinediagnosticstrips,urineanalyzers,andpersonalbloodglucosemetersunderits'Self-Stik'brand.Itisabio-venturecompanyfocusingonthedevelopmentandmanufacturingofdiagnosticteststripsusingbodyfluidslikeurineandsalivaforearlydiseasescreening.Withover30yearsofexperienceandtechnologicalexpertise,thecompanyexportsdiagnosticproductstoover50countriesworldwide,growingintoaglobalmedicaldevicemanufacturer.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Professional urine test strips Self-Stik 1-11: Semi-quantitative detection of 11 parameters including occult blood, bilirubin, urobilinogen, ketone, protein, nitrite, glucose, pH, specific gravity, leukocytes, and ascorbic acid.ProfessionalurineteststripsSelf-Stik1-11:Semi-quantitativedetectionof11parametersincludingoccultblood,bilirubin,urobilinogen,ketone,protein,nitrite,glucose,pH,specificgravity,leukocytes,andascorbicacid.
Home-use urine test strips Self-Stik HOME series: A convenient tool for daily at-home health monitoring.Home-useurineteststripsSelf-StikHOMEseries:Aconvenienttoolfordailyat-homehealthmonitoring.
Animal-use urine test strips Self-Stik VET: Providing precise and reliable diagnostic information for veterinary care of pets and livestock.Animal-useurineteststripsSelf-StikVET:Providingpreciseandreliablediagnosticinformationforveterinarycareofpetsandlivestock.
Urine analyzers AnyScan series (AnyScan 720, AnyScan 300, CK-60): High-throughput continuous loading urine chemistry analyzers for large hospitals and laboratories. The AnyScan 720 model offers up to 720 tests per hour, PC connectivity, and integration with patient management systems.UrineanalyzersAnyScanseries(AnyScan720,AnyScan300,CK-60):High-throughputcontinuousloadingurinechemistryanalyzersforlargehospitalsandlaboratories.TheAnyScan720modeloffersupto720testsperhour,PCconnectivity,andintegrationwithpatientmanagementsystems.
Home-use urine analyzers MiniScan and Mini Urine Analyzer Yocheck: Pocket-sized professional-grade urine analysis devices.Home-useurineanalyzersMiniScanandMiniUrineAnalyzerYocheck:Pocket-sizedprofessional-gradeurineanalysisdevices.
Personal blood glucose meters and blood glucose management systems: Blood glucose measurement systems developed in 2011.Personalbloodglucosemetersandbloodglucosemanagementsystems:Bloodglucosemeasurementsystemsdevelopedin2011.
Various specialized test strips: SlimDiet Stik (diet test strips), Self-Stik 2MC (creatinine and microalbumin test strips), Self-Stik FR (oxidative stress/MDA test strips), uric acid saliva strips, calcium urine strips, nitric oxide saliva strips, among others.Variousspecializedteststrips:SlimDietStik(dietteststrips),Self-Stik2MC(creatinineandmicroalbuminteststrips),Self-StikFR(oxidativestress/MDAteststrips),uricacidsalivastrips,calciumurinestrips,nitricoxidesalivastrips,amongothers.
High-sensitivity colorimetric analysis technology and dry chemical process: Core technologies for developing and manufacturing diagnostic test strips for early disease screening.High-sensitivitycolorimetricanalysistechnologyanddrychemicalprocess:Coretechnologiesfordevelopingandmanufacturingdiagnosticteststripsforearlydiseasescreening.
Mobile app development: Integration with urine analyzers and provision of health management solutions.Mobileappdevelopment:Integrationwithurineanalyzersandprovisionofhealthmanagementsolutions.
COVID-19 related diagnostic products: Diagnostic kits addressing the pandemic situation.COVID-19relateddiagnosticproducts:Diagnostickitsaddressingthepandemicsituation.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Over 30 years of extensive experience and accumulated marketing know-how: Expertise in the in-vitro diagnostics field since its establishment in 1991.Over30yearsofextensiveexperienceandaccumulatedmarketingknow-how:Expertiseinthein-vitrodiagnosticsfieldsinceitsestablishmentin1991.
Highest quality control and reliable products: Acquisition of numerous domestic and international certifications including ISO9001/2000, ISO13485/2003, GMP, CE, KFDA, and US FDA.Highestqualitycontrolandreliableproducts:AcquisitionofnumerousdomesticandinternationalcertificationsincludingISO9001/2000,ISO13485/2003,GMP,CE,KFDA,andUSFDA.
Continuous investment in R&D and technological innovation: Capability to develop new technologies and products through its corporate research institute.ContinuousinvestmentinR&Dandtechnologicalinnovation:Capabilitytodevelopnewtechnologiesandproductsthroughitscorporateresearchinstitute.
Possession of multiple patents and strong technological competitiveness: Securing key technology patents for leukocyte strips, creatinine and microalbumin strips, and oxidative stress strips.Possessionofmultiplepatentsandstrongtechnologicalcompetitiveness:Securingkeytechnologypatentsforleukocytestrips,creatinineandmicroalbuminstrips,andoxidativestressstrips.
