WHO, Korea join hands to fight MERS

Singapore: In light of the recent outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), WHO and Korea's M...

June 11, 2015 | Thursday | News
AusBiotech, KoreaBIO join hands for mutual growth

Singapore: AusBiotech and Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization (KoreaBIO) are signing a memorandum of understanding...

October 29, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Asia's Fastest 50 bio-firms shine

The annual list of Asia's fastest growing pharma companies, compiled painstakingly by the BioSpectrum Asia team, is out....

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
Biosimilars to take over biologic market by 2019'

Singapore: The increasing prevalence of biosimilars will have a noticeably negative impact on the biologics market beyon...

June 11, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
'Korea builds stem cell infrastructure'

Singapore: Pharmicell is commercializing Hearticellgram for acute myocardial infarction, Dong A Pharma has developed Car...

November 12, 2014 | Wednesday | Influencers
Smartphones preferred channel for healthcare'

Singapore: Smart phones are the preferred tool for patient's engagement and communication with their healthcare provider...

July 6, 2014 | Sunday | Analysis
Canadian generic maker enters Korea with JV

Singapore: Montreal-based generic drug developer and marketer Pharmascience is venturing into Korea by forming a joint v...

January 3, 2013 | Thursday | News
Korean government to foster biotech sector

Singapore: The Korean government announced plans to boost the fast growing biotech sector of Korea at the 11th President...

July 22, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Dr Il-Sup Huh: Guide of Green Cross

Before joining the family business of Green Cross in 1979, Mr Il-Sup Huh, the fifth son in the family, served the Korean...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Dong A inaugurates new plant for Biosimilars

Singapore: Dong-A Socio Holdings inaugurated their DM Bio plant dedicated to manufacturing biosimilar medicines and medi...

June 30, 2014 | Monday | News
Sigma-Aldrich unit enters Korea with CrystalGenomics

Singapore: Sigma-Aldrich's custom manufacturing and services business unit, SAFC, has signed an agreement with Seoul-bas...

November 2, 2012 | Friday | News
South Korea firm emerges as R&D force

According to the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors (World Bank Publications, 2006), infectious diseases are one ...

April 12, 2012 | Thursday | News
Asia leverages on the biologics opportunity

Many companies in India, China and to an extent Korea have established a strong position in contract manufacturing of ac...

March 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Milestones in drug delivery technology in Asia

In 2007, Dabur Pharma, one of India's leading manufacturers of anti-cancer drugs, launched Nanoxel, a novel drug deliver...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Deadly drug-defying bacteria discovered

Singapore: Doctors at the Samsung Medical center have revealed a new group of drug resistant pathogens that had affected...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Korea to showcase future of biotechnology

Singapore: Korea is all set to host international bio exposition showcasing a glimpse into the future of biotechnology a...

July 25, 2014 | Friday | News
Affymetrix, Korean firm ink forensic test deal

Singapore: Affymetrix and Korean genomics-based biotech company, DNA Link, signed a Powered by Affymetrix (PbA) Programm...

February 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Korea Drug Development Fund collaborates with PAREXEL

Singapore: The Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF) has chosen PAREXEL International, a leading global biopharmaceutical s...

July 20, 2012 | Friday | News