CJ started the pharmaceutical business in 1984, and it established a strong footing in the field as the company with strong research capabilities and potentials with the successful release of hepaccine, the vaccine for hepatitis-B. And now, it is growing into the world's leader in the pharmaceutical industry contributing to the healthy life of the patients in and out of the country with the continuous development of a variety of vaccines, cytokine, medicines for geriatric diseases, and antibiotics based on advanced bioengineering technology including the latest recombinant DNA technology.

The recent acquisition of Hanil Pharm reflected CJ's strong will to strengthen its capabilities in the pharmaceutical business with and gave CJ an opportunity to bring out the synergy in the sales and profit/loss areas and strengthen the overseas license network as Hanil Pharm has many original licenses for excellent foreign medicines such as Mevalotin, Bana, Herben, and Selbex.