About NUGA

We are NUGA BEST, a global company dedicated to creating a healthy world.

History

2020
Taking on new challenges for another giant leap.
2019
Reinforcement of the brand power of NUGA BEST based on R&D
12Customer Appreciation Festival Held in Commemoration of the 17th Anniversary of the Founding of NUGA BEST China
12Commendation from the Governor of Gangwon-do Province
11Customer Appreciation Festival Held in Novosibirsk in Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Founding of NUGA BEST Russia
10Held Indonesian Nuga Best Conference in Jeju
09krainian and Belarusian Distributor Conference
09Customer Appreciation Festival Held in Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Founding of NUGA BEST Russia
09Held Grand Festival of Customer Appreciation Celebrating the 14th Anniversary of Nuga Best Vietnam
09Held Domestic Distributors Seminar for the Second Half Year
09Held Ukrainian & Belarusian Distributors Conference
09Held Distributors Conference Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Nuga Best Russia
08Held Chinese Distributors Conference for the Second Half Year
08Held Philippine Leaders Distributors Seminar
08Held Distributors Conference Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Nuga Best Russia
07Held Nuga Best Customer Appreciation Festival in Kenya, Africa
07Brand of the Year 2019
07The 9th NUGA BEST Scholarship Conferment Ceremony
06Egyptian Distributors Conference in Jeju
06The 2019 NUGA BEST 17th Anniversary Conference
05Outstanding Korean Distributors’ Training in Russia
05Chinese Distributors Conference in Jeju
05Russian Distributors Conference in Jeju
04Indian Distributors Conference
03Kenyan and Nigerian Distributors Conference
03Korean Distributors Conference
03Chinese Distributors Conference
2018
Lead the way forward with customer-centered management innovation
12Nuga Medical Customer Appreciation Festival in Belarus
12Presidential Citation received on the 2018 Korea Trade Day
11Nuga Medical Customer Appreciation Festival in Taiwan
11Patent application for prevention of muscle atrophy
10Russian Distributors Conference in Jeju
09Korean Distributors Seminar (2H)
08Chinese Distributors Conference (2H)
08Russian Distributors Conference (2H)
07Received prize at the 2018 Brand of the Year Awards
07The 8th NUGA BEST Scholarship Ceremony
06Hosting of the Filipino Distributors Conference
06Hosting of the Customer Appreciation Festival in Commemoration of the 16th Anniversary of the Founding of NUGA BEST
06Hosting of the Global Conference in Commemoration of the 16th Anniversary of the Founding of NUGA BEST
05Hosting of the Korean Distributors Conference
04Hosting of the Kenyan Distributors Conference
04Hosting of the Vietnamese Distributors Conference
03Hosting of the Chinese Distributors Conference
02Hosting of the Ukrainian Distributors Conference
01Hosting of the Russian Distributors Conference
2017
Medical instrument No.1 NUGABEST
10Held the Nuga Medical Philippines Conference
09Awarded Brand of the Year in 2017
07Held the 7th NUGA BEST Scholarship Conferment Ceremony
06Held the 15th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Grand Festival
06Held the 15th Anniversary Nuga Global Conference
06Concluded an exclusive distribution agreement for the Netherlands
02Held the Nuga Medical China Conference
01Held the 2017 Russia Conference
2016
Undertaking a new challenge for change and innovation
092016 Nuga Global Conference hosted
06NUGA BEST holds a ceremony to commemorate the 14th anniversary of its establishment
04Indian Customer Festival
02Nuga Medical, holds a conference in China
01The 2016 New Year Conference in Kazakhstan
01The 2016 New Year Conference in Ukraine
2015
Reinforcing Global Competitiveness by Changing the Marketing Paradigm
10Held a conference in Jeju for Russian distributors
10Held a conference in Jeju for Chinese distributors
10N5 officially chosen for the experience program at the OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015 World Science & Technology Forum
092015 Conference in China
