제너럴바이오

제너럴바이오(주) (General Bio) is a Korean manufacturer of health functional foods, cosmeceutical cosmetics, weight-management/diet foods and household products, operating from Namwon in Jeollabuk-do province. Its business lines span bio-cosmetics, eco-friendly cleaning agents, ginseng and health functional foods, bio raw materials, surface polishes and indoor fragrances, LED and electrical diagnostic/therapeutic devices. In the food category, omega-3, inner-beauty and complex amino acid products are described as core lines.

The company positions itself around research in bio-convergence, nanotechnology, polymer technology and bio new materials, and states it holds multiple patents on new-material and new-technology work. Materials it cites include ALA (5-aminolevulinic acid) and MAL (methyl aminolevulinate acid), both registered in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary (ICID), the ginseng saponins Compound K and Rg2 used in bio foods and cosmetics, and rice fermentation extract and rice bran oil used in eco-friendly cleansers.

A stated corporate framework, "GB WAY," defines the company's mission as job creation for socially disadvantaged groups and development of raw materials and products beneficial to people, with a vision of becoming a global social enterprise, guided by four behavioral principles of respect, positivity, communication and consideration. The corporate group presentation also covers affiliated entities GCOOP and GCOOPER TRUST.

Business model

The company develops and manufactures finished consumer goods — cosmetics, health functional foods, diet foods and household/cleaning products — alongside bio raw materials and new-material research, and presents affiliated group entities GCOOP and GCOOPER TRUST in its corporate structure. Reported revenue was KRW 4.82bn in FY2025, down from KRW 8.60bn in FY2024 and KRW 11.66bn in FY2023, with operating losses in each of those years.

Traction

Reported FY2025 revenue of KRW 4.82bn (down 44% year on year), FY2025 operating loss of KRW 6.11bn and net loss of KRW 9.81bn; total assets of KRW 29.24bn at end-2025. Headcount of 83 as of 2026. First export shipment of a functional omega-3 product to Malaysia in 2025, valued at about USD 38,000 (approximately KRW 53m).

Latest developments

In 2025 the company completed a joint technology development project supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and executed by the Korea Food Industry Cluster Promotion Agency, standardizing its soft-capsule production process and registering its omega-3 product with Malaysia's food and drug authority. An export commemoration shipping ceremony was held on 2 September 2025 for the Malaysia shipment. Board notices on the company site include a record-date and shareholder-register closure announcement for an extraordinary general meeting.