Philips Korea said on Tuesday that it has signed a reference site agreement with Asan Medical Center (AMC) in Seoul to collaborate in fully digitizing pathology diagnostics in Korea.Under the agreement, the two will increase mutual support to expand their leadership in digital pathology, including i
Thermo Fisher Scientific said it would establish five to six specialized contract laboratories to expand the utilization of its recently launched lung cancer-specific NGS test, the Oncomine Dx Target Test (ODxTT), in Korea.ODxTT is capable of detecting single nucleotide variants (SNVs), deletions an
Amid the shortage of blood donation over the recent years, drugs like BMS’ Reblozyl -- which aims to alleviate the strain on the blood bank while reducing the burden on anemic patients with myelodysplastic syndrome with ring sideroblasts (MDS-RS)-- are critical, said an expert at a recent press conf
GE HealthCare, a global healthcare company that recently spun off from General Electric, is striving to create a new world without constraints in healthcare with its three basic "3D" principles – device, digitalization, and disease pathway.GE HealthCare is a top player in the medical imaging industr
A recent study conducted by a joint research team from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), KAIST, and Severance Hospital has successfully visualized reactive astrocytes during neuronal hypometabolism, presenting a way for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's disease is typically ass
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Korea said it will exclusively market Sanofi Aventis' Rilutek (ingredient: riluzole), a Lou Gehrig's disease treatment, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in Korea.Rilutek is the world's first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for ALS
GI Cell has won approval for phase 1 IND (investigational new drug) for allogeneic NK cell therapy. The company will also push for its combined administration with immunotherapy candidate substance of its affiliate, GI Innovation.GI Cell said Monday that it has obtained approval for the phase 1 clin
As the use of botulinum toxin (BTX) continues to grow globally, dermatologists stressed the crucial role of highly purified BTX in treating numerous neurological conditions effectively.In light of this, Merz Aesthetics held a press conference in Seoul on Monday to announce the “global agreement” for
CG Bio said it has launched Voluint, a 3D breast volume measurement device, in Korea.Volunit is an in-vitro medical camera equipment that can accurately measure anatomical indicators such as breast volume and circumference in conjunction with Cordia, a 3D chest analysis solution software developed b
NKGen Biotech, the U.S. subsidiary of NKMAX, a Korean natural killer-cell-based immunotherapy company, has moved closer to being listed on the New York Stock Exchange.NKGen said last Friday (local time) that it has signed a merger contract with Graf Acquisition Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisitio
The medical community said it agrees with the government’s move to change the disease name of dementia to “cognitive disease” but expressed concerns that it is premature, citing the lack of social consensus."We need to prudently examine effects such a move will have on society as a whole,” the Korea
Celltrion Healthcare has launched its Avastin biosimilar Vegzelma (ingredient: bevacizumab) to treat metastatic colorectal cancer and breast cancer in the U.S., starting the direct sales of its treatments in the country.Following its approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Septe
Menarini Korea's poor performance continued last year, with the company's sales declining for three consecutive years and falling below 50 billion won ($38.4 million) for the first time in nine years, IQVIA data showed.The company also turned to an operating loss for the first time in three years, w
Korea Orphan and Essential Drug Center (KOEDC) has reported a supply disruption of Ivexproglycem Suspension (ingredient: diazoxide), which is used to treat hypoglycemia caused by hyperinsulinemia.Ivexproglycem Suspension is used as a temporary measure before surgery for conditions such as non-operab
To detect danger signals quickly that could lead to suicide, including depression, and provide treatment, mental health checkups will be conducted every two years like physical health checkups.The government finalized the “Firth Suicide Prevention Basic Plan (2023-2027) at a meeting of the Suicide P
Korea ranked fifth in the “national share” of the worldwide clinical trial registration numbers, breaking the previous record.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Korea National Enterprise for Clinical Trials (KoNECT) announced the “Approval of clinical trials for pharmaceutical products in
Vaxcell-Bio Therapeutics said on Friday that its Vax-NK/HCC, immuno-oncologic drug for advanced liver cancer patients received compassionate use approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on Thursday.The compassionate use approval system is designed to allow patients to access a thera
The Korean Society of Hematology has called for an expansion of the reimbursement criteria for coagulation factor preparations used in hemophilia A prevention and maintenance therapy.Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in clotting factors, with hemophilia A patients lack
Nearly four in 10 Korean adolescents skipped breakfast for more than five days a week and a third of them ate fast food more than three times a week in 2022, a government report showed Friday.According to the 2022 national student health examination report and the adolescents’ health behavior survey
The pediatric emergency medical system, which has undergone turmoil due to the lack of doctors to treat children and adolescents requiring emergency care, is relieving a sigh of relief.As a solution, the government recognized “pediatric emergency medicine” as a detailed specialized subject and provi