09Nuga Global Conference, commemorating the 13th anniversary of the establishment of Nuga Best
07The 5th NUGA BEST Scholarship Conferment Ceremony
06Conclusion of an agreement for exclusive distributorship in Singapore
042015 Kenya and Uganda Conference
04Conclusion of an exclusive distributorship agreement for Uganda
042015 Conference in China
01The 2015 Russian Distributors Conference

2014 ~ 2011

2014
Strengthening of Global Brand Value and Competence
11Nuga Medical, chosen as the venture company with the largest global market share
11Conclusion of an exclusive distributorship agreement for Iran
10A conference held for Nuga Medical India
10A conference held for Nuga Medical China
10Conclusion of an exclusive distributorship agreement for Kyrgyzstan
09A seminar held for the regional and local distributors of the NUGA Best Houses in Korea
0910th Anniversary Conference for NUGA BEST Russia
07Indonesian distributors invited to the Jeju Conference
07Nuga Medical, designated as a 2014 \100B Venture Company
06Nuga Global Conference, held to commemorate the 12th anniversary of our establishment
06The 12th anniversary commemoration ceremony, ribbon-cutting ceremony for the NDT Research Center of the HQ Office in Wonju
06Nuga Medical, donates 100 million KRW to Sports Doctors
04Hosting of the 2014 Jeju Conference for Korean Distributors
03NUGA Global Chairman Cho Syung-hyun, gives briefing on Tourmanium during President Park’s visit to Germany
02Signing of an Exclusive Distributorship Contract with Libya
01Russian Distributors Conference
2013
Cultivating global competitiveness and strengthening the foundation for sustainable growth
09Nuga Medical, records 400 million USD in export
09The 2013 Russian Distributors Conference in Turkey
07Signing of sole distributorship agreement for Cameroon
07Signing of sole distributorship agreement for Republic of Congo.
0611th Anniversary Conference of National Representatives
0611th Anniversary Ceremony and Sports Event
04Signing of the exclusive distributor agreement with Saudi Arabia
032013 KIMES in Seoul (Participation in the Korea International Medical)
03Nuga Medical, awarded with a commendation from the Minister of Strategy and Finance on the 47th Taxpayers’ Day
02The 1st Distributor Conference in Russia in 2013
01Nuga Best, holds a conference in Ukraine
01Nuga Best, holds a conference in Jeju for its domestic distributors
2012
The 10th Anniversary of foundation of Nuga Medical
07Chairman Cho, Syung Hyun received the 51st Award for the Best Korean Trader of the Month
0610 year Anniversary Korean Culture Experience
06NUGA Family Festival, in celebration of the 10th anniversary
06Opening of NUGA Global Conference, in celebration of the 10th anniversary.
06Opening Celebration Ceremony of German Company ‘NUGA LAB GmbH’ affiliated with NUGA Medical Devices
04Commemoration for the Achievement of 300 Million Dollar Export
04Nuga Medical concluded a general distributor agreement in Kuwait.
04Nuga Medical Concluded a General Distributor Agreement in Nigeria.
04Nuga Medical Concluded a General Distributor Agreement in Kosovo.
022012 KIMES in Seoul
022012 Russia Conference was Held
01Nuga Medical Co., Ltd. General distributor agreement for Australia was concluded
2011
Seek for corporate values in line with a global company’s capabilities
12Awarding of the 50 Million Dollar Export Tower and Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit on the 48th Anniversary of International Trade Day
12Nuga Medical entered into an Agreement for the Canadian General Distributorship
10Visit by Deputy Minister of National Land of Sri Lanka
09International Symposium for Wonju-Dresden Yonsei-Fraunhofer International Joint Research Center was held
07Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Nuga Medical’s Head Office and New Factory
07Nuga Tourcia Co., Ltd. enters into a strategic alliance for technology with Phytos Co., Ltd. for the development of functional cosmetics in alopecia
07Nuga Best Scholarship Awarding Ceremony by Nuga Medical Co., Ltd.
