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Samsung Biologics inks $242 mil. CMO deal with BMS

Samsung Biologics inks $242 mil. CMO deal with BMS

Samsung Biologics signed a $242 million contract manufacturing organization (CMO) deal with global pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb for the production of immuno-oncology drugs, the drug manufacturer said Monday. Samsung said the production agreement was made with BMS' subsidiary Swords Laboratories. Under the contract, its Plant 4 will serve as the production base fo...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-09-18 16:35

Lotte Healthcare launches digital health care platform CAZZLE

Lotte Healthcare launches digital health care platform CAZZLE

Lotte Healthcare is entering the digital health care market with the launch of CAZZLE, the company said Thursday. CAZZLE is a personalized health care platform that aims to provide easy health management, the health care subsidiary of Lotte Group said.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-09-14 15:31

Samsung Biologics invests in local antibody drug conjugate developer

Samsung Biologics invests in local antibody drug conjugate developer

Samsung Biologics invested in AimedBio, a local biotech company specialized in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), in a bid to expand into the next-generation drug business, the company said Wednesday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-09-13 15:14

SK bioscience inks deal with Australian firm to develop patch-type typhoid vaccine

SK bioscience inks deal with Australian firm to develop patch-type typhoid vaccine

SK bioscience said Thursday it has reached a deal with Vaxxas, an Australian biotechnology company, to jointly develop a new patch-type typhoid vaccine.

2023-08-24 14:05

SK bioscience aims to boost competence with cell-based flu vaccine

SK bioscience aims to boost competence with cell-based flu vaccine

ANDONG - SK bioscience's L HOUSE plant in Andong, 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, played a key role in protecting lives during the pandemic by producing COVID-19 vaccines. The Korean vaccine maker said Tuesday that sales of its SKYCellflu influenza vaccine began in Korea, Wednesday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-08-23 16:36

Genome and Company aims to sell cancer drug candidates

Genome and Company aims to sell cancer drug candidates

Genome and Company is aiming to sell its drug candidates for targeted anti-cancer drugs to an overseas biopharmaceutical company within the year in a bid to become a company that develops both anti-cancer drugs and microbiome drugs, the CEO of the local biotech company said, Monday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-08-21 16:48

Celltrion to merge with Celltrion Healthcare, Celltrion Pharm in 2 phases

Celltrion to merge with Celltrion Healthcare, Celltrion Pharm in 2 phases

Celltrion, a biosimilar producer, will merge with Celltrion Healthcare, a group subsidiary responsible for marketing biosimilar and other medicines, this year to create business synergy, Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung-jin said Thursday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-08-17 19:42

Hyundai Bioscience, US NIH to co-develop broad-spectrum antiviral drug

Hyundai Bioscience, US NIH to co-develop broad-spectrum antiviral drug

Hyundai Bioscience said Sunday it will develop a broad-spectrum antiviral drug with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

2023-08-13 16:45

Singapore General Hospital embraces digital tech to make health care more inclusive

Singapore General Hospital embraces digital tech to make health care more inclusive

SINGAPORE - Singapore General Hospital has been looking to build a smart medical center by adopting digital technologies, a transformation that has accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state-run hospital said Wednesday that it is aiming to provide more inclusive health care services through telemedicine and accurate patient health analytics using emerging technologie...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-07-27 18:32

Digital tech is changing health care in Asia Pacific: Philips Health Index

Digital tech is changing health care in Asia Pacific: Philips Health Index

SINGAPORE - Philips' annual Future Health Index showed health care workers in the Asia-Pacific region are actively embracing digital technology in a bid to overcome staff shortages and financial pressure in the sector, Philips APAC said, Wednesday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-07-26 16:00

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