Sooam Biotech Research Foundation
Substrate-continuation commercial node — Seoul, 2006-
Founded 2006 by Hwang Woo-suk post-Science-paper-fraud as the substrate-tier successor to his discredited Seoul National University position. 1,000+ commercial dog clones produced to date.
Optimized Canine SCNT to industry-leading ~30% pregnancy rates via in-vivo progesterone-timed oocyte collection (dogs ovulate immature oocytes; in-vitro maturation has no high-efficiency protocol).
Engine Framing: Substrate-vs-Announcement canonical 2005-2006 instance. Announcement layer (Hwang fraud → SCNT discredited) shielded substrate layer (Snuppy 2005 was real → Sooam scaled validated canine SCNT into a multi-million-dollar enterprise). Demonstrates that announcement-layer collapse does not invalidate substrate-layer mechanics.
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