A typhoid conjugate vaccine developed by SK bioscience has received the World Health Organization's (WHO) Pre-Qualification (PQ) certification, a green light to enter new overseas markets.SK bioscience said Friday that its typhoid conjugate vaccine, SKYTyphoid Multi-Injection (NBP618 in the project
Janssen has been delaying the Korean launch of its FGFR (fibroblast growth factor receptor) inhibitor Balversa (erdafitinib) for over a year, making many watchers wonder what's happening.Janssen received approval for Balversa on Nov. 24, 2022, from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).Balvers
At a government-business meeting early this week, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced its intention to support exporting Korean medical products based on regulatory harmonization. Welcoming the move, pharmaceutical companies made several requests to open the way for exporting their
The Korea Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry Association (KRPIA) announced that it has appointed Bae Kyung-eun, General Manager of Sanofi-Aventis Korea, as the 15th chairperson of the association.This decision was made during the association's board meeting, marking a new chapter in KRPIA's lead
Genuv, an innovative drug discovery venture, has been selected to receive funding from the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) in the United States.The ADDF, supported by the Estée Lauder family and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, selects Alzheimer's projects worldwide based on their t
To combat acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the government will focus on preventing new infections of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and drastically improving access to healthcare.As a means of expanding medical access, it will actively detect patients, expand opportunities for self
Alteogen, a Kosdaq-listed biotech company, said it has made an amendment to its existing license agreement with the global pharmaceutical company MSD, known as Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada.The revised agreement grants MSD exclusive global rights to ALT-B4, a recombinant human hyaluronidase enz
The oriental medicine community has called for putting traditional medicine practitioners into the medical field to fill the healthcare vacuum caused by striking doctors. On Thursday, however, the Ministry of Health and Welfare drew a line on the issue, saying, “We can’t do that.”In response to the
Samsung Bioepis said it has made significant progress with its autoimmune disease treatment biosimilar, SB17, suggesting its potential use across all indications treatable by the original drug, Stelara.Stelara is an interleukin (IL)-12, 23 inhibitor developed by Janssen. It is used to treat inflamma
Proponents of the medical school enrollment quota increase have maintained that Korea needs to lower doctors’ income to an optimal level by expanding the number of physicians and avoiding falling into a “medical school black hole.”The "medical school black hole" in Korea refers to a phenomenon where
Myongji Hospital has begun performing TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), one of the most difficult cardiovascular procedures.The hospital was certified as a TAVI provider by the Ministry of Health and Welfare last year and has since been performing TAVI procedures in earnest, with Profe
Nine-thousand-two-hundred-and-seventy-five trainee doctors have resigned at 100 major training hospitals nationwide, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday. Those who left their workplaces numbered 8,024.The ministry announced the result of its field checks on doctors’ collective action at
In a move to combat the rising threat of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Asia-Pacific region, Korea Biomedical Review (KBR) has announced its partnership with the APAC CVD Alliance on Thursday. Yang Kyung-cheol, CEO and publisher of KBR, and Dr. Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, CEO of ACCESS Health Int
Dongkook Pharmaceutical said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Oncovix to commercialize functional materials at its headquarters office in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, last Friday.Through this agreement, the two companies will jointly develop new drugs with antibacterial and anti-infla
JW Medical said Thursday that it launched the ARIETTA 750 DeepInsight (AR750DI), a premium ultrasound imaging device incorporating high-resolution image-realizing technology.Developed by Japan’s Fujifilm, AR750DI is a premium ultrasound medical device that applied Deep Insight technology to the exis
The government says it will consider using physician assistant (PA) nurses to fill the healthcare gap caused by the mass resignation of junior doctors, but most hospitals do not see it as a realistic option.That’s because PAs are already working in hospitals, but the legality of their practice is am
As tensions between the U.S. and China in the healthcare industry escalate, the U.S. is intensifying its scrutiny of Chinese companies, extending beyond the biotech sector into medical devices.The U.S. FDA has recently issued a warning to medical device manufacturers to re-examine the work of third-
CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor-T cell) therapy, often referred to as the dream cancer drug, is a treatment for patients with cancers for which there are currently no other options.What are the results of CAR-T treatment for cancer patients who are at a dead end, then?"At least, the current data sh
Boditech Med said Wednesday that it has acquired a 3.03 percent stake in 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH (4TEEN4), a German company focusing on developing therapeutics and diagnostic biomarkers for treating cardiogenic shock.Along with the equity investment, Boditech Med has entered into a license agree
The government has moved toward restricting overseas travel for interns and residents who resigned in protest to the increase in medical school enrollment quota, causing controversy.Under the new measure, doctors who tendered their resignations in a collective action must have a recommendation lette