2021 ~ 2008
- 2021.09. 30
- Haechoon Chang, the general director, inauguration
- 2019.04. 30
- Designation of Food Testing Laboratory
- 2018.01. 30
- Designation of KELAF (Korea Excellent Laboratory Animal Facility)
- 2017.10. 24
- Acquisition of KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme)
- 2017.07. 26
- Switched the supervisory authority(Ministry of Science and ICT)
- 2016.11. 18
- Jaeho Ha, the general director, inauguration
- 2014.07. 07
- Establised Biosafety Level 2 research facility for LMO(Living Modified Organism).
- 2014.06. 31
- Established as a government-sponsored research institute under the jurisdiction of National Research Council of Science & Technology(NST) under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning(MSIP)
- 2013.10. 30
- Wansoo Park, the general director, inauguration
- 2013.03. 23
- Switched the supoervisory authority(Ministry of Science and technology Ministry of Sience, ICT and Future Planning)
- 2012.10. 31
- Moved to the new location in Gwangju Metropolitan city
- (Seongnam, Gyeonggido → Gwangju Metropolitan city)
- 2012.09. 06
- WiKim kimchi information service system(WKISS) opened.
- 2012.05. 04
- Designated as the kimchi specialist training organization
- (National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service)
- 2010.03.10
- Opened World Kimchi Research Institute
- (in Korea Food Research Institute)
- 2010.02.12
- Wansoo Park, the general director, inauguration
- 2010.01.01
- Established as an annex of the Korea Food Research Insititute (KFRI)
- 2009.12. 23
- Appoved as the establishment of WiKim by 132nd session of the Board of Directors of the Korea Research Council for Industrial Science and Technology
- 2009.07. 15
- Decision for the location of World Kimchi Research Institute
(Gwangju Metropolitan city)
- 2008.10.14
- Nurturing a world-class research institute for fermented foods, to recover Korea's position as the birthplace of Kimchi (state council)
