The MEDI.SOLA journey

SIAL Innovation special award at SIAL Paris 2026

MEDI.SOLA's personalised nutrition design algorithm, Recipe Design (RD), wins the Influence Favourite Award

Two diabetes meals launched with Haenam produce, developed jointly by SNU Food Biz Lab, Haenam County and MEDI.SOLA

Clinical paper published on the MEDI.SOLA diet's effect on hypertriglyceridemia

Selected for Scale-up TIPS (policy-designated)

Developing a closed-loop solution for automatic meal design and feedback

Selected for the agri-food AI rapid commercialisation programme

Commercialising AI-based personal meal design and subscription

KDB's NextRise 2026, second year running

2026 World Food Tech ConfEx (WFT26): Best and Special Prize

Took part in the 2026 Lotte Korea Brand Expo in Spain

Brand campaign with ambassador Lee Min-jung: “Smart, tailored nutrition meals”

Starbucks' low-sugar tomato ragù pasta, designed on MEDI.SOLA's nutrition solution, launched

Korea's first chilled pulp container, for an eco-friendly package

Exhibited at World IT Show 2026, presenting the RD solutions Works · Planner · Reformer

In Watsons and PARKnSHOP, Hong Kong: the first export of meal-type food for special medical purposes

Eleventh broadcast on Lotte Home Shopping's Choi Yu-ra Show

2026 Korea First Brand Awards grand prize, fourth year running: first place, care food

Ministry of Agriculture commendation: Science & Technology Award – Minister's Prize

In the Twelve care-food zone at House of Shinsegae, Cheongdam

Food Week, fourth year running | Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition |

Pink Festival, third year running

In the Wellness Food Zone of CheongKwanJang's flagship store

MEDI.SOLA app launched: a tailored nutrition management solution with an AI nutrition counsellor

Nutrition talks for Samsung Life x Hwaseong City, linked to a 12-week health programme for active seniors

Food-tech innovation seminar at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark

Korean Society of Clinical Nutrition conference: the session “Managing diabetes nutrition through an integrated approach”

Took part in KDB's NextRise 2025

Exhibited at Reha.Homecare 2025, the bio and healthcare industry fair

Brand store 완반 (完飯) opens: an experience store serving MEDI.SOLA's nutritional principles as they are

Ran in the Beautiful Store marathon for people in need

KRW 13 billion Series A, with Premier Partners, Samsung Venture Investment, Red Badge Pacific and others

RECIPE DESIGN VER 2.0: the AI-based automatic nutrition design tool upgraded

The only brand in the care-food zone of Shinsegae Market, Shinsegae Gangnam

Clinical intervention trials of meals in patients, 7,294 / 21,448 meals

Study in fatty liver with diabetes | Severance Hospital – Sinchon |

2025 Korea First Brand Awards grand prize, third year running: first place, care food

Sixth broadcast on Lotte Home Shopping's Choi Yu-ra Show

CSR: “Bapper nutrition sharing” with the Bapper Sharing Movement | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x S-Food Co. |

Minister of Agriculture's Award, UNIDO Global Call 2024

Selected from 228 companies in 55 countries

4IR Awards grand prize, second year running: first place, Bio Health

Pink Festival, second year running

Took part in ICDM 2024, the Korean Diabetes Association's international congress

Mediterranean diet intervention trial in stage 3–4 chronic kidney disease published in an SCI international journal

Clinical intervention trials of meals in patients, 2,436 / 14,154 meals

Study in dyslipidemia | Severance Hospital – Yongin |

SCI paper in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: Asia's first randomised trial

MOU to upgrade catering for hospitals and care homes | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x CJ Freshway |

“SolaMate”, a community-based nutrition counselling app, launched

MOU to supply meals to Samsung Electronics | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x Samsung Electronics |

