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Huvitz’s challenges and best moments
- Founding Period
- Settling-Down Period
- Growing Period
Founding Period
1998
- Mirae Optics Co.,Ltd. was established.
1999
- FDA approval of automatic refractor/keratometer
- Launched of South Korea’s first automatic ref-keratometer
- Acquisition of venture company certification (Small and Medium Business Administration)
2000
- Acquisition of South Korean New Technology (KT) certification (Ministry of Science and Technology)
- Certification of Company-Affiliated Research Center (South Korea Industrial Technology Association)
- Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Award (Gyeonggi-do)
2001
- Presidential Award at Precision Technology Promotion Competition (Ministry of Industry and Energy)
- 5 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 38th Trade Day)
- Certification of Promising Small and Medium Enterprise of Gyeonggi (Gyeonggi-do)
- Designated as a promising small and medium export enterprise (Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Export Support Center)
2002
- Nominated for a world-class product and production company (Ministry of Industry and Energy)
- Awarded the Industrial Award for venture company (Small and Medium Business Administration)
- Changed the company name to Huvitz Co., Ltd
2003
- Listed on KOSDAQ
2004
- 10 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 41st Trade Day)
2005
- Launched of South Korea’s first fully automatic edging machine (lens processing device)
2006
- Automatic lens processing device IR52 received Jang Young-sil Award (Ministry of Science and ICT)
Settling-Down Period
2007
- Founded Shanghai Huvitz Precision Device Co., Ltd.
- Ministry Award at the Health Industry Technology Exhibition (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
2008
- 20 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 45th Trade Day)
2009
- FDA approval of slit lamp microscope
- Launched of South Korea’s first slit lamp microscope
2010
- Asia’s Top 200 Promising Small and Medium Enterprises Nominated for the Asia’s Best Under a Billion (Forbes)
- Launched of South Korea’s first contactless non-contact tonometer
2011
- 30 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 48th Trade Day)
- Model Taxpayer Award (The 45th Taxpayer’s Day)
2012
- Award for overseas IT market development and globalization (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
- Knowledge Economy Minister Award at the 11th Global IT CEO Awards (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
- Nominated for an excellent technology management company for 2012 (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
- Certification of joyful workplace and happy company (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
2013
- Nominated for a technology-innovation small and medium company (INNOBIZ) (Small and Medium Enterprise Administration)
- Nominated for a World Class 300 Company (Small and Medium Enterprise Administration)
- Nominated for a small hidden champion (Ministry of Employment and Labor)
2015
- Nominated for a happiness sharing company (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
Growing Period
2017
- Completion of Huvitz’s new office building and relocation of the HQ (Pyeongchon Smart Square)
2018
- Launched of all-in-one retinal optical coherence tomography (HOCT)
- Nominated for a good small and medium company to work for (South Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
2019
- Launched of industrial optical coherence tomography (3D ATI)
- Established Huvitz Daejeon branch
2020
- Acquired the Certification of Innovative Medical Device Company (Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea)
- Nominated for the a Medical Device R&D Project (Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Health and Welfare and Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, South Korea)
- Implemented Huvitz way
2021
- FDA approval of fundus camera ‘HFC-1’
2022
- Launched of HTR-1 4 in 1 ophthalmic diagnostic device
2023
- Launch of Dental 3D Printer (Lilivis PRINT)
- Lilivis PRINT Wins the Red Dot Design Award
- Launched of Optical Biometry (HBM-1)
- Launched of Topography (HTG-1)
- FDA appoval of Applanation Tonometer ‘HT-5000’
- Established Huvitz Daegu branch
2024
- Launch of Chairside Milling machine (Lilivis MILL)
- Launch of Intra Oral Scanner (Lilivis SCAN)
- Founding Period
- Settling-Down Period
- Growing Period
Founding Period
1998
- Mirae Optics Co.,Ltd. was established.
1999
- FDA approval of automatic refractor/keratometer
- Launched of South Korea’s first automatic ref-keratometer
- Acquisition of venture company certification (Small and Medium Business Administration)
2000
- Acquisition of South Korean New Technology (KT) certification (Ministry of Science and Technology)
- Certification of Company-Affiliated Research Center (South Korea Industrial Technology Association)
- Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Award (Gyeonggi-do)
2001
- Presidential Award at Precision Technology Promotion Competition (Ministry of Industry and Energy)
- 5 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 38th Trade Day)
- Certification of Promising Small and Medium Enterprise of Gyeonggi (Gyeonggi-do)
- Designated as a promising small and medium export enterprise (Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Export Support Center)
2002
- Nominated for a world-class product and production company (Ministry of Industry and Energy)
- Awarded the Industrial Award for venture company (Small and Medium Business Administration)
- Changed the company name to Huvitz Co., Ltd
2003
- Listed on KOSDAQ
2004
- 10 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 41st Trade Day)
2005
- Launched of South Korea’s first fully automatic edging machine (lens processing device)
2006
- Automatic lens processing device IR52 received Jang Young-sil Award (Ministry of Science and ICT)
Settling-Down Period
2007
- Founded Shanghai Huvitz Precision Device Co., Ltd.
- Ministry Award at the Health Industry Technology Exhibition (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
2008
- 20 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 45th Trade Day)
2009
- FDA approval of slit lamp microscope
- Launched of South Korea’s first slit lamp microscope
2010
- Asia’s Top 200 Promising Small and Medium Enterprises Nominated for the Asia’s Best Under a Billion (Forbes)
- Launched of South Korea’s first contactless non-contact tonometer
2011
- 30 Million US Dollar Export Tower Award (The 48th Trade Day)
- Model Taxpayer Award (The 45th Taxpayer’s Day)
2012
- Award for overseas IT market development and globalization (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
- Knowledge Economy Minister Award at the 11th Global IT CEO Awards (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
- Nominated for an excellent technology management company for 2012 (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
- Certification of joyful workplace and happy company (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
2013
- Nominated for a technology-innovation small and medium company (INNOBIZ) (Small and Medium Enterprise Administration)
- Nominated for a World Class 300 Company (Small and Medium Enterprise Administration)
- Nominated for a small hidden champion (Ministry of Employment and Labor)
2015
- Nominated for a happiness sharing company (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
Growing Period
2017
- Completion of Huvitz’s new office building and relocation of the HQ (Pyeongchon Smart Square)
2018
- Launched of all-in-one retinal optical coherence tomography (HOCT)
- Nominated for a good small and medium company to work for (South Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
2019
- Launched of industrial optical coherence tomography (3D ATI)
- Established Huvitz Daejeon branch
2020
- Acquired the Certification of Innovative Medical Device Company (Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea)
- Nominated for the a Medical Device R&D Project (Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Health and Welfare and Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, South Korea)
- Implemented Huvitz way
2021
- FDA approval of fundus camera ‘HFC-1’
2022
- Launched of HTR-1 4 in 1 ophthalmic diagnostic device
2023
- Launch of Dental 3D Printer (Lilivis PRINT)
- Lilivis PRINT Wins the Red Dot Design Award
- Launched of Optical Biometry (HBM-1)
- Launched of Topography (HTG-1)
- FDA appoval of Applanation Tonometer ‘HT-5000’
- Established Huvitz Daegu branch
2024
- Launch of Chairside Milling machine (Lilivis MILL)
- Launch of Intra Oral Scanner (Lilivis SCAN)