03Awarding of a Prize on the 38th Day of Commerce and Industry
03Fraunhofer Non-destructive Evaluation Research Center Established an International Joint Research Center and Visited our Company
032011 KIMES in Seoul
01Chairman of Nuga Medical Cho Syung-hyun Participated in the Blue House’s Luncheon Meeting for Small and Medium Enterprises

Today ~ 2015 2010 ~ 2002

2010
Build up driving forces for growth with new businesses and new market developments
12Achievement of 200 million dollars in the cumulative export
12Finland general sales contract
12Award of the Commissioner’s Prize of Korean Intellectual Property Office from 2010 Patent istribution Festival
11Eastern Europe Enterprisers Conference
11Agreement for the strategic Alliance with Amique Group in Japan
104th Asian conference and Indonesian enterprisers conference
10Domestic enterprisers conference
10Participation in the Fifth GMES Gangwon Medical Equipment Show
09Ukrainian general distributor enterprisers conference
09Russian enterprisers conference(1rd~4rd)
08Joining Ceremony of Research with Frauenhof Research Institute of Germany
08Grand opening of Jeju Nuga Village
06Sports Seoul Newspaper selected NM-5000 as the hit product for the first half
06Daily Sports Newspaper selected NM-5000 as the hit product for the first half
06Korea Daily Newspaper selected NM-5000 as the hit product for the first half
05Structure the cooperative system for joint R&D with Natural Solution Co., Ltd.
05Arab Emirate general sales contract
05Selected as one of the KOTRA guaranty brand companies
04Nuga Tourcia is launched and the ceremony to celebrate the advancement into the cosmetics business is held
03Participated in the 26nd KIMES
02Philippine conference
02Russia conference
02Nuga Research Institute structures joint R&D cooperation system with Fraun Hofer Research Institute of Germany
02Algeria general sales contract
02Moved Group Main Office to new company building
2009
Small but strong and global company with continuous growths
10Participated in the 4th GMES (Gangwon Medical Equipment Show)
08Participated in FIME Intermed USA 2009 in Florida
07Participated in North America COSMOPROF 2009 in Las Vegas
072Meritorious Service Provider for Local Industry Promotion in 2009 Wins the Presidential Award
062009 NUGA GLOBAL CONFERENCE
05Exclusive sales contract in Sweden
05Won the Global Winner Award in the 6th Global Standard Management Grand Prize in 2009
04Exclusive sales contract in Mexico
03Exclusive sales contract in Netherlands
03Exclusive sales contract in Malaysia
03Participated in the 25nd KIMES
03Exclusive sales contract in Czech
012008 No. 1 Company and No. 1 Product of the World Award
2008
Strengthen global capabilities
12Exclusive sales contract in Serbia
12CEO Seung Hyun Cho wins the e-Business Globalization & InnovationAward
10Foundation of the Oriental Medical Equipment Industrial Development Commission and Inauguration of Chairman Seung Hyun Cho
10Established Nuga Medical India
07The establishment of Nuga Medical Oriental Medical R&D Center
06General sales agreement with Kyrgyzstan
06Achieved 100 million dollars of export
05General sales agreement with Finland
04selected as the Promising Small/Medium Company of Gangwon-do
04Established Thailand corporation
03Obtained NM-2000 CE (No. 08 0157 T/ITC)
02NUGA BEST Opening Ceremony and Seoul Office Opening
02Established Thailand corporation
01Obtained Ondolbang NM-60 CE (No. 08 0023 T/ITC)
01Established U.S. corporation
2007
Realize a global first-class company around core capabilities
12Established the Research Institute of Bio-Signal Measurement
11Established Algeria corporation
11Concluded contract for exclusive distributorship in Cyprus, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador and Bolivia
11Awarded with the 44th Trade Day $30 billion export tower and Presidential prize
11Concluded Chile exclusive distributorship contract
11Concluded (Northern) India exclusive distributorship contract
10Concluded Argentine exclusive distributorship contract
10Obtained Nuga Best NM-300 CE (No. 07 0550 T/ITC)
10Obtained Nuga Slim NHL-100 MDD CE (No. 07 0595 QS/NB)
10Re-concluded contract for exclusive distributorship in Germany
10Re-concluded contract for exclusive distributorship in Belarus
10Re-concluded contract for exclusive distributorship in Baltic states
10Concluded contract for exclusive distributorship in Ukraine
10Concluded exclusive distributorship in Greece, Nigeria, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Brazil
09Indonesia corporation established
08Obtained Nuga Best NM-4000 MDD CE (No. 07 0464 QS/NB)
07Obtained Nuga Best NM-5000 MDD CE (No. 07 0419 QS/NB)
065th year anniversary of Nuga Medical Instrument establishment
05Concluded Taiwan exclusive sale distributorship contract
05Obtained medical instruments quality management criteria conformity certificate(KGMP)
04Concluded South Africa exclusive distributorship contract
03NM-70 certificated by European CE(No.07 0185 T/ITC).
