CHICAGO, Ill. -- By Lee Han-soo/Korea Biomedical correspondent – Canon Medical Systems Corporation recently showcased its wide radiology portfolio, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), molecular imaging, ultrasound, and X-Ray solutions at the Radiological Society of
Korea's 159 vaccine-related companies attained combined sales of 3.4 trillion won ($2.63 billion) and an export amount of 628.7 billion won last year.On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced a report titled “Fact-finding survey of the do
SK Bioscience said on Tuesday that it has published the first Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report containing business sustainability and response strategies to fight climate change, following its ESG report in June.TCFD is an international consultative body established
Roche’s ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase)-positive target anticancer therapy, Alecensa (alectinib), has shown consistent results with the existing studies in its long-term clinical trial of Asian, including Korean, patients, reaffirming its