Kogene Biotech

Kogene Biotech is a South Korea-based molecular diagnostics and in vitro diagnostics company focused on real-time PCR and conventional PCR assay products. The company develops and commercializes diagnostic kits for human infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, RSV, broader respiratory virus panels, gastrointestinal pathogens, and bacterial pneumonia, and it also offers solutions for food safety, animal disease, and environmental testing. Kogene markets its assays and sample-preparation products under brands such as PowerChek and PowerPrep, positioning itself as a total-solution provider from extraction through detection. The company became especially visible during the COVID-19 pandemic through early commercialization of SARS-CoV-2 PCR kits, including products that received Korean and international regulatory clearances. Overall, Kogene Biotech appears to be a revenue-generating commercial diagnostics company rather than a therapeutic drug developer.