Daejeon Techno City · Companion-Animal Biopharmaceutical Developer
Building Tomorrow's Medicines for Dogs and Cats
SmartGene is a life science company built around biologics for companion animals. CRO services and in-house reagent and equipment manufacturing fund that development.
At a Glance
- Pipeline
- 5
- Five programmes in development, all built on the same cell line platform.
- Platforms
- 2
- CHO-Speed™ and SGTNase™, used on our own programmes before they were offered to anyone else.
- Services
- CRO
- Cell line development for outside partners, on the platform we use ourselves.
- Based in
- Daejeon Technocity
- Daedeok Biz Center, Yuseong-gu — inside Korea's research cluster.
- Manufacturing
- In-house
- Raw material selection through finished goods, managed in our own facility.
- Distribution
- Nationwide
- Supplied through a network of regional distributors and authorised dealers.
Our Mission
Human-Validated Targets, Engineered for Companion Animals.
SmartGene redesigns targets already validated in humans for the species that need them, developing biologics made specifically for companion animals.
Companion animals have long depended on medicines designed for other species. We design for them.
STAR Pipeline
Five Pipelines. One Platform.
Every programme is built on the same CHO-Speed™ platform, changing only the caninized or felinized sequence.
- STAR-K9ECanine obesityDog
- STAR-M3WFeline obesityCat
- STAR-CTRV02HER2-positive canine mammary tumourDog
- STAR-CADCanine atopic dermatitisDog
- STAR-K9E2Canine obesity and metabolic diseaseDog
All five programmes sit on the same CHO-Speed™ platform. Only the species sequence changes.
Our Technology
We Built the Platform Ourselves
CHO-Speed™
Rapid Stable Cell Line Platform
Our own rapid stable cell line platform. Transposon-based targeted gene integration yields high-titre stable pools and monoclonal lines, reaching a research cell bank (RCB) quickly.
SGTNase™
In-House Transposase Variant
The engine inside CHO-Speed™. Hot-spot targeted insertion gives high integration efficiency and long-term passage stability, which keeps CDMO tech transfer smooth.
CRO Services
From Vector to Cell Line, in One Place
Using SmartGene's CHO-Speed™ platform, we build and establish stable, productive cell lines quickly.
- 01
Gene Design
- 02
Vector Cloning
- 03
Transfection
- 04
Selection & Screening
- 05
Research Cell Bank
CRO services are handled as a separate enquiry. Contact Us
News & Updates
What's New at SmartGene
Powering Today's Labs, Pioneering Tomorrow's Medicines
SmartGene is a life science company that manufactures reagents and equipment, and is expanding into CRO services and animal biologics drug development.
SmartGene Business Roadmap
Growing Along Three Lines
We strengthen the business we have, and build new ground on top of it.
Lab Products & Reagents
SmartGene's core business: PCR/qPCR reagents, DNA/RNA purification kits and laboratory management software, manufactured and supplied in-house.
CRO Services
Contract research centred on CHO-Speed™ cell line development, including custom assay development, carried out on behalf of research partners.
Animal Biologics & Drug Development
Five biologics pipelines for dogs and cats, developed on our own CHO-Speed™ platform. SmartGene's next axis of growth.
Capability
From Raw Material to the Bench.
PCR and qPCR reagents, DNA/RNA purification kits and laboratory management software — made in our own facility rather than relabelled, so quality and supply are ours to answer for.
- Reagents and kits manufactured in-house end to end
- Laboratory software supplied alongside the consumables
- Stable supply through regional distributors nationwide
Why SmartGene
Small, but Growing Every Year
We manufacture our own reagents and deliver them nationwide through regional agencies and dealers — always putting our customers first.
In-House Manufacturing
We manufacture our own PCR/qPCR reagents and DNA/RNA purification kits, ensuring quality and stable supply.
Nationwide Distributor Network
From Seoul and Gyeonggi to Gangwon, our regional agencies and dealers deliver fast support to customers nationwide.
Lab Software
Sample management, label design, lab safety management, and more — software built for the research field.
Partner Brands
Brands We Work With
Discover ABclonal, Macrogen, MediKORS, ToolGen, and syslab products through SmartGene.
ABclonal
Antibody and protein-related products
Macrogen
Sequencing / Oligo services
MediKORS
InAlyzer body composition & bone density analyzer
ToolGen
CRISPR-Cas gene editing
syslab
Essential lab equipment
Contact
Tell Us What Your Lab Needs
Product enquiries, distributor enquiries and CRO consultations all start the same way. Leave us a note and we will be in touch. Partnering and investment enquiries are handled separately by our business development team.