HLB Genex, Inc. is a South Korean company that researches, develops, produces, imports, exports, and sells enzymes and fermentation products. Its industrial enzyme offerings include lactase, catalase for the semiconductor industry, and proteinase K for molecular diagnostics and genetic engineering. The company also provides bio-health care ingredients such as N-phytosphingosine and vitamin K2, and is developing drug candidates for wet and dry macular degeneration, inflammatory bowel disease, anticancer, oral mucositis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, diabetic macular edema, and dry eye. Formerly known as GenoFocus, Inc., HLB Genex was founded in 2000 and is based in Daejeon, South Korea.