News & History

Writing the next chapter of care

News, milestones and the next challenges at WELT.

Our journey

From the beginning to today

2026

Nationwide SleepQ® prescribing · Ildong collaboration · SerenQ® selected for NET certification · 1,200 eligible hospitals

2025

SleepQ® prescribing and evaluation fees · SerenQ® authorization · CE(MDR) · JMIR

2024

German subsidiary · NextRise award

2023

SleepQ® MFDS authorization · First integrated innovative device review

2021–2022

Handok partnership · Pivotal trial approval · Innovative device designation

2019–2020

DTA membership · CBT-I development · CES Innovation Award

2016–2018

Samsung C-Lab spin-off · In-house R&D center

Recognition

Recognition along the way

CES 2026

CES Innovation Award

Artificial Intelligence

Recognized for SleepQ® 2.0, combining AI-powered personalized sleep support with medication.

2025

Prime Minister’s Commendation

Work–family balance & population policy

Commended for contributions to work–family balance and population policy.

2024

NextRise Top Innovator

Technology & commercial potential

Recognized for digital therapeutics technology and commercial potential by investors and major companies.

2023

MFDS Commissioner’s Award

Contribution to public health

Awarded for contributions to public health through digital therapeutics.

2023

Korean Society of Digital Health Grand Prize

Digital therapeutics

SleepQ® received the digital therapeutics grand prize in recognition of its technology and innovation.

2023

KIPO Commissioner’s Commendation

Medical device intellectual property

Commended for medical device intellectual property creation and IP management.

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Earlier awards

CES 2020

CES Innovation Award

Healthcare wearable

Recognized for healthcare wearable technology that analyzes gait data to predict fall risk.

2019

Job Creation Commendation

Presidential Committee on Jobs

Commended by the Presidential Committee on Jobs for contributions to job creation.

2017

Lee Min-hwa Medical Entrepreneurship Award

Medical entrepreneurship

Recognized with the Lee Min-hwa Medical Entrepreneurship Award.

2017

GOOD DESIGN AWARD

Healthcare wearable design

Recognized for the design of a healthcare wearable supporting everyday activity and lifestyle tracking.

2017

Hi Seoul Excellent Product Brand Award

Seoul Business Agency

The healthcare wearable was selected for the Seoul Business Agency’s excellent product brand award.

2017

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award

Consumer product convergence competition

The healthcare wearable received the ministerial award in the consumer product convergence competition.

2016

K-Global Startup Grand Prize

IoT new product development program

Received the grand prize in the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning’s K-Global Startup IoT new product development program for the healthcare wearable.

Certifications & selections

2022

IP Management Enterprise Certification

KIPO · Intellectual property management

2021

ICT Future Unicorn Selection

Ministry of Science and ICT · ICT growth company

2020

Talent Development SME Designation

Ministry of SMEs and Startups · Talent development

2018

Forbes Korea Promising Company Selection

Forbes Korea

2016

K-Global 300 Selection

Promising ICT company

2016

First Penguin Startup Selection

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund · Startup support