Celltrion Healthcare lands biosimilar deal in Brazil for 2nd straight year

Celltrion Healthcare lands biosimilar deal in Brazil for 2nd straight year

South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Tuesday said that for the second straight year, it landed an order for infliximab, an antibody used to tre...

Korean law firm creates startup investment association

Korean law firm creates startup investment association

The Law Office of Choi & Lee, a small-sized law firm, became Korea's first law firm to invest in startups. In one of the most difficult times wh...

Samsung to unveil C-Lab startups, projects at CES 2023

Samsung to unveil C-Lab startups, projects at CES 2023

Samsung Electronics Co. will showcase four projects and eight startups developed through its venture program C-Lab at CES 2023, the world's largest ...

CJ Logistics expands global e-commerce shipping services

CJ Logistics expands global e-commerce shipping services

South Korea’s CJ Logistics Corp. is ramping up its cross-border e-commerce (CBE) businesses as its local rival Coupang Inc. is increasing domi...

Boryung holds Care-in-Space Challenge in US for space healthcare startups

Boryung holds Care-in-Space Challenge in US for space healthcare startups

South Korea's pharmaceutical company Boryeong said on Friday that it held the first "Care-in-Space Challenge" event, a new space healthcare startup ...

KT&G enlists Goldman Sachs to cope with shareholder activism

KT&G enlists Goldman Sachs to cope with shareholder activism

KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, appointed Goldman Sachs as an advisor to improve corporate governance after a Singapo...

LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America

LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America

LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...

KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer

KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer

KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...

CJ CheilJedang to strengthen R&D for bio and healthcare businesses

CJ CheilJedang to strengthen R&D for bio and healthcare businesses

CJ Corp. announced it will strengthen its research and development (R&D) efforts in the bio and healthcare sectors. CJ CheilJedang Corp. ...

KT adds partner to expand Vietnam digital healthcare biz

KT adds partner to expand Vietnam digital healthcare biz

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has teamed up with another local company to expand its digital healthcare business in Vietnam furth...

Korea's premium pet food market sees rapid growth

Korea's premium pet food market sees rapid growth

Korea's pet food market is getting more sophisticated, with brands appearing whose products are even more expensive than food for humans despite hav...

KT&G taps top-tier law firm to defend itself against shareholder activism

KT&G taps top-tier law firm to defend itself against shareholder activism

KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, has appointed South Korea’s top-tier law firm Kim & Chang to take action ag...

Want to improve memory? Eat more ginseng

Want to improve memory? Eat more ginseng

Consumption of ginseng and red ginseng (hongsam) can improve memory capacity and prevent high blood pressure, diabetes and muscle loss, according to...

H Robotics enters the UAE market with rehabilitation robot Rebless

H Robotics enters the UAE market with rehabilitation robot Rebless

South Korean startup H Robotics will enter the Middle East with the rehabilitation robot Rebless, an FDA-registered robotic therapy device for both ...

KFCC eyes recession-resistant sectors like healthcare, necessities

KFCC eyes recession-resistant sectors like healthcare, necessities

The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) is eyeing certain sectors that create stable revenue streams such as healthcare, daily...

Singapore PE firm proposes KT&G spin off ginseng biz

Singapore PE firm proposes KT&G spin off ginseng biz

A Singaporean private equity firm has proposed a number of measures to KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, including a sp...

Celltrion targets digital healthcare sector with app

Celltrion targets digital healthcare sector with app

Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s biopharmaceutical giant, made a foray into the digital healthcare sector for its future growth by launching a sm...

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has joined the race to acquire Medit Corp., the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner ...

Celltrion Healthcare logs record-high Q2 revenue on back of Remsima

Celltrion Healthcare logs record-high Q2 revenue on back of Remsima

Celltrion Healthcare Co., South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.’s global marketing affiliate, posted its record-high second-quar...

Korea Ginseng Corp. intensifies marketing efforts in the UAE

Korea Ginseng Corp. intensifies marketing efforts in the UAE

South Korea’s Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC) said on Tuesday it recently hosted its second annual conference for large retail pharmacy chains in th...

Contactless healthcare app aims to become S.Korean unicorn

Contactless healthcare app aims to become S.Korean unicorn

South Korea’s contactless healthcare service app Allacare, launched last year, adheres to its business ethics: direct delivery of prescribed d...

Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars

Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars

South Korea’s biopharmaceutical maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday reported strong quarterly earnings thanks to healthy demand for its biosimilar ...

CHA Healthcare buys major Australian fertility center

CHA Healthcare buys major Australian fertility center

South Korea’s medical center operator CHA Healthcare Co. said on Monday it has acquired the management rights of Fertility Specialists of West...

Pharma companies jump into $3 bn pet care market

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...

Hyundai Mobis’ smart cabin: Healthcare center on the move

Hyundai Mobis’ smart cabin: Healthcare center on the move

Many traffic accidents are caused by drowsy driving, fatigue or the driver’s abnormal health conditions.Automakers around the world have str...

Lemon Healthcare aims for IPO and triple jump in revenue

Lemon Healthcare aims for IPO and triple jump in revenue

Imagine making a doctor’s appointment with a click of a button on a smartphone app. Once at the clinic or hospital, the app will guide the use...

SK invests in US digital healthcare firm Cala Health

SK invests in US digital healthcare firm Cala Health

South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has dipped its toes into the rapidly growing digital healthcare market by investing in Cala Health, a US-bas...

POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says

POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...

Boryung takes 'health is wealth' to whole new level – space

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...

KT taps Vietnam for digital healthcare and AI-powered diagnosis

KT taps Vietnam for digital healthcare and AI-powered diagnosis

KT Corp., a major telecommunications company in South Korea, is set to enter the Vietnamese healthcare market with a pilot telemedicine service an...

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