UNIST Professor receives Young Investigator award

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Nov, 2017

Professor Chunghun Lim in the School of Life Sciences at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has received the 2017 SUHF Young Investigator award by Suh Kyungbae F...Read more

Bio Hub at Seoul to support health startups

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 31 Oct, 2017

The Seoul Metropolitan Government recently held a ceremony celebrating the opening of the first main building in the Seoul Bio Cluster, which houses collaboration offices to connect local b...Read more

Researchers in Korea develop blood test technique for Alzheimer’s

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Oct, 2017

A group of researchers at the Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea have developed a new technique for a series of blood tests designed to predict Alzheimer’s disease before ...Read more

Korea to get an AI healthcare system soon

Korea |  News | 1 Comment | 24 Oct, 2017

Samsung Medical Center (SMC) is collaborating with Microsoft Korea to build a Korean artificial intelligence (AI) precision healthcare system using Azure, a cloud platform based on Microsof...Read more

New applications laboratory opens in South Korea

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Oct, 2017

Avantor has recently opened a new life sciences research and applications laboratory in the GwangGyo district, Suwon, South Korea. Avantor is a global supplier of ultra-high purity material...Read more

Korea's Boryung Pharmaceuticals to launch two antihypertensive drugs in SE Asia

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Oct, 2017

After launching Karnab, South Korean drug major, Boryung Pharmaceuticals has joined hands again with Zuellig Pharma to sell its antihypertensive combination drugs Dukarb(ingredient: fi...Read more

Korean scientists invent hydrogel to combat rheumatoid arthritis

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Oct, 2017

Scientists at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea have invented a hydrogel to fight rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. This jelly-like material can be used to absorb extra ...Read more

Scientists in Korea develop sensor for detecting amphetamines

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Oct, 2017

Researchers in Korea have developed a wireless sensor and a smartphone app that can detect the presence of amphetamine in a drop of human urine in seconds.  Amphetamines are psychosti...Read more

Korea to inject 500 billion won into pharma sector; aims to launch 100 new drugs by 2026

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Sep, 2017

 In  a bid to place Korea on the biotech global map, the Korean government announced plans to will inject 500 billion won (US$448 million) into the pharmaceutical sector over the ...Read more

Amid escalating tensions about North Korea, Celltrion plans to invest abroad

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Sep, 2017

According to a report by Reuters, South Korea’s biosimilar giant Celltrion has said that it would drop plans to build a third plant in South Korea, after foreign business partners exp...Read more

Korean scientists use bilirubin nanoparticles for cancer therapy

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2017

A team of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy for cancer by using Bilirubin nanoparticles...Read more

CPhI Korea reveals growth of domestic pharma companies in South Korea

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Sep, 2017

CPhI Korea, organized by UBM, closed its doors in Seoul that attracted 4,300 attendees and 147 exhibitors. During the event, UBM undertook an in-depth onsite survey of both international an...Read more

Alere and FIND introduce new diagnostic test for sleeping sickness

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Sep, 2017

US-based diagnostics firm Alere’s subsidiary Standard Diagnostics in the Republic of Korea and global nonprofit organisation FIND have introduced a new rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for...Read more

Korean companies mull on using AI for drug discovery

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Sep, 2017

In a bid to speed up drug discovery process and boost R&D efforts, Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA) has launched their first task force to jointly p...Read more

Top Korean pharma companies increase their R&D spending in H1

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Aug, 2017

A recent industry data showed that, major South Korean pharmaceutical companies have increased their spending on research and development during the first half this year. Regulatory filings...Read more

Korean Pharma Association mulls on use of AI to speed drug discovery

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jul, 2017

Singapore: In a bid to spur the country’s drug development and research, South Korea’s leading biopharmaceutical association has set out to form a new center that will support ...Read more

Korean scientists create first nanoparticle-based tissue adhesive

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jul, 2017

Researchers at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in collaboration with medical doctors in Seoul National University Hospital, created a surg...Read more

Celltrion eyes product and sales expansion after IPO

Korea |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Jul, 2017

Ina recent press conference held in Seoul, Korean biosimilar giant Celltrion said that it would actively seek out new drug candidates to broaden its product portfolio as well as build stron...Read more