EHL research
Research and innovation from EHL BIO
Progress from EHL Cell Clinic's affiliated research centre, a team of 85+ researchers (EHL Thailand information) and a GMP laboratory in Korea — from clinical trial approvals and publications to patents and awards.
Key EHL research milestones
From official news on ehlbio.co.kr, newest first.
22 Dec 2025
MFDS approves EHL BIO's Phase 3 clinical trial (IND)
11 Dec 2025
ADSTEM Phase 2 results in atopic dermatitis published in an academic journal
11 Nov 2025
Korean MFDS approves Phase 3 IND for atopic dermatitis cell therapy
29 Aug 2025
EHL BIO wins the 2025 Jang Young-sil Award for technology innovation
21 Oct 2024
Minister of Health and Welfare award for regenerative medicine
8 Apr 2024
Selected for the 2024 regenerative medicine programme for chronic kidney disease research
18 May 2023
Phase 1 IND approved for chronic kidney disease cell therapy (KDSTEM)
7 Apr 2022
Selected for regenerative medicine technology development support
EHL BIO research pipeline
This table summarises what EHL BIO publishes in its R&D section. Trial status can change, and status in Korea does not equal authorisation for use in Thailand.
Suitability depends on the condition, cell type, plans permitted under Korean law, and an individual assessment. The EHL team reviews your health information and explains the available options before confirming a care plan.
ADSTEM Inj.
- Cell source
- Autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Target indication
- Moderate to severe subacute and chronic atopic dermatitis
- Stage as stated
- Phase 1 completed (2017), Phase 2 completed (2023), Phase 3 IND submitted in 2024
KDSTEM Inj.
- Cell source
- Autologous urine-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Target indication
- Chronic renal failure / chronic kidney disease
- Stage as stated
- IND approved and Phase 1 initiated in 2023; selected for the KFRM programme in 2022 and 2024
RASTEM Inj.
- Cell source
- Autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Target indication
- Moderate or more severe rheumatoid arthritis
- Stage as stated
- The source page states the non-clinical study is being completed and a clinical trial is in preparation
PDSTEM Inj.
- Cell source
- Autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Target indication
- Parkinson's disease
- Stage as stated
- The source page states it is in non-clinical progress
Keycell-IM Inj.
- Cell source
- Autologous peripheral blood immune cells (T, NK, iNKT and dendritic cells)
- Target indication
- Cancer immunotherapy research
- Stage as stated
- The hospital's affiliated research centre states NK cells completed preclinical study, with lung cancer as the target disease
ADSC exosome
- Cell source
- Exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells
- Target indication
- Neuropathic pain
- Stage as stated
- The source page states animal testing is in progress for patent application, with research on complex pain syndrome
Information sources
- EHL BIO — Stem cell treatment · retrieved 3 Sept 2026
- EHL BIO — Immune Cell Therapeutics · retrieved 3 Sept 2026
- EHL BIO — Other treatments · retrieved 3 Sept 2026
Patents and research papers
The list published on EHL BIO's Patents and Research Papers page. Patents show intellectual-property scope; outcome information is assessed from each programme's research.
Novel thiazolidinedione derivatives and uses thereof
Registration date: 2 Aug 2012 · No. 10-1172638
States activity inhibiting 15-PGDH, which breaks down prostaglandin, so it may be used to prevent or treat cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and kidney disease, and to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth (as described in the patent).
Composition comprising cells treated with a 15-PGDH inhibitor or culture thereof and use thereof
Registration date: 27 Oct 2016 · No. 15771853
Liposuction and SVF separation kit
Registration date: 20 Jan 2016 · No. 10-2016-0007049
Intended to facilitate fat collection and the series of processes for separating adipose-derived stem cells.
Compositions and uses comprising cells treated with 15-PGDH inhibitors or cultures thereof
Registration date: 26 Oct 2016 · No. 10-2016-0139967
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating atopic disease, using cells cultured with a 15-PGDH inhibitor in PGE2-expressing cells or their culture (atopic dermatitis).
Compositions and uses comprising cells treated with 15-PGDH inhibitors or cultures thereof
Registration date: 4 Jan 2018 · No. 10-2018-0001149
Same family of pharmaceutical composition, with the indication stated as rheumatoid arthritis.
Compositions and uses comprising cells treated with 15-PGDH inhibitors or cultures thereof
Registration date: 16 Mar 2018 · No. 10-2018-0030906
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating atopic disease (atopic dermatitis).
Method for mass culturing adipose-derived stem cells expressing FoxO
Registration date: 28 Dec 2018
Related to a composition comprising cells treated with a 15-PGDH inhibitor or their culture and its use.
Medium composition for culturing urine-derived stem cells and method for culturing them
Registration date: 4 Nov 2019 · No. 10-2019-0139702
Culture medium for isolating and culturing urine-derived stem cells, and a method for separating and culturing them using that medium.
Mass culture method of adipose-derived stem cells expressing anti-ageing factors
Registration date: 3 Feb 2020 · No. 10-2020-0012437
Mass culture method for adipose-derived stem cells expressing Foxo1, Foxo3a and Klotho, with a medium composition for their proliferation and culture.
Composition for skin regeneration, whitening, antioxidant or wound treatment comprising stem cell-derived exosomes
Registration date: 17 Feb 2021 · No. 10-2021-0021026
Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition with urine-derived stem cell exosomes as the active ingredient.
Medium composition and method for isolating and culturing urine-derived stem cells with improved renal-disease function, and a cell therapeutic composition
Registration date: 29 Sept 2021 · No. 10-2021-0129299
Covers the culture medium, the isolation and culture method, the resulting cells, and a cell therapeutic composition comprising them.
Certificates and trademarks
- EHLBio Research Institute certification
- European EHLBio trademark
- Indonesian EHLBio trademark rights
- 키셀 trademark registration certificate
- Kissel trademark registration certificate
Research papers listed by the hospital
Human adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells alleviate atopic dermatitis via regulation of B lymphocyte maturation
19 Nov 2016
Human Adipose Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Atopic Dermatitis by Regulating the Expression of MIP2, miR122a-SOCS1 Axis, and Th1/Th2 Responses
6 Nov 2018
Urine-Derived Stem Cell-Secreted Klotho Plays a Crucial Role in the HK-2 Fibrosis Model by Inhibiting the TGF-β Signaling Pathway
30 Apr 2022
Production enhancement of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells by low-intensity ultrasound stimulation
21 Dec 2022
In vivo safety and biodistribution profile of Klotho-enhanced human urine-derived stem cells for clinical application
10 Dec 2023
Combinational Pulsing of TAAs Enforces Dendritic Cell-Based Immunotherapy through T-Cell Proliferation and Interferon-γ Secretion in LLC1 Mouse Model
18 Jan 2024
Information sources
- EHL BIO — Patents and Research Papers · retrieved 3 Sept 2026
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