03Participated in the 23rd KIMES.
02Achieved $70 million of exports.
02Selection as the SBC CEO Club.
01Entered into the contract for sole agency in South Africa.
01Opening Ceremony of Year 2007 & President Kim Hong-je＇s Inaugural Ceremony
2006
Great innovation toward 21st century
12Achieved 60 million dollars of export
12Designated as a world-class corporation by Korea SBC (Small Business Corporation).
114th Anniversary of China Qingdao Li Ke Machinery Coporation
11Won the $20 Million Export Tower Award and President＇s Commendation at the ceremony of 43nd Trade Day.
10Achieved $50 million of exports.
10Nominated as a "recommended item" in the Chinese International Silver Business Expo.
10Acquired the certificate of INNO-BIZ.
08Nominated as high-reliability quality brand succeeding in satisfying customers in China (for successive 2 years)
08Tummy comfort certificated by European CE.
06Reached $40 million of exports.
05Moved the HQ building and factory to Dongwha High-tech Medical Device Industrial Complex for expansion.
05Hold the 2nd NUGA Global Seoul Convention.
03Participated in the 22nd KIMES.
02Selected as a “good taxpayer” in China.
02Registered a utility model (No.20-0410494 Detox Probe)
01Nominated as “the No.1 brand power of therapeutic warmer in China”.
01Entered into the contract for Italian sole agency.
01Reached $30 million of exports.
2005
Grow up as a global company
12Acquired the trademark right for Tourmanium treatment couch (quasi) No. 2005-2260293.
12Acquired the trademark right for Tormanium treatment couch (quasi-permission) No. 2005-2260292.
11Acknowledged as a famous brand of Chinese medical device (by Chinese Market Brand Strategy Management Association)
11Designated as a company for special military service.
10Hold the ceremony of laying the cornerstone for Wonju Munmak Factory.
09Acquired the certificate of an annex research institute.
08Reached $20 million of exports.
07Won Gold Prize in the Chinese “National Medical Device Trade Expo”.
07Hold the 1st NUGA Global Beijing Conference.
06Entered into the contact for sole agency in Kazakhstan.
06Entered into the contract for sole agency in Baltic states.
05Achieved $15 million of exports.
05Certificated as new-tech venture business for successive 4 years
04ISO13485 certificated
04Made the contract for French sole agency.
04Reached $10 million of exports.
03Selected as the best customer-satisfaction brand in China.
03Founded a corporation in Taiwan.
02Completed to construct the 2nd factory of Qingdao NUGA Medical Device Co., Ltd. in China.
02Established NUGA Technical R&D Center.
2004
Expand businesses with fruitful growths
12Entered into the contract for sole agency in Canada.
12Acquired the certificate of German TUV-GS mark.
11Patent Certificate for Utility Model (Patent no. : ZL 2003 2 0106941.0 auto therapeutic warmer)
11Patent Certificate for Utility Model (Patent no. : ZL 2003 2 0106942.5 auto therapeutic warmer)
11Acquired the Chinese trademark right for Auto Therapeutic Warmer (No. 2004-2260063)
11Won $1 Million Export Tower Award and the Prime Minister’s Commendation at the ceremony of the 41st Trade Day.
10Achieved $5 million of exports.
10Entered into the contract for sole agency in Germany, Switzerland and the Philippines.
