- Company
- ABL licenses out its tech to big pharmas worth ₩350B
- by Cha, Jihyun Apr 8, 2025 05:57am
- ABL Bio has signed a licensing-out agreement worth KRW 70 billion in advance payments (upfront). This is the company's 7th licensing-out agreement and its first platform deal. Including this contract, the cumulative technology fee ABL Bio earned through technology exports is close to KRW 350 billion. According to the Financial Supervisory
- Company
- ZP Therapeutics appoints Junghun Kim as new head
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Apr 8, 2025 05:57am
- The head of ZP&160;Therapeutics has been replaced after about 3 months. According to industry sources, Zuellig Pharma Korea recently appointed Junghun Kim (50), former Country Manager of Takeda Pharmaceutical Malaysia and Singapore, as the new General Manager of its commercial division, ZP Therapeutics. Hyunjoo Lee (48), the former CE
- Opinion
- [Reporter's View] Why clinical outcomes require deliberation
- by Son, Hyung Min Apr 8, 2025 05:57am
- Even small differences in clinical outcomes can be highly meaningful. Especially for refractory diseases. Recent top&8208;line results from Compass Therapeutics’ Phase 2/3 COMPANION-002 trial for cholangiocarcinoma have sparked considerable debate within the industry. According to Compass Therapeutics, the treatment of bispecific ant
- Policy
- Health and Welfare Committee meeting may not be held in APR
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Apr 8, 2025 05:57am
- The Constitutional Court sentenced former President Suk Yeol Yoon to dismissal at 11:22 a.m. on the 4th, setting the stage for an early presidential election. The election date must be announced by Acting President Duck-Soo Han within 10 days of the president's impeachment. This means that the date of the early presidential election will
- Policy
- Pemzayre, high-priced drug post-management system candidate
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 8, 2025 05:56am
- 'Pemzayre Tab,' Handok's bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) treatment, is expected to be subjected to the post-management system for high-priced drugs. Pemzayre Tab is likely to be added to the reimbursement list in May. Consequently, a submission system for evaluating treatment outcomes as part of the post-management evaluation will b
- Company
- China's mAb 'Hetronifly' secures orphan drug designation
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Apr 7, 2025 05:51am
- China-made immune checkpoint inhibitor has been designated as an orphan drug in South Korea. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently announced on a notification board that it has granted Shanghai Henlius Biotech's 'Hetronifly (serplulima)' an orphan drug designation (ODD). The drug is indicated for 'use in combination with
- Company
- AbbVie Korea sales up twofold in two years
- by Son, Hyung Min Apr 7, 2025 05:51am
- With its new drugs for immune diseases, AbbVie Korea's sales have reportedly increased twofold in two years. AbbVie Korea is successfully transitioning generational changes for Humira follow-up of new drugs, including Skyrizi and Rinvoq. According to the Financial Supervisory Service on April 4, AbbVie recorded KRW 308.9 billion last year, up
- Company
- GPP drug Spevigo can be prescribed in general hospitals
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Apr 7, 2025 05:51am
- 'Spevigo', a treatment for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP), may now be prescribed in general hospitals in Korea. According to industry sources, the new drug for generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) from Boehringer Ingelheim Korea, Spevigo (spesolimab), has recently passed the Drug Committee (DC) of the Seoul National University Hospi
- Policy
- Bylvay to be redeliberated for reimbursement in Korea
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 7, 2025 05:51am
- Ipsen Korea’s Bylvay Cap, which has been undergoing an accelerated listing process as the first drug included in the pilot project for the parallel operation of the approval-benefit evaluation-drug price negotiation system, has failed to receive recognition as being eligible for reimbursement by the Drug Reimbursement Evaluation Committee (DREC
- Policy
- Gov’t works to stop the shortage of essential drugs
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Apr 7, 2025 05:50am
- The government will come up with improvement measures within this year to eradicate and alleviate the instability in the supply of national essential drugs, which has been occurring frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic. The government plans to begin the groundwork for overhauling the entire system, including the method for designating n
