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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)