09Reported the verification of far IR by the National Infrared Product Quality Supervision Verification Center. (Auto therapeutic warmer:NO(2004)WT-HW-203)
09Reported the verification of far IR by the National Infrared Product Quality Supervision Verification Center. (Auto therapeutic warmer:NO(2004)WT-HW-202)
09Entered into the contract for Spanish sole agency.
08Made the contract for Vietnamese sole agency.
07Made the contract for sole agency in Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Chile.
06Acquired Medical Instrument Trademark Right in China (No. 2003 -205006).
06Patent Certificate for Exterior Design (patent no.:ZL 2003 3 0109883.2 cervical vertebral massaging roller of therapeutic warmer)
06Patent Certificate for Exterior Design (patent no.:ZL 2003 3 0109885.1 auto therapeutic warmer)
06Patent Certificate for Exterior Design (patent no.:ZL 2003 3 0109882.8 neck massaging roller of therapeutic warmer)
06Won Gold Prize at “China Therapeutic Warmer Fair”.
06Entered into the contract for sole agency in the Republic of Belarus and Thailand.
05Registered a patent on a new device in China (No. 0315230).
05Acquired European CE Certificate.
04The manufacturing provision of combinational stimulator for personal medical use (NM-5000) was permitted (No. 03-374)
04Approved as a medical device manufacturer in China (NM-3000 No. 2003-2050067).
04Entered into the contract for sole agency in the middle-southern United States.
03Entered into the contract for Russian sole agency.
03Reached $1 million of exports.
02Entered into the contract for sole agency in Mexico and Indonesia.
01Acquired the permission for medical device manufacturer in China (No. 20030005).
01Industry-academic cooperation (with Daejeon Health Science College)
2003
Take off for a global company
10The blocking effect against harmful water veins of NM-2000 was certificated (Korea Association Dowsers)
09Made the contract for sole agency in Australia.
07NM-1000 was designated as a good design product (No.2003GJ009)
06Registered the patent on the new device of probe-driven auto power off (No. 0317956).
06Certificated as a medical device maker in China (No. 2003-2050067).
05Registered a medical device manufacturing corporation in China (No. 2003-205006).
05Registered the patent on medical mattress (No.0315230).
05Registered as a new-tech venture business.
05Obtained the approval of combinational simulator for personal medical use [NM-100] as a manufacture (No.03-374).
04Registered a patent on a new device (No. 0311330 Therapeutic Warmer)
04Registered a patent on a new device (No. 0311130 Electric Moxibustion Apparatus for Therapeutic Warmer)
04Obtained the approval of combinational simulator for personal medical use [NM-1000] as a manufactured product (No.03-291)
04Founded an operating branch in the western United States
03Sent an exhibit to the KIMES 2003.
02NM-5000 was registered in U.S. FDA (Registration No.: B129877)
01Approved as a medical device manufacturing corporation in China (No. 20030005- China Association Dowsers)
2002
Establishment of Nuga Medical Co., Ltd.
12Gained membership in KITA (Korea International Trade Association).
12Established China-Korea Joint Eokcheon Medical Facilities Corp. in Yantai, China.
11Joined in KMDICA (Korea Medical Devices Industrial Coopassociation)
11Established NUGA Medical China Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, China (Licang Zone, Qingdao City, Shangdong Province, China)
11Approved as a corporation in China (No. 010212)
10Obtained the approval of combinational simulator for personal medical use [NM-5000] as a manufactured product (No. 02-831).
10Approved as a medical device manufacturer (No. 1478).
09Validated as a worthy-to-invest company by the Chinese Foreign Minister (No. 2002-1020).
09Acquired the certificate of Quality Assurance System (ISO 9001:2000/KSA9001:2001).
09Evaluated as “acceptable (conforming)” in Testing for Industrial Technology.
06Applied for a patent (Electric Moxibustion Apparatus for Therapeutic Warmer).
06Applied for a patent (Therapeutic Warmer; Flexible Rail Roller).
06Established NUGA Medical Co., Ltd..

2014 ~ 2011