Timeline
Corporate Timeline
2013~Present
May
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Acquired patent for pet nose print-based access authentication.
April
- Company name changed to UNION biometrics.
- Acquired patent for pet nose print recognition in Japan.
March
- Acquired new patent for pet nose wrinkle recognition.
- Participated in SECON 2025.
February
- Secured ODM supply and export channel to NEC Japan.
January
- Hosted Global Partner Conference UGC 2025.
- UBio Face Key solution passed biometric data management evaluation by the Financial Settlement Agency.
November
- Received ICT Patent Management Award 2024.
- Grand Prize at the 4th Smart Finance Awards.
- Signed MOU with DeepMedi for worker health management platform.
- Co-hosted partner conference with Milestone Systems.
October
- Won the Army SW access control system project.
- Acquired FIDO2 server certification for global online biometric standardization.
August
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Simultaneously obtained ISO/IEC 27001 and 27701 certifications.
July
- KISA’s highest grade in fingerprint spoofing protection performance.
- UBio-Alpeta received top-grade GS certification from TTA.
- Provided biometric devices to NEC Japan.
- Signed MOU for electronic card rental service with Korean Construction Association.
March
- Won AI-based access control security solution project for Government Complex and Army HQ.
- Participated in SECON 2024.
- Hosted partner conference with Innodep.
February
- Declared GDPR compliance.
January
- Participated in Intersec 2024.
- Hosted Global Conference UGC 2024.
- Launched electronic card rental service for construction workers.
December
- Entered the Japanese market with biometric authentication cloud subscription service.
- Signed MOU with Korea Rental for construction worker electronic card rental.
October
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Signed MOU with Petsneeze for joint business on pet nose print recognition devices and registration technology.
July
- Participated in SECUTECH 2023 in Vietnam.
- Won facial authentication system project for NongHyup Bank.
June
- Supplied facial recognition system to Indian Parliament.
- Participated in Tech-Fair for new technologies.
May
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Presidential Citation for palm print recognition technology at the 58th Invention Day by Korea Invention Promotion Association / Selected as ESG Excellent SME by the Win-Win Growth Committee.
April
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Participated in Security Event in the UK.
March
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Participated in SECON 2023.
January
- Hosted Global Partner Conference UGC 2023
- Participated in Intersec 2023
- Upgraded user authentication system for NH NongHyup Bank.
October
- Participated in GITEX Global 2022, the largest IT fair in the Middle East.
- Participated in 2022 Korea Construction Expo.
August
- Participated in Security Essen 2022, the international security exhibition in Germany.
May
- Participated in SECON Security Expo.
- Participated in the UK’s largest security exhibition, IFSEC 2022.
- Launched iris recognition system UBio-X Iris.
March
- Participated in ISC WEST 2022.
January
- Participated in Intersec 2022 in Dubai, the largest security exhibition in the Middle East.
- Won the Ministry of National Defense’s access control system improvement project.
December
- Supplied facial recognition-based attendance management system to all McDonald’s stores nationwide
- Won the Fingerprint Recognition Solution Grand Prize at the Security Awards Korea 2021.
November
- Selected as an excellent company in the Digital New Deal by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
October
- Participated in the aIoT International Exhibition 2021
- Obtained IoT security certification for thermal imaging cameras used in facial recognition access control devices
- Participated in GITEX 2021, the largest IT exhibition in the Middle East.
September
- Participated in Korea Construction Safety Expo
- Participated in the Children’s Traffic Safety Relay Challenge.
August
- Obtained MFDS certification for non-contact temperature measurement system.
July
- Participated in ISC WEST, the American security exhibition.
June
- Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association certified “electronic card fingerprint recognition terminal”
- Launched biometric-based Single Sign-On (SSO).
May
- Participated in SECON Security Expo 2021.
February
- Launched biometric motorcycle parking management system. (UBio-X MPass)
January
- Selected by the Public Procurement Service as an excellent procurement innovative product.
(UBio-X Slim SC, UBio-X Slim RF, UBio-X Iris, NScan-FMSE, NScan-FMH)
December
- Selected as supplier of open standard fingerprint recognition technology for the Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association.
November
- Acquired patents for a device and method to detect fake irises by using feature point changes.
- Acquired patents for a capacitive pattern image scanner that can scan the uneven patterns of an object and its generation method.
- Won a 3.9 billion KRW supply contract for the Army’s access control system.
September
- Designated as a second global small giant company.
August
- Acquired patents for multi-functional scanners and scanning systems
- Won a project to install a non-contact access control system at Kangwon Land.
June
- Launched non-contact facial recognition access authentication and fever detection system.
May
- Launched multimodal iris recognition system (UBio-X Iris).
April
- Designated as Hi-Seoul Brand Company.
March
- Launched remote non-face-to-face visitor/event management system.
January
- Released UBio PetID, a pet nose print recognition system
- Launched walk-through non-contact multimodal biometric authentication system (UBio-X Pro2).
October
- Launched a biometric alcohol detection system.
July
- Research Director Baek Young-hyun won the “Korea Engineer Award”
- Acquired a patent for a pattern image scanner that can scan the uneven patterns of a stamp.
June
- Released fingerprint scanner with embedded security chip (NScan-FMSE).
March
- Announced new UBio Series products and solutions
- Participated in SECON 2019 with a booth and hosted a global conference
- Signed a contract to supply 4,000 seal scanners to Woori Bank.
