A re-think on site staff competency training required
Korea | Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2013
When drugs are trialed in patients, they move into a clinical setting in which the busy routine care of patients, rather than the conduct of drug trials, is usually the main preoccupation...Read more
Korean drug exports up by 13 percent in 2014
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 May, 2015
Singapore: According to a data published by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS), medicine exports by the country's pharmaceutical firms rose by more than 13 percent in 2014. O...Read more
South Korea: Schools shut over MERS fears
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 04 Jun, 2015
Singapore: Hundreds of schools and colleges in South Korea have shut their gates in response to panic and fears over what become the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome out...Read more
Asian firms lack antibody manufacturing capabilities
Korea | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 04 Oct, 2012
There are very few manufacturers in Asia capable of manufacturing antibodies on a large commercial scale. Manufacturing facilities for antibodies require substantial capital investments and...Read more
Heartbeat Experts expands in BRICK
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 13 Dec, 2012
Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry, announced increased revenue and expansion of clients across Brazil, Russ...Read more
CHA Health Systems partners with Otsubo-Kai
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 May, 2015
Singapore: South Korea-based global healthcare enterprise, CHA Health Systems has inked a pact with Japanese medical corporation Otsubo-Kai to develop new cell therapies and conduct joint r...Read more
BSA-CMR Survey: Asian CROs optimistic in a gloomy pharma market
Korea | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013
Over the past four years, BioSpectrum Asia in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR) has been capturing the key broad trends in pharmaceutical clinical and contract research organizat...Read more
Olix pharmaceuticals partners with YuYu pharma
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 27 Nov, 2014
Singapore: Olix Pharmaceuticals recently announced its partnership with YuYu Pharma to develop, manufacture and commercialize OLX301, an investigational siRNA product candidate using cp-las...Read more
S Korean hospital opened in UAE
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2015
Singapore: South Korean Health Ministry has recently announced that the country's leading specialty provider, managed by the Seoul National University Hospital (SNU), has opened a new hospi...Read more
Medical 3D printing market to reach $965.5 mn by 2019
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 28 Oct, 2014
Singapore: The US-based Transparency Market Research said that the medical 3-D printing market is expected to grow to $965.5 million by 2019, from $354.5 million in 2012. Experts said tha...Read more
S Korea to crackdown on illegal plastic surgery clinics
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2015
Singapore: South Korean Health Ministry has announced a crackdown on illegal plastic surgery clinics in the country, amid increasing complaints by medical tourists, who flock to Korea of co...Read more
Korea boosts healthcare, medical tourism
Korea | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 21 Jul, 2014
Bio and Medical Korea 2014 put together a forum where global businesses in the lifesciences space got together under one roof to talk, discuss and exchange innovations. Bio Korea, along wi...Read more
Korea showcased Australia's MedTech advancements
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 07 Jul, 2015
Singapore: With a view to showcase Australia's advanced medical technologies and create business links between Korea and Australia, the "Australian Innovation Showcase 2015 - Medical Techno...Read more
Despite robust sales, Pfizer Korea plans to axe its workforce
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2015
Singapore: Stirring controversy among employees, Pfizer Korea has announced plans to axe many employees from its payroll. The move, Pfizer said, was an effort to cut administrative costs an...Read more
Samsung partners with Thermo Fisher Scientific
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 26 Nov, 2014
Singapore: Korea-based electronic giant Samsung has recently announced that it had partnered with Thermo Fisher scientific, a US-based bio supplier giant to cooperate on the diagnostics bus...Read more
Samsung to boost its biotech unit
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 Feb, 2015
Singapore: Korean electronic giant, Samsung, has recently announced plans for the expansion of its biotech and pharmaceuticals unit. The company said in a statement that its pharmaceuticals...Read more
Gangnam Style' singer Psy joins polio program
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2013
Singapore: Globally-recognized South Korean pop star Mr Psy has joined the growing roster of public figures and celebrities participating in Rotary's 'This Close' public awareness campaign ...Read more
Hong Kong to host international TCM exhibition, conference
Korea | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Aug, 2013
Singapore: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association (MCMIA ) is organizing 12th International Conference and Exhibition of the M...Read more