GENINUS CEO Message
Company with the best
understanding of genes,
GENINUS Inc.

In alignment with the rapidly changing society,
the medical paradigm is also undergoing rapid changes towards prevention of illness,
healthcare and customized medical treatments, transcending the realm of simple treatment.

GENINUS Inc. succeeded in the commercialization of the clinical sequencing platform
for analysis of cancer genes and screening of customized anticancer drug for the
first time in Korea in our 2nd year of operation.
As such, we are putting in our utmost efforts to provide the best services that are helpful
to both clinicians and patients in alignment with the rapidly changing medical paradigm.

GENINUS Inc. has high level of understanding on the diseases and patients on the foundation
of the highly experienced and skilled manpower at the SGI of SMC and advanced technologies.
We are continuing with our R&D cooperation in order to ensure that a wide range of
technologies are actually helpful to the patients and general public.
As such, we shall provide more convenient and accurate services than any other company
through continuous R&D.

GENINUS Inc. is grafting Big Data on the genome of Koreans onto the healthcare services.
We will be utilizing genome big data to create healthier future for all of us.
We will create a world in which your DNA makes you, your family and friends healthier.

C E O Woong Yang Park

CEO of GENINUS Inc.
Director, Samsung Genome Institute (SGI), Samsung Medical Center (SMC)

  • Education
  • 1982 ~ 1988 M.D. Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    1990 ~ 1995 Ph.D. (Biochemistry) Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
    1995 ~ 1998 Postdoctoral Fellow (Neuro-Oncology), Rockefeller University, New York, USA
Professional Experiences
  • 2018 ~ Present Founder and CEO, GENINUS Inc., Republic of Korea
  • 2014 ~ Present : Editor, Journal of Human Genetics (NPG)
  • 2014 ~ Present : Editor, Genome Biology (Springer)
  • 2013 ~ Present : Professor, Molecular Cell Biology Lab, Medical College of Sungkyunkwan University
  • 2013 ~ Present : Director, SGI of SMC
  • 2017 ~ 2018 : Technical expert, Special Bio-medical Committee, National Science & Technology Council
  • 2016 ~ 2018 : Subcommittee member, New Industry Investment Committee, Office for Government Policy Coordination
  • 2013 ~ 2017 : Technical expert, Health Policy Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare
  • 2008 ~ 2010 : Vice President, Medical College of Seoul National University
  • 1998 ~ 2012 : Professor, Medical College of Seoul National University
  • 1997 ~ 1998 : Postdoctoral fellow at the Molecular Nerve Tumor Research Lab, Rockefeller University, USA
  • 1988 ~ 1996 : Teaching assistant/full-time lecturer at the Medical College of Dong-A University