Food for special medical purposes in pharmacies

ARS phone ordering opens: call and choose by product number

Nutrition sharing through KBS1's “Donghaeng”: regular sponsorship by MEDI.SOLA

CSR: “Bapper nutrition sharing” with the Bapper Sharing Movement | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x S-Food Co. |

Nutrition coaching community opens: diagnosis and coaching with nutrition specialists

Second broadcast on Lotte Home Shopping's Choi Yu-ra Show

MOU to spread food culture | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul |

2024 Korea First Brand Awards grand prize, second year running: first place, care food

Mediterranean diet book published: “Delicious Mediterranean Recipes” (Hyung-mi Kim, Ji-won Lee, Seung-yeon Lee, Don-koo Lee)

In store at Le Passage, the gourmet store of Grand Walkerhill Seoul

8th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul: nutrition seminar and catering

Sold-out launch on Lotte Home Shopping's Choi Yu-ra Show

Took part in the Pink Festival *Korea Breast Health Foundation

2023 4IR Awards: grand prize, Bio Health

Cancer diet book published: “How to Eat So Cancer Doesn't Come Back” (Hyung-mi Kim, Ji-won Lee, Seung-yeon Lee)

NB (Nutrition Biometrics) framework established: condition-specific nutritional standards fed into AI nutrition design

MOU on AI-based food-tech cooperation | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x SK Telecom |

Ran in the 20th Seoul Citizens' Marathon for children with cancer

ARCHEN X | An AI-based tailored nutrition design solution built |

MEDI.SOLA official store relaunched

“Cancer Care Meals”, meal-type food for cancer patients, launched as food for special medical purposes

MOU on a women's health campaign | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x Korea Breast Health Foundation |

2023 Korea First Brand Awards: first place, care food

HACCP for food for special medical purposes | HACCP for meal-type food for cancer patients |

Selected as an outstanding product for the Seoul Award, Seoul Business Agency (SBA)

MOU on medical food research and development | MEDI.SOLA Inc. x Severance Hospital |

SCI paper published: “Breast cancer patients: preventing recurrence and reducing metastasis risk” | Severance Hospital – Gangnam |

Korea's first meal-type food for kidney patients (dialysis), “Kidney Care Meals”, launched with HACCP

Clinical intervention trials of meals in patients, 2,666 / 11,718 meals

Study in patients with kidney disease | Severance Hospital – Gangnam |

MEDI.SOLA Inc. spun off and the MEDI.SOLA research institute founded

“Diabetes Care Meals”, meal-type food for diabetic patients, launched as food for special medical purposes | With Wadiz |

Korean–Mediterranean diet book published: “At Forty, a Diet That Stops the Weight Gain” (Hyung-mi Kim, Ji-won Lee)

Needs survey by life stage and condition (kidney disease / PMS, premenstrual syndrome)

HACCP for food for special medical purposes | HACCP for meal-type food for diabetic patients |

Clinical intervention trials of meals in patients, 4,000 / 7,960 meals

Study in patients with prediabetes and diabetes | Severance Hospital – Gangnam |

SCI paper published: “Korean–Mediterranean diet and dyslipidemia”

S-Food named lead research institution on a national project: a five-year, KRW 4 billion Ministry of Agriculture programme

“Tailored meal solutions and home meals by target group, based on dietary management needs”

Research agreement between S-Food Co. and the Yonsei University Health System industry–academic cooperation foundation

The MEDI.SOLA brand launches

Clinical intervention trials of meals in patients, 4,000 / 7,960 meals

Study in patients with dyslipidemia | Severance Hospital – Gangnam |

S-Food Co. (providing trial meals): clinical intervention trials of meals in patients, 3,960 meals

Study in breast cancer patients on adjuvant hormone therapy | Severance Hospital – Gangnam |

Study in breast cancer patients before surgery | Severance Hospital – Gangnam |

The Korean–Mediterranean standard is set

Clinicians, clinical nutritionists and food specialists begin discussing a Korean–Mediterranean diet