History
2026
02
- Held a ceremony to mark the launch of the remote clinical trial data monitoring service
2025
12
- Held a symposium commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Clinical Trials Center
07
- Held an opening ceremony for the expanded Oncology Clinical Trial Unit
- Reorganized the Research Division and established a Quality Improvement (QI) Office
06
- Launched an online application service for research document storage
04
- Completed the expansion of the Oncology Clinical Trial Unit, including a new storage facility for cell therapy products
03
- Prof. Kyung-Sang Yu appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center
2024
03
- Renovated the Clinical Trials Center
- Added one monitoring room (11 seats) and one department-affiliated CRC room (23 seats)
2023
09
- Launched a reservation system for the Clinical Trials Center monitoring rooms
03
- Prof. Dong-Wan Kim appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center
2021
04
- Renovated the Oncology Clinical Trials Center
- 18 beds and 24 recliners
2018
11
- Designated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) as an institution for analyzing clinical trial specimens
10
- Relinquished its designation as a bioequivalence testing institution
(MFDS Notice No. 2018-77)
04
- Changed its designation as a bioequivalence testing institution from an analytical and medical institution to a medical institution (MFDS)
2017
09
- Held a symposium commemorating the expansion of the Clinical Trials Center
02
- Prof. In-Jin Jang appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center
2016
09
- Held a completion ceremony for the renovation of the Oncology Clinical Trials Center
08
- Partially amended the Seoul National University Hospital organizational regulations
- Renamed the Medical Device Clinical Trial Unit as the Medical Device Innovation Center and separated it from the Clinical Trials Center
07
- Transferred responsibility for issuing in-house EMR IDs (CRA/CRC) for research purposes
(Information Technology Office → Clinical Trials Center)
06
- Designated by the MFDS as an education provider for clinical trials and related activities
- Courses for investigators, Institutional Review Board (IRB) members, clinical trial pharmacists, and coordinators
2015
09
- Held a symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Clinical Trials Center
01
- Changed its designation as a bioequivalence testing institution from a medical institution to an analytical and medical institution (MFDS)
2014
03
- Celerion established its first Asian office at the Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Trials Center
02
- Held the Kitasato University–Seoul National University Hospital (GREATS) Joint Symposium
01
- Held a joint symposium between the Korea National Enterprise for Clinical Trials (KoNECT) and the Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Trials Center
- Prof. In-Jin Jang appointed as Deputy Director of the Clinical Trials Center
2013
07
- Designated by the MFDS as a medical institution authorized to conduct bioequivalence studies
06
- Prof. Yung-Jue Bang appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center and Director of the Biomedical Research Institute
04
- Held a symposium commemorating its designation as a Global Center of Excellence for Clinical Trials
2012
11
- Selected for GREATS, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Global Center of Excellence for Early-Phase Clinical Trials program
01
- Opened the Pediatric Clinical Trial Support Unit (Children's Hospital, Room 3223)
- The first pediatric clinical trial center in Korea
2011
03
- Opened the Oncology Clinical Trial Unit (Oncology Clinical Trials Center, 4F, Cancer Hospital)
- The first oncology clinical trial center in Korea
2010
10
- Prof. Yung-Jue Bang, Director of the Clinical Trials Center, promoted to Deputy Director of the Biomedical Research Institute
2009
11
- Prof. Yung-Jue Bang appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center
03
- Established and operated a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) training program with general and advanced courses
2008
04
- Selected for the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs' Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialist Training Program (six years of funding)
2007
06
- Designated by the MFDS as a clinical trial institution for medical devices
03
- Held an international symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Clinical Trials Center
02
- Held a ceremony marking the expansion and reopening of the Clinical Trials Center
- Completed Phases 1–3 of the Clinical Trials Center renovation
- Pharmacy; research ward (beds: 24→46); cardiopulmonary function testing room; blood collection room; core laboratory; monitoring room; administrative office; neurological function research laboratory; seven outpatient clinic rooms; and a temperature- and humidity-controlled room
2005
12
- Expanded the Clinical Research Coordinator offices from 12 to 20, adding eight rooms
11
- Prof. Kyung-Up Min appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center
2004
12
- Selected by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as Korea's first Regional Clinical Trials Center (five years of funding)
04
- Expanded Research Ward II by six beds (Room 3204)
2003
03
- Added one outpatient clinic room (Room 3104)
1998
05
- Relocated to the newly constructed building that currently houses the Clinical Trials Center
- Two research wards (14 beds), four outpatient clinic rooms, two clinical laboratories, five specialized function testing rooms, a pharmacy, a dietary preparation room, and other facilities
1997
06
- Prof. Sang-Goo Shin appointed as Director of the Clinical Trials Center
05
- Established the Clinical Trials Center
- Three beds and three outpatient clinic rooms
1995
09
- Established the Clinical Evaluation Center (2F, Pediatric Annex)
- One research ward (three beds), two outpatient clinic rooms, and one core laboratory
- Staffed by two nurses, one medical technologist, and one additional staff member