- CEO
- Jeongsun Seo Changhoon Kim
- Full Time Employees
- 488
- Sector
- Health services
- Industry
- Medical/Nursing services
- Address
- Seoul SL South Korea
- IPO Date
- Feb 22, 2000
- Business
- Macrogen, Inc. (038290.KQ) provides precision medicine and bio-engineering healthcare services focused on genomic analysis and bioinformatics in South Korea and internationally. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company offers personal healthcare services including disease prediction, wellness genetics, and direct-to-consumer genetic testing; MyPETGENE genetic testing for companion animals; clinical services such as precision medicine, cancer risk genetic testing, next-generation sequencing-based genetic panels, and good clinical laboratory practice services; single-cell expert services encompassing single-cell multi-omics, spatial transcriptome analysis, and in situ/spatial services; whole genome, whole exome, transcriptome, epigenome, and metagenome sequencing; standard sequencing, identification, fragment analysis, customized sequencing, and human identification services; expression, genome, and epigenome microarray; proteomics via Olink; gene synthesis; DNA and RNA oligonucleotide synthesis; peptide synthesis; and CRISPR knock-in/out, genome editing mouse, and mass production services. Macrogen operates through subsidiaries and branches including Psomagen Inc. in the United States, Macrogen Europe BV in the Netherlands, and facilities in Japan, Singapore, and Australia. Recent developments include an agreement on December 9, 2024, to acquire an additional 17.97% stake in Psomagen Inc. for KRW 14.23 billion; selection as final contractor in a consortium with DNA Link, Theragen Bio, and CG Invites for South Korea's National Integrated Bio Big Data Project to sequence and analyze 145,952 Korean genomes, announced December 23, 2024; and a November 18, 2024, service supply agreement with Samsung Electronics to integrate its GenTok digital healthcare platform, offering personalized genetic and microbiome-based wellness solutions including weight management, nutrition, and exercise recommendations via the Samsung Health app.