Novel Pharma
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong Pharma, Neurolive to jointly develop new antidepressant drug
South Korea's drug company Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with biopharmaceutical venture Neurorive to joi...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea’s big bio startups to launch $39 mn investment fund
South Korea’s four leading biotech firms plan to launch an investment fund of up to 50 billion won ($39 million) to support smaller domestic b...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JW Pharma applies for phase 3 trial in Taiwan for gout treatment
JW Pharmaceutical announced through its disclosure on Monday that it had applied last Friday for a phase 3 trial for Epaminurad, a gout treatment, w...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JW Pharmaceutical relocates US research center from Seattle to Boston
JW Pharmaceutical announced on Wednesday that it has relocated its US research center to Boston from San Diego. JW Theriac was first establishe...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug
South Korea's Mezzion Pharma will seek to get the oral medicine Udenafil to treat side effects from heart surgery, planning to clinical trials in th...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics in CDO deal talks with global pharma firm
FRANKFURT – Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, is in talks to develop medicines for a global pharmaceutical ...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Discovery to control affiliates’ entire biotechnology business
SK Discovery Co., an intermediate holding company of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will take charge of the entire biotech...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics to double CDMO capacity with new plants worth $5.3 bn
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, plans to double its manufacturing capacity by building four additional plants w...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean biotech firms fold COVID-19 therapeutics development businesses
A string of South Korean pharmaceutical and biotech companies are waving the white flag when it comes to developing COVID-19 treatments. As the...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Pharma companies jump into $3 bn pet care market
South Korean pharmaceutical companies are jumping into the animal medicine and diagnostics market to target the rapidly growing pet care market, whi...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao to merge US webtoon, web novel platforms
South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment Co. is set to merge Tapas Media Inc. and Radish Fiction Inc., its webtoon and mobile novel platforms in Nort...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq
A South Korean bio startup is aiming for a Nasdaq listing, deeming that the country’s exchange sets the bar too high for an initial public off...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung takes 'health is wealth' to whole new level – space
South Korean biotech and pharmaceutical companies are expanding their footholds in the global space medicine market. Boryung, formerly Boryung Pharm...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis to double biosimilars, may resume Nasdaq listing plans
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, plans to double the number of its biosimilar products on sale to 10 by 2025 and acce...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung buys $2.3 bn Bioepis stake from Biogen to end partnership
Samsung Biologics Co. is acquiring a nearly 50% stake in a biosimilar joint venture with Biogen Inc. from the US biotechnology company for $2.3 bill...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Korean pharma joins global race in RNA therapeutics development
The field of ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics, once considered an unexplored area, is now the most coveted sector in the global biotech industry....
Jan 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
ABL Bio in $1.06 bn deal with Sanofi for Parkinson's disease treatment
South Korea’s ABL Bio Inc. has signed a $1.06 billion contract to license out its technology for a Parkinson's disease treatment candidate t...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Biologics wins another Eli Lilly COVID treatment order
Samsung Biologics Co., a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has stepped up its partnerships with global big pharmas ...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
War for bio talent intensifies as S.Korea works on mRNA vaccines
As concerns rise over a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war for talent in South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry is intensifying as th...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea’s pharma consortium to develop mRNA vaccines by 2022
South Korea will develop its own messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines by next year with plans to annually manufacture 100 million doses from 2...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
CureVac may pick Korea as Asian base for COVID vaccine production
German biopharmaceutical company CureVac N.V. may choose South Korea as one of its global production bases for the COVID-19 vaccine following Korean...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Deals
Naver, CJ ENM join forces to acquire Korea's No.3 web novel platform
South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. has joined forces with CJ Group to acquire the country's leading web novel platform Munpia Inc. in a ...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korean pharmas may turn into global vaccine makers on Biden remarks
South Korea’s biosimilar and pharmaceutical companies are looking at a growing chance of emerging as a global hub for manufacturing vaccines f...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver, Kakao vie for Korean web novel platform
Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp., South Korea's two online giants, are competing to acquire Munpia Inc., their smaller domestic rival in the web novel ma...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Naver to acquire web novel platform Wattpad for $593 mn
South Korea’s portal giant Naver Corp. will acquire Wattpad, the world's largest web novel platform based in Toronto, for 653.2 billion wo...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Korea rises as production hub for coronavirus treatments; darling of global pharmas
South Korea is emerging as a global production base for coronavirus vaccines and medicine thanks to its comprehensive production facilities alongside ...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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