March
- Supplied fingerprint-based attendance management solutions to over 1,500 branches of Saudi Arabia Post.
- Signed a contract to supply seal scanners for the electronic document system project at KB Kookmin Bank.
- Signed a contract to supply seal scanners for the “Hana Paperless Counter System” project at KEB Hana Bank.
January
- Signed contracts to supply seal scanners for electronic document systems at Kwangju Bank and Jeonbuk Bank.
December
- Supplied office access control systems to the Government Complex in Daejeon.
November
- Registered a patent for a device and method to detect fake fingerprints based on micro-brightness changes due to heartbeat.
August
- Secured a contract for the Police Agency’s building security system improvement project.
- Signed a supply contract for seal scanners with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japan.
- Signed a supply contract worth 2.8 billion KRW for the development of the fingerprint model by Yasuda (Japan) and Smart Ashley.
January
- “Nurugo Smart UV” smartphone UV camera won the Innovation Award at CES 2017.
December
- Listed on KOSDAQ [Stock Code: 203450].
July
- Changed registered address to Beobwon-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul.
Released new products
- Released new products: AC1100, AC2000, AC2100Plus, AC5000Plus, AC5100
December
- Supplied over 6,000 seal scanner solutions to IBK Industrial Bank of Korea.
October
- Established a branch in the United States.
August
- Established a branch in Dubai.
July
- Selected as an Excellent Technology Research Center (ATC) by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
March
- Launched seal scanner solution.
December
- Released AC-7000, a facial/fingerprint recognition combined attendance terminal.
August
- Selected for the Creative Mobile Product Development Project (product name: Nurugo).
June
- Listed on KONEX.
January
- Secured access control system project for Lotte World Tower.
April
- Supplied fingerprint recognition devices (AC-6000SA) for the Army Headquarters’ scientific access control system.
February
- Secured access control system project for 155 computer rooms of Korea Electric Power Corporation nationwide.
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June
- Supplied fingerprint recognition devices (AC-6000SA) for the Ministry of National Defense’s scientific access control system.
May
- Selected as a target company for the Small and Medium Business Administration’s Global Small Giant program.
April
- Built a smart campus electronic attendance system at Namseoul University.
March
- Built an access control system utilizing electronic government employee IDs at Daejeon City Hall.
October
- Supplied fingerprint recognition devices (AC-6000SA) for the Gyeryongdae scientific access control system.
May
- Built PC login control system for Lotte Insurance.
March
- Ranked first in the International Fingerprint Verification Competition (FVC).
January
- Supplied fingerprint recognition devices (AC-6000SA) for the Army Education Command’s scientific access control system.
June
- Supplied fingerprint recognition security tokens for the Public Procurement Service’s electronic bidding.
February
- Ranked first in the International Fingerprint Verification Competition (FVC).
January
- Secured electronic attendance system project at Dongyang Technical College.
September
- Ranked first in the International Fingerprint Verification Competition (FVC).
August
- Registered a patent for a fingerprint recognition device and method that distinguishes biometric fingerprints.
June
- Released the advanced fingerprint recognition device AC-6000 series.
December
- Registered a patent for a device and method to detect fake fingerprints.
March
- VIRDI 4000U, the first fingerprint access control device, obtained S-Mark certification (Korea Testing Laboratory).
July
- Released VIRDI 4000, a fingerprint recognition access control device equipped with a proximity sensor.
April
- Released VIRDI 3000, a fingerprint recognition access control device with Auto Sensing function.
October
- Signed a supply contract for fingerprint recognition door locks in the new city of Pudong District, Shanghai, China.
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Exported fingerprint recognition safes to King Industrial Company, Japan
April
- Established a subsidiary in Thailand.
- Supplied attendance management system to CJ.
- Signed a development and supply contract for card readers for commuter buses with Samsung S1.
November
- Signed a supply contract for PIN pads for NongHyup password input devices.
March
- Signed a development contract for fingerprint smart attendance readers with Samsung S1.
January
- Signed a supply contract for fingerprint recognition door locks with Nextran in the United States.
- Designated as a promising export small and medium enterprise.
August
- Signed a development and supply contract for ODM products with Tyco in Japan.
June
- Signed a development and supply contract for fingerprint recognition door locks with Hyundai.
March
- Supplied fingerprint recognition access control systems to Lotte Information & Communication.
November
- Exported fingerprint recognition attendance management and access control systems to China Mobile and Bank of China.
October
- Signed an OEM export contract for fingerprint recognition attendance management systems with NTT in Japan.
March
- Secured a contract for fingerprint recognition devices for patients at Asan Medical Center in Seoul.
December
- Selected as an excellent technology company (Technology Credit Guarantee Fund).
November
- Confirmed as an INNOBIZ company (Small and Medium Business Administration).
March
- Supplied fingerprint recognition access control devices to Samsung Tower Palace.
May
- Supplied fingerprint recognition attendance management system to Hankook Tire.
January
- Merged UNIONCOMMUNITY Co., Ltd. and VIRDI Tech Co., Ltd.
October
- Signed a business alliance agreement for fingerprint recognition with Samsung S1.
September
- Merged UNIONCOMMUNITY Co., Ltd. and CHATOY.COM Co., Ltd.; unified company name.
July
- Selected as “Best Biometric Product of the Year” in Silicon Valley, USA.
February
- Established CHATOY.COM Co., Ltd.