Korean firm Avixgen to expedite drug pipeline development and pursue IPO in 2025

South Korea-based Avixgen is currently having a strong pipeline in ophthalmic diseases such as age related macular degen...

May 25, 2023 | Thursday | News
Korea's International Vaccine Institute establishes Joint Research Institution in China

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has sigend a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nankai ...

May 23, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Urgent Care Centre for people with developmental disabilities opens in Korea

Cho KyooHong, Minister of Health and Welfare, recently visited the inaugural urgent care centre for people with developm...

May 22, 2023 | Monday | News
DxVx appoints Yong Gu Lee as new CEO and Kevin Kwon as new president

South Korea's DxVx has appointed Yong Gu Lee as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Kevin Kwon, the former head of...

May 17, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korean firm Next&Bio to establish subsidiary in Singapore to prepare for global expansion

Next&Bio Inc., a South Korea-based startup that has developed an organoid-based precision medicine drug discove...

May 17, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korea's electronics firm Samsung gets FDA clearence for irregular heart rhythm notification tool

South Korea headquartered Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that the Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feat...

May 16, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Korea announces strategic plan against emerging infectious diseases

The Korean Government has announced the medium- and long-term strategic plan against emerging infectious diseases. Under...

May 12, 2023 | Friday | News
Korea-US form high-tech alliance to set global standards for medical products

President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (Minister Oh Yu-Kyoun...

May 8, 2023 | Monday | News
Bangalore Gastro Centre signs MoU with Korea's 3BIGS to transform diagnostic experience in India

The Bangalore Gastro Centre (BGC), a pioneer in top-quality specialist care for all digestive disorders, has signed...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
Korean startup Kalos gets $3.5 M grant to develop renal denervation device for hypertension treatment

Kalos Medical was selected as a participant in the 2023 Industrial Technology Innovation Project, administered by S...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
“As Precision Medicine is critical, we cannot think about one size fits all”

Can you explain what GPCR heteromers are and why they are a promising target for cancer therapeutics? Before I answer y...

May 3, 2023 | Wednesday | Opinion
Merck to open new Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Centre in South Korea

US-based science and technology company, Merck has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Minis...

May 4, 2023 | Thursday | News
Importance of HPV Testing and Genotyping in Cervical Cancer Prevention

Dr. Mohd Azizuddin bin Mohd Yussof, CT (IAC), Bsc. (Biomedical), MHealthSc. (Biomedical), PhD (Pathology) is the Directo...

May 2, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Korea gears up to train physician-scientists by joining hands with US-based organisations​

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with US-base...

May 2, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Korea begins clinical development of new low-cost oral cholera vaccine in capsule form

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), based in South Korea, has begun clinical development of DuoChol, a new low-co...

May 1, 2023 | Monday | News
Korea's Daewoong Pharma inks $477 M deal with US partner for autoimmune disease treatment

South Korea-based Daewoong Pharmaceutical has signed a Global License Agreement for its autoimmune disease drug can...

April 28, 2023 | Friday | News
India, Korea strengthen ties to boost pharma sector

The Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA) and the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Associ...

April 27, 2023 | Thursday | News
Agilent & Theragen Bio to advance bioinformatic solutions for cancer genomic profiling in South Korea

American firm Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wi...

April 27, 2023 | Thursday | News