Korean slang profile
CDMO
CDMO
An abbreviation for a business carrying out outsourced development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and other products.
An abbreviation for a business carrying out outsourced development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and other products.
- Expanded form
- 위탁개발생산위탁개발생산 (contract development and manufacturing)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 2, 2020
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
제약업계 기사에서 CDMO라는 용어를 봤어.
I saw the term CDMO in a pharmaceutical industry article.
02Documented history
- November 2020연합뉴스 gave ‘위탁개발생산’ alongside CDMO while reporting on a pharmaceutical company entering the business.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 2020 article examined gives ‘위탁개발생산’ (contract development and manufacturing) alongside the abbreviation. When and why the abbreviation was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and meaning were checked in one article. Direct evidence of its first use could not be found.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 에스티팜, 유전자 치료제 및 백신 사업 진출 | 연합뉴스 (연합뉴스)Published Nov 2, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026