Extensive export network in the global market: Global business capability exporting products to over 50 countries worldwide.Extensiveexportnetworkintheglobalmarket:Globalbusinesscapabilityexportingproductstoover50countriesworldwide.
Diversified product portfolio: Offering a wide range of in-vitro diagnostic products for professional, home-use, and animal-use applications.Diversifiedproductportfolio:Offeringawiderangeofin-vitrodiagnosticproductsforprofessional,home-use,andanimal-useapplications.
Customer-centric product development and service: Product design for safe and easy user diagnosis, along with systematic customer support programs.Customer-centricproductdevelopmentandservice:Productdesignforsafeandeasyuserdiagnosis,alongwithsystematiccustomersupportprograms.
Recognition from government and institutions: Certification as a venture/innobiz company, promising export small and medium-sized enterprise, IP Star company, Bio Star company, and awards such as the $5 million Export Tower and Gangwon Province Governor's Award.Recognitionfromgovernmentandinstitutions:Certificationasaventure/innobizcompany,promisingexportsmallandmedium-sizedenterprise,IPStarcompany,BioStarcompany,andawardssuchasthe$5millionExportTowerandGangwonProvinceGovernor'sAward.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Clinical laboratories and hospitals: Disease diagnosis and monitoring using professional urine test strips and urine analyzers.Clinicallaboratoriesandhospitals:Diseasediagnosisandmonitoringusingprofessionalurineteststripsandurineanalyzers.
Veterinary medicine: Animal health management for pets and livestock using animal urine test strips.Veterinarymedicine:Animalhealthmanagementforpetsandlivestockusinganimalurineteststrips.
Personal health management and home diagnostic market: Self-health monitoring through home-use urine test strips and blood glucose meters.Personalhealthmanagementandhomediagnosticmarket:Self-healthmonitoringthroughhome-useurineteststripsandbloodglucosemeters.
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries: Manufacturing and supply of in-vitro diagnostic reagents and medical devices.Pharmaceuticalandbiotechnologyindustries:Manufacturingandsupplyofin-vitrodiagnosticreagentsandmedicaldevices.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
Across Africa, Africa (blood glucose meter technology agreement)AcrossAfrica,Africa(bloodglucosemetertechnologyagreement)
Kazakhstan, CIS region, Across AsiaKazakhstan,CISregion,AcrossAsia
Across EuropeAcrossEurope
Canada, USACanada,USA
New Zealand, AustraliaNewZealand,Australia
BrazilBrazil
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
KFDA (Korea Food & Drug Administration) certification for urine test strip manufacturing (1992).KFDA(KoreaFood&DrugAdministration)certificationforurineteststripmanufacturing(1992).
US FDA approval for 8, 9, and 10-parameter urine strips (1993, 1994, 1998).USFDAapprovalfor8,9,and10-parameterurinestrips(1993,1994,1998).
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices for Medical Devices) certification (1995, 2018).GMP(GoodManufacturingPracticesforMedicalDevices)certification(1995,2018).
CE (Conformité Européenne) certification (2004).CE(ConformitéEuropéenne)certification(2004).
ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003/2016 (Medical Devices Quality Management System) certifications (2008, 2010, 2018).ISO9001:2000andISO13485:2003/2016(MedicalDevicesQualityManagementSystem)certifications(2008,2010,2018).
Venture and Innobiz (Technology Innovation Small and Medium Business) certifications (2008).VentureandInnobiz(TechnologyInnovationSmallandMediumBusiness)certifications(2008).
US patent acquisition for leukocyte strip (1997).USpatentacquisitionforleukocytestrip(1997).
Development and patent application for creatinine test strip (2012).Developmentandpatentapplicationforcreatinineteststrip(2012).
Oxidative stress (MDA) test strip patent and PCT application (2013, 2017).Oxidativestress(MDA)teststrippatentandPCTapplication(2013,2017).
Overseas patent application for microalbumin test strip (Korea, USA, China) (2020).Overseaspatentapplicationformicroalbuminteststrip(Korea,USA,China)(2020).
Overseas patent application for calcium test strip (Korea, USA, China) (2019).Overseaspatentapplicationforcalciumteststrip(Korea,USA,China)(2019).
Patent application for urine analyzer (Korea) (2019).Patentapplicationforurineanalyzer(Korea)(2019).
Awarded the $5 million Export Tower (2020).Awardedthe$5millionExportTower(2020).
Gangwon Province Governor's Award (2020, 2024).GangwonProvinceGovernor'sAward(2020,2024).
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award (2018).MinisterofTrade,IndustryandEnergyAward(2018).
Certifications as IP Star Company, Promising Export SME, Bio Star Company, and Promising SME (2019).CertificationsasIPStarCompany,PromisingExportSME,BioStarCompany,andPromisingSME(2019).