LG Lifesciences enters the China market

Singapore: LG Lifesciences has signed an exclusive pact with China's Weijian pharma group obtaining exclusive rights to ...

December 18, 2014 | Thursday | News
Korea to invest $300 million in biotech

Singapore: In a bid to further boost the burgeoning biotech industry of Korea, the South Korean Ministry of Science, ICT...

March 18, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Daewoong to set up a new facility in Osong biovalley

Singapore: Daewoong Pharmaceutical recently announced that the company is building a 66,000-square-meter pharmaceutical ...

December 9, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Korean industries may churn out 10 new drugs by 2020: Reports

Singapore: As per a recent survey report released by Dong-A Ilbo, the Korean pharma and biotech companies are expected t...

May 16, 2016 | Monday | News
Korean scientists develop novel cancer therapy

Singapore: Scientists at the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical sciences declared that they had developed a nov...

August 21, 2014 | Thursday | News
Korea ill-prepared to handle Ebola: Health experts

Singapore: With the United States registering its first case of Ebola, Asian nations have started assessing their prepar...

October 20, 2014 | Monday | News
Ophthalmocopia test, soon to be an international standard

Singapore: Korean researchers at the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) have invented a new assessment cr...

September 16, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Suven granted patents for its neurodegenerative drug

Singapore: South Korea, Canada and China, have individually granted Suven lifesciences, product patents for its neurodeg...

September 5, 2014 | Friday | News
Embryonic stem cells remain a sticky wicket

Dr Shinya Yamanaka and Sir John Gurdon's discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) has given the world an altern...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Daehee Kang: Healthcare challenges depends on a nation's economy

Dr Daehee Kang, chairman, board of directors, Korean Association of Medical Colleges, and dean, Seoul National Universit...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
Dong-A Pharma gets positive trial results for Evogliptin

Singapore: South Korea's Dong-A Pharmaceutical announced positive top-line results from its phase II clinical trial of D...

January 22, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Ebola crisis: North Korea to ban foreign tourists

Singapore: With Ebola fears exacerbating, North Korea is planning to shut its doors to all foreign tourists, a move to p...

October 29, 2014 | Wednesday | News
S Korea pushes for rigorous standards in stem cell banking

Singapore: Seung-Jo Yang, a South Korean member of Parliament, has prepared a bill proposing new laws for the managemen...

September 21, 2012 | Friday | News
Heartbeat reports 350% growth in emerging markets

Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry, has ...

May 7, 2013 | Tuesday | News
CPhl Korea to begin in Seoul from Sep 7

Singapore: Co-organised by the Korean Pharmaceutical Traders Association and the UBM EMEA, CPhl Korea will be held in Se...

July 30, 2015 | Thursday | News
SAP to offer healthcare services in Korea

Singapore: SAP has recently announced cooperation with major Korean companies to enhance its healthcare services across ...

October 29, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Piramal Imaging gets nod for supply, production of Neuraceq in Korea

Singapore: Piramal Imaging SA and Ci-Co Healthcare has announced that the companies have received marketing authorizatio...

June 8, 2015 | Monday | News
Korean men more prone to osteonecrosis: Study

Singapore: A study organized by Korea's Health Insurance Service indicated that Korean men were more prone to osteonecro...

September 2, 2014 | Tuesday | News