- CEO
- Hyun-Soo Kim
- Full Time Employees
- 186
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: major
- Address
- Ssangbong Building Seoul SL South Korea
- IPO Date
- May 20, 1988
- Business
- Pharmicell Co., Ltd. (005690.KS) is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes stem cell therapeutics and biochemical products primarily in South Korea and internationally. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company operates through two main divisions: Biopharmaceutical Business, which focuses on stem cell drugs such as the approved Cellgram-AMI, manufactured using autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells to improve ejection fraction in patients with acute myocardial infarction following coronary angioplasty; and Biochemical Business, which produces intermediates for raw material medicines including nucleosides, mPEGs, HDP-tosylate, and Vincelactam, as well as eco-friendly flame retardants, low dielectric constant materials, polyol synthesis catalysts, and PET catalysts. Its biopharmaceutical pipeline includes Cellgram-LC for liver disease, Cellgram-ED for impotence, Hearticellgram-AMI for cardiac disease, Cellgram-CKD for chronic kidney disease, and Cellgram-AKI for acute kidney disease; the company also offers stem cell banking services through its Twelve platform, contract manufacturing organization (CMO) and clinical development services for new drugs, Half-Serum DMEM culture media, and cosmetics derived from stem cell culture technology.
Pharmicell serves healthcare providers, researchers, and industrial customers in the regenerative medicine, oncology, and chemical manufacturing sectors, with geographic operations centered in South Korea and extending to international markets for stem cell drugs and biochemical intermediates. In recent developments, the company continues to advance clinical trials for pipeline assets including acute ischemic stroke (Phase 3) and chronic spinal cord injury (Phase 2/3), alongside investigator-initiated trials for alcoholic cirrhosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and cancer therapies; it plans US trials for Livercellgram to address limited competition in myocardial infarction treatments. Formerly known as FcB2welve Co., Ltd., Pharmicell changed its name in September 2011 to reflect its focus on stem cell innovation, and maintains steady revenue from its biochemical segment to support biopharma R&D amid a dual business model.