Rights for all livings. Seaweed, a familiar food, becomes a raw gem with endless uses. The lives of animals once sacrificed for meat are given greater dignity. And the planet that holds them all stays sustainable. SeaWith is proud of this mission.
Cell culture is becoming the foundation of medicines, therapeutics and food. Yet its core materials still come from a handful of global suppliers. Our vision is for Korea to supply the world's cell culture materials from the sea, and to prove that platform with food the planet can sustain.
2019.03SeaWith founded (DGIST student startup)2020.11Selected for TIPS, seed investment2021Minister of Science and ICT Award, Series A of KRW 5.5 billion2023Began running a 5L pilot process20241st place, UNIDO Global Foodtech Competition; Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Award2024.05Uiseong, Gyeongbuk designated a Cell-Cultivated Food Regulation-Free Special Zone2025.01Regulation-Free Special Zone demonstration begins202550L cell culture process in operation; GMP Class D facility installed2025.09Animal cell bank built (6,000 vials)2025.11Uiseong production facility begins operations2026.02CEO Joonho Keum named 2nd chair of the Bio Future Food Industry Council (BFFIC)2026.03Cosmetics brand MIOK launched2026.05"Future Table" dumpling tasting with Dongguk University (1,000 servings)2026.08Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization Bio Food Media Day: tasting of cultivated meat dumplings and meatballs2026.09MOU with Handong on cultivated protein ingredients for pet food
We are one crew aboard a ship called SeaWith. Each of us brings our best as an expert in our own field.
Chair, BFFIC (Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization); Board member, Korea Cultivated Food Association
PhD in New Biology, DGIST; Forbes 30 Under 30 Korea; Board member, Korea Marine Bio Industry Association
PhD, Seoul National University College of Medicine; FDA approval experience; 27 SCI papers; 13 international patents
Head of the MIOK brand; Seoul National University Food Tech Executive Program