US-Korea enter into joint investment collaboration for biopharma

GordonMD Global Investments LP, a US-based investment manager focused exclusively on global public and private biop...

January 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Korea's Lotte Biologics unveils antibody-drug conjugate platform SoluFlex Link

At the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference held recently, now in its 43rd year, South Korea-based Lotte Biologics unv...

January 20, 2025 | Monday | News
KAIST partners with AT&C to develop digital equipment for treating brain diseases

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a com...

January 18, 2025 | Saturday | News
WHO prequalifies Korea's diagnostic test to support safer administration of P. vivax malaria treatments

The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6...

January 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Newron and Myung In Pharm join hands to improve schizophrenia treatment in South Korea

Italy headquartered Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel thera...

January 10, 2025 | Friday | News
Samsung Biologics extends collaboration with LigaChem Biosciences for ADC development in Korea

South Korea-based Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has announced&...

January 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
Korean startup WIRobotics to introduce walking assistance wearable robot WIM to US market

South Korea-based startup WIRobotics is set to launch its breakthrough walking assistance wearable robot, WIM (We Innova...

January 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Samsung Ventures invests into US-based startup Pison to improve neurocognitive performance

US-based startup Pison, the trailblazer in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered neural sensors for cognitive health...

January 7, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Korea develops innovative injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration

A research team from South Korea-based Pohang University of Science and Technology or POSTECH’s Department of Chem...

January 5, 2025 | Sunday | News
Korean startup Medit unveils mobile app to revolutionise digital dental workflows

South Korea-based startup Medit has launched a mobile app, MEDIT M. This much-anticipated release addresses key fea...

December 24, 2024 | Tuesday | News
SK bioscience inks KRW 75.5 B deal with Sanofi to develop next-gen pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

South Korea-based SK bioscience and French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi have announced the signing of an expanded agreem...

December 23, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea's Samsung invests in Generate Biomedicines to advance AI-driven protein therapeutics discovery

South Korea-based Samsung has invested in Generate Biomedicines as part of its efforts to drive growth and innovation in...

December 18, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals eyes innovative small protein-based radiopharmaceuticals

SK Biopharmaceuticals, a biotech company focusing on the research, development and commercialisation of treatments for d...

December 17, 2024 | Tuesday | News
HiRO forges strategic partnership with CHA University Bundang Medical Center in South Korea

Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO), a boutique global clinical research organization (CRO) providing c...

December 16, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea's SK bioscience gets approval for global clinical trials of mRNA Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine candidate

South Korea-based SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company, has received approval from the Human R...

December 13, 2024 | Friday | News
Korea collaborates with World Bank to share global efforts in promoting mental health

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) in South Korea and the World Bank recently co-hosted the&n...

December 11, 2024 | Wednesday | News
First international progressive supranuclear palsy research and treatment centre opens in Korea

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), CurePSP, Inc. and GemVax & KAEL Co., have announced the est...

December 9, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea-based SD Biosensor signs tripartite MoU for R&D of new TB treatment

SD Biosensor, Inc., South Korea's global in-vitro diagnostics company, has announced the signing of a tripartite me...

December 8, 2024 | Sunday | News
Korea holds Health Dialogue with UK to strengthen cooperation

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW), South Korea recently announced the first Korea-UK Health Dialo...

December 3, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Newbase introduces VR medical training platform 'Medicrew', to accelerate global market expansion

Newbase, a leader in metaverse-based medical education platforms, has announced the launch of its new product, 'Medicrew...

November 30, 2024 | Saturday | News
Korea-Africa partnership for advancing vaccine end-to-end capabilities

The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea, have signed a Memo...

November 27, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korean startup Neurophet secures US FDA 510(k) clearance for multiple sclerosis analysis with 'Neurophet AQUA'

Neurophet, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution company for brain disease, has announced that its brain MRI analysis...

November 25, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea's Samsung Biologics signs $668 M worth manufacturing deal with European pharma company

Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) based in South Korea, has announc...

November 21, 2024 | Thursday | News
South Korea approves Everest Medicines' NEFECON for treatment of Primary IgA Nephropathy

China-based Everest Medicines has announced that NEFECON has received full approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug...

November 23, 2024 | Saturday | News
Korea announces first-of-its-kind research agreement to discover radiopharmaceutical compounds

SK Biopharmaceuticals, a biotech company in South Korea, has entered into an agreement with the Korea Institute of Radio...

November 19, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Paraguay and Korea launch project to improve response capacity for infectious disease outbreaks

The Paraguayan Ministry of Public Health and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have formalised the sta...

November 16, 2024 | Saturday | News
Neurophet appoints Donghyeon Kim as Co-CEO

South Korea-based startup Neurophet, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution company for brain disease, has announced n...

November 15, 2024 | Friday | News
Korea's Lunit partners with VIDI group to deliver AI-powered mammography in France

South Korea-based Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and...

November 13, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea's VRAD Co., Ltd. launches two Virtual Reality-Based Medical Simulators

VRAD Co., Ltd. is launching two widely recognized Korean-developed virtual reality-based simulators, NS_Core, ...

November 13, 2024 | Wednesday | News
FedEx expands its strengthens Life Sciences Center in Korea to expand healthcare capabilities in APAC

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world's largest express transportation companies, has expanded itsstate-...

November 12, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Avance Clinical’s CEO Yvonne Lungershausen on Expanding Footprint in Asia-Pacific: A Strategic Focus on South Korea’s Clinical Excellence

In a recent conversation with Ankit Kankar from BioSpectrum Asia, Yvonne Lungershausen, CEO of Avance Clinical, shared i...

November 11, 2024 | Monday | News
J INTS BIO launches AI-Supercomputing alliance to transform cancer therapy in Korea

J INTS BIO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Baekyangnuri Plaza, Yonsei University, unveiling a groundbr...

November 6, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Lunit announces $7.3 M contract with US Defense Health Agency

Volpara Health, a South Korea-based Lunit company and a global leader in software for the early detection of cancer, has...

November 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korean startup Neurophet secures significant foothold to accelerate entry into China market

South Korea-based startup Neurophet, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution company for brain disease, has secured a s...

October 31, 2024 | Thursday | News
Avance Clinical Strengthens Asia-Pacific Presence with Strategic MoUs in South Korea for Enhanced Clinical Research Solutions

Avance Clinical, a leading full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO), has announced three pivotal Memorandums of...

October 30, 2024 | Wednesday | News
SK bioscience's Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine SKYCellflu approved in Indonesia

SK bioscience, a global innovator in vaccines and biotechnology, announced that Indonesia's Food and Drug Agency, BPOM (...

October 23, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Samsung Biologics inks largest ever manufacturing deal of $1.24 B with Asia-based pharma

South Korea-based Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has annou...

October 22, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korean firms Neurophet & AriBio to develop next-gen platform for Alzheimer's diagnosis

South Korea-based startup Neurophet, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution company for brain disease, has announced i...

October 16, 2024 | Wednesday | News
CooperVision to drive 4th Asia-Pacific Myopia Management Symposium in Seoul, South Korea

CooperVision, a global leader in myopia management has announced the 4th Asia-Pacific Myopia Management Sympos...

October 15, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Scientists in Korea change paradigm of drug discovery with world's first atomic editing​

In pioneering drug development, a new technology that enables the easy and rapid editing of key atoms responsible for dr...

October 14, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea's Seegene to set up new company in Spain to share diagnostic technologies

Seegene Inc., a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, has announced the...

October 9, 2024 | Wednesday | News
SK bioscience invests $3 M in US-based FinaBio specialising in next-gen conjugate vaccine technology

South Korea-based SK bioscience has signed an agreement to acquire a stake in Fina Biosolutions, a promising R&D bio...

October 8, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Emirates Drug Establishment and Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety lay focus on pharma & medtech manufacturing

The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korean Ministry of F...

October 8, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea, Sweden discuss cooperation in health and welfare

Korea's Minister of Health and Welfare Cho KyooHong recently met with Anna Tenje, the Swedish Minister for the Elde...

October 2, 2024 | Wednesday | News
SK pharmteco invests $260 M in Korea facility to expand global small molecule and peptide production

US-headquartered SK pharmteco, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has announced a majo...

October 1, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Cytiva opens its first Innovation Hub in South Korea

Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, has opened its first Innovation Hub in Korea, located in the Songdo Bio-cluster i...

September 30, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea launches Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing Support Foundation

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) and the Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing Support Foundation (GTHB-SF),...

September 27, 2024 | Friday | News
Korean startup Mediwhale secures $12 M to enhance cardiovascular and metabolic disease management

Mediwhale, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered health diagnostics startup, has announced $12 million series A2 inves...

September 29, 2024 | Sunday | News
Korea's Samsung Biologics launches development platforms for enhanced therapeutic efficacy

South Korea-based Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has launched a...

September 26, 2024 | Thursday | News
KOREA LIFE SCIENCE WEEK 2024: Meeting the future of global biological science

Innovations in cutting-edge bio, life science, regenerative medicine, and convergence medical technology, all in on...

September 25, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea unveils proactive pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has announced the 'Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response P...

September 25, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea announces first joint degree programme in AI in partnership with US

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and New York University, US have signed a Memorandum of Under...

September 17, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korean startup DoctorPresso develops app to detect depression through voice

In a world where mental health challenges are on the rise, South Korean startup DoctorPresso is taking an innovativ...

September 13, 2024 | Friday | News
South Korea takes first anti-cancer drug cell therapy to Indonesia

South Korea-based GC Cell, a leading innovator in cell therapy, has announced the execution of a landmark 'Technology Tr...

September 11, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Seegene expands mpox RUO product lineups with enhanced detection assays

Seegene Inc., a leading provider of total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics based in South Korea, will introduce a ...

September 10, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea's Seegene announces research grants in partnership with Springer Nature to innovate syndromic PCR diagnostic assays

Seegene Inc., a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, has announced an ...

September 3, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Lotte Holdings establishes new healthcare and biopharmaceutical corporate venture capital

Lotte Holdings Co. has announced the establishment of a new Healthcare and Biopharmaceutical Corporate Venture Capital (...

August 29, 2024 | Thursday | News
CPHI Korea 2024 opens with 15% growth as innovation booms in Korea

CPHI Korea, at the heart of Korea’s pharmaceutical industry, opened on 27th August, as both the event and cou...

August 28, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Seegene develops mpox PCR test assays following WHO global health emergency declaration

Seegene Inc., a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, has developed its...

August 26, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea offers new breakthrough for hepatitis C to improve life expectancy

Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection is the underlying cause for chronic Hepatitis C (CHC), liver cirrhosis, and liver canc...

August 21, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korean CDMO ST Pharm accelerates manufacturing of RNA-based vaccines therapeutics with Quantoom Biosciences

ST Pharm, a leading technology-driven RNA CDMO based in South Korea, and Belgium-based Quantoom Biosciences, a specialis...

August 20, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea develops micro-structured artificial lung model using bioprinting technology

A team of Korean researchers has made a breakthrough that will greatly enhance the efficiency of respiratory disease res...

August 15, 2024 | Thursday | News
Korea and ASEAN to strengthen regional cooperation through digital health

Minister Cho KyooHong of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW), Korea attended the 2nd Korea-ASEAN Health Ministers ...

August 13, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea and Singapore discuss advancement in health cooperation

Minister Cho KyooHong of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Republic of Korea visited Singapore recently to discuss a...

August 9, 2024 | Friday | News
Korea announces expansion of Big Data access for 2.26 million cancer patients

The Ministry of Health and Welfare, the National Cancer Center, and the Korea Health Information Service&...

August 6, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korean startup AITRICS inks MoU with ezCaretech to advance AI-based healthcare services

South Korea-based startup AITRICS has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ezCare...

July 30, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea announces KRW 55 B funding for five years to develop vaccine storage technology, therapeutics

Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) recent...

July 27, 2024 | Saturday | News
Korea's SK bioscience invests $2 M in US biotech startup Sunflower Therapeutics

SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company based in South Korea, has signed a Simple Agreement for F...

July 25, 2024 | Thursday | News
Avance Clinical appoints Asia Regional Director as part of global expansion programme

Avance Clinical, a contract research organisation (CRO) for biotechs, has announced the appointment of Jessica Han as Di...

July 23, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Canada reveals intention to join International Vaccine Institute in Korea

Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited the International Vaccine Institute’s (IV...

July 23, 2024 | Tuesday | News
GC Cell, Lukas jointly tap into innovative cell therapy in Korea and Taiwan

GC Cell Corporation and Taiwan-based Lukas Biomedical has formally signed an international strategic cooperation agreeme...

July 22, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea's Seegene underscores critical importance of human papillomavirus (HPV) screening

Seegene Inc., a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, demonstrated its ...

July 16, 2024 | Tuesday | News
ADM Korea to initiate first clinical trial of niclosamide-based metabolic anticancer drug for prostate cancer treatment

ADM Korea, a subsidiary of Hyundai Bioscience, has announced that the first clinical trial target population for its nic...

July 15, 2024 | Monday | News
AIRS Medical secures $20 M to advance AI-powered preventive healthcare solutions

AIRS Medical, a pioneering force in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for healthcare applications, has announced...

July 10, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korean startup Genexine merges with EPD Biotherapeutics to enhance drug development pipeline

Genexine, a publicly-listed, clinical-stage Korean biopharmaceutical startup has announced a merger with EPD Biotherapeu...

July 8, 2024 | Monday | News
Lotte Biologics invests approx 4.6 trillion won for new plant in South Korea

In a landmark event signaling its ambitious foray into the biopharmaceutical sector, Lotte Biologics, under the leadersh...

July 5, 2024 | Friday | News
Korea strengthens efforts for development & clinical trials of infectious disease vaccines

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Catholic...

July 3, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Chinese startup Hasten Biopharma buys 14 products from Korean firm Celltrion

China-based startup Hasten Biopharmaceutical has successfully acquired the asset rights of 14 branded products across Pa...

July 2, 2024 | Tuesday | News
3rd World ADC Asia Conference 2024: A Gathering of Biotech Pioneers

The 3rd World ADC Asia Conference, held from June 25th to 27th, 2024, in Incheon, South Korea, was a landmark event in t...

July 1, 2024 | Monday | Analysis
Korea announces launch of mental health policy innovation committee

The South Korean government convened the inaugural meeting of the Mental Health Policy Innovation Committee at...

June 27, 2024 | Thursday | News
Korea's Hyundai Bioscience develops multi-treatment drug to treat mosquito-borne viral infections

Hyundai Bioscience, which is preparing for a dengue fever basket clinical trial in Brazil, has successfully develop...

June 26, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Researchers in Korea develop ultrasound-assisted photothermal therapy technology

Professor Jin-ho Chang’s research team from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at ...

June 25, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea's GC Cell signs MoU with Indonesia-based PT Bifarma Adiluhung for cell therapy products

South Korea-based GC Cell, a fully integrated cell and gene therapy pioneer, has announced the establishment of a M...

June 20, 2024 | Thursday | News
IVI and Pasteur Network sign landmark MoU to enhance global health initiatives

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and the Pasteur Network have signed a landmark Memor...

June 18, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korean startup Noul participates in malaria project initiated by US CDC

On-device AI healthcare startup in South Korea, Noul has announced that it will jointly participate in a malaria diagnos...

June 17, 2024 | Monday | News
Korean firms Shaperon and Dong-A ST sign MoU for nanobody-based new drug development

Shaperon, a South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company specialising in immune therapeutics, has signed a Memorandum of ...

June 12, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Korea-Africa partnership for vaccine research and development

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has exchanged a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Ad...

June 11, 2024 | Tuesday | News
South Korea and Estonia to collaborate in healthcare through use of AI

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in Korea, held director-general-level discussions with the Estonian Ministry of Socia...

June 6, 2024 | Thursday | News
Merck signs MoU with KAIST to advance scientific collaboration

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

May 30, 2024 | Thursday | News
Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany announces largest investment in Asia

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany has announced its largest investment in Asia through a groundbreaking ceremony of its state...

May 29, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Turn Bio signs agreement with Korea's HanAll Biopharma to develop eye and ear therapies

US-based startup Turn Biotechnologies, a developer of novel mRNA medicines and enabling technologies, has announced an e...

May 29, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Eisai's LEQEMBI receives approval in South Korea for treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Japan-headquartered pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co. and US-based Biogen Inc. have announced that the Ministry of Food and ...

May 28, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Oncocross expands collaboration with JW Pharma for AI-based oncology drug discovery in Korea

Oncocross, a Seoul-based artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery and development biotech startup, has signed a joint...

May 27, 2024 | Monday | News
Korean medtech startup HoneyNaps secures $11.6 M Series B investment

HoneyNaps, an industry-leading South Korean company in artificial intelligence (AI) sleep data analysis, has closed its ...

May 24, 2024 | Friday | News
West Pharma Services opens new office and warehouse facility in South Korea

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (West), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administrati...

May 23, 2024 | Thursday | News
Korea's GCCL leverages ddPCR to enhance cell, gene therapy clinical trial services

Global Clinical Central Lab (GCCL), a Korean clinical trial sample analysis company, has introduced Droplet Digital PCR ...

May 22, 2024 | Wednesday | News
The Antibody-Drug Conjugate Community in Asia is Gearing Up for Their Annual Industry Touchpoint

Making its triumphant return to the region this Summer, this meeting will bring together key players of the ADC lan...

May 15, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Radyus Research and Dt&CRO to pave way for South Korean biotech companies into US

Radyus Research, a global drug development organisation from US, has announced a pivotal strategic partnership with Dt&a...

May 21, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Korea's Seegene announces strategic alliance with Springer Nature to foster collaboration with researchers

Seegene Inc., a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, has announced&nbs...

May 16, 2024 | Thursday | News
Scientists in Korea explore use of COVID-19 variant vaccine against other coronaviruses

An international consortium of researchers developing a vaccine against troublesome COVID-19 variants will receive addit...

May 15, 2024 | Wednesday | News

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