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- HKinno.N exports new drug K-CAB technology to Brazil
- by Chon, Seung-Hyun Jan 30, 2023 05:54am
- HKinno.N announced on the 26th that it has signed a technology export contract with Brazilian pharmaceutical company Eurofarma for the new drug K-CAB for gastroesophageal reflux disease. HKinno.N will transfer the manufacturing technology of K-CAB to Eurofarma, and Eurofarma will develop and sell K-CAB in Brazil. Along with the down payment,
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- SK Bioscience proposes building a vaccine hub in Middle East
- by Jan 30, 2023 05:54am
- SK Bioscience announced on the 27th that the company’s CEO, Jae-Yong Ahn, participated in the ‘2023 Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit’ that was held in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and proposed a partnership for vaccine supply on the 25th (local time). The Riyadh Summit, which celebrated its second ev
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- Practice manual issued for COVID-19 treatments in Korea
- by Jan 30, 2023 05:54am
- Doctors have issued a ‘Practice Manual’ to provide an understanding of how to use the COVID-19 treatment in one glance. The manual was prepared to directly address difficulties HCPs experienced prescribing COVID-19 treatments in the field due to a large number of contraindicated drugs. The Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy (KSAT) rec
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- HK inno.N introduces biosimilar for Prolia & Xgeva
- by Lee, Seok-Jun Jan 27, 2023 05:51am
- HK inno.N announced on the 25th that it has signed an exclusive license contract for Denosumab biosimilar, a treatment for preventing osteoporosis and cancer-related skeletal complications in Mabxience, Spain. HK inno.N will receive an exclusive supply of two Denosumab biosimilars from Mabxience to apply for and sell domestic licenses. Denosu
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- Flu activity rises...revives Tamiflu market
- by Jan 27, 2023 05:51am
- The influenza treatment market, which had virtually disappeared after the spread of COVID-19, has revived for the first time in 3 years. With the number of flu patients surging due to the flu epidemic, the number of quarterly prescriptions soared from less than KRW 100 million to KRW 10 billion. According to the market research institution UB
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- Will the 3 asthma biodrugs finally be reimbursed this year?
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Jan 27, 2023 05:50am
- Whether the 3 new biologics for asthma will be listed for insurance reimbursement in Korea is receiving attention. According to industry sources, treatments for severe asthma including GSK Korea’s Nucala (mepolizumab), Teva-Handok’s Cinqair (reslizumab), and AstraZeneca Korea’s Fasenra (benralizumab) are undergoing processes for reimbu
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- JAKi Cibinqo attempts reimb in both adolescents and adults
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Jan 26, 2023 06:06am
- Pfizer is attempting to receive approval to reimburse its JAK inhibitor ‘Cibinqo’ in atopic dermatitis (AD) for both adults and adolescents in Korea. According to industry sources, Pfizer Korea resubmitted an application for the reimbursement approval of its new janus kinases (JAK) inhibitor ‘Cibinqo (abrocitinib)’ at the end of last
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- 54 billion won ⟵ 3.7 billion won in four years
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Jan 26, 2023 06:06am
- In the high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia complex market, the pace of generational replacement between the second and third complexes is accelerating. The size of outpatient prescriptions for the third-party complex of the ARB+CCB+statin combination has tripled in the past three years, expanding to the market of more than 50 billion won a
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- Medytox in legal dispute with its Chinese partner
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Jan 25, 2023 06:08am
- Medytox has been embroiled in a 120 billion won legal dispute with its Chinese botulinum toxin partner. Medytox officially announced on the 20th that Gentix Ltd., a subsidiary of the Chinese company Bloomage Biotechnology, had filed a claim for damages against Medytox to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Genti
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- LG Chem completes acquisition of US bio-company AVEO
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Jan 20, 2023 06:07am
- LG Chem has completed the acquisition of the US bio-company AVEO Pharmaceuticals and plans to make the leap to become one of the 'global top 30 pharmaceutical companies focusing on the oncology business. On the 19th, LG Chem announced that it had invested KRW 707.2 billion (USD 571 million) in its U.S. affiliate, ‘LG Chem Life Science
