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Neofect History

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  • 2022

    • Patent registration of Smart Balance
    • Patent registration of TeleRehab in US
    • Patent registration of TeleRehab in KR
  • 2021

    • Stanford medical center published clinical test of Home rehab training using Smart Glove in the Journal of PM&R
    • Smart Glove, Smart Kids, Smart Board for home licensed as medical devices from South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
  • 2020

    • Completed a rebranding
    • FDA registration of Smart Balance
    • Received 2020 BIG Innovation Award
    • Smart Balance received CES 2020 Innovation Award
  • 2019

    • Received ART Award from Korea Robotics Society
    • FDA registration of Neomano
    • Patent registration of Neomano
    • National Rehabilitation Center in Korea published clinical test of RAPAEL Smart Board in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
    • Neomano received Red Dot Design Award
    • Patent registration of algorithm for training ratio
    • RAPAEL Smart Board for Home NextGen received 2019 SF Design Week Award
    • RAPAEL Smart Board for Home NextGen received 2019 Medtech breakthrough Award
    • Patent registration of RAPAEL Smart Board in US
    • RAPAEL Smart Pegboard received Red Dot Design Award
    • Patent registration of algorithm for rehabilitation training
    • Patent registration of RAPAEL Smart Pegboard
  • 2018

    • Received 3 Million USD Export Tower Award
    • IPO
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove received Frost & Sullivan Award
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove received 2018 SF Design Award
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove received 2018 Medtech breakthrough Award
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove and RAPAEL Smart Pegboard selected as Finalist of The Blackwood Design Awards
    • Stanford medical center published clinical test of RAPAEL Smart Glove in the Journal of American Academy of Neurology
    • RAPAEL Smart ComCog Launched in US
    • Neomano selected as Engadget's Best of CES 2018 Finalist
  • 2017

    • RAPAEL Smart Pegboard received CES 2018 Innovation Award
    • RAPAEL ComCog Launched
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove received Popular Science's "Best of What's New Award"
    • RAPAEL Smart Pegboard Launched
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove, AARP Innovation Champion Awards, Caregiver Quality of Life category
    • RAPAEL Smart Board Launched
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove selected as cool new gadgets at CES 2017 from CNET
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove selected as the best smart home, IoT products of CES 2017 from Zdnet
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove selected as 14 coolest tech products of CES 2017 from CNN
  • 2016

    • RAPAEL Smart Glove received CES 2017 Innovation Award
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove received Thematic Award of ITU Telecom World
    • Established Europe Office in Munich, Germany
    • RAPAEL Smart Kids Launched
    • Selected as a Show Room Finalist of Pioneer Asia 250
    • APTA 2016, AHA International Stroke Conference 2016
    • National Rehabilitation Center in Korea published clinical test of RAPAEL in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • 2015

    • Selected as K-ICT Start-up 300
    • CE Mark cleared
    • ISO 13485 Certification
    • Established US office in San Francisco
    • Received beGLOBAL San Francisco 2015 Runway Incubator Award
    • Achieved Series B investment
  • 2014

    • Awarded Minister Prize from Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning for SW R&D
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove approved by FDA
    • Received Korea Good Design Award
    • Licensed as a medical device By Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in Korea
    • Awarded Grand Prize from the 9th Digital Innovation Awards
    • Investment from Company K Partners, and DSC Investment
    • RAPAEL Smart Glove licensed as a medical device from South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
    • Clinical research cooperation with National Rehabilitation center in Korea
  • 2013

    • Awarded Minister Prize from Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
    • Selected as KEIT Design Development Innovation Project (cooperative task with National Rehabilitation Center)
  • 2012

    • Investment from POSCO Venture Partners
  • 2011

    • Selected as TOP 4 Excellent Project from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
  • 2010

    • Selected as New Growth Power R&D from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
    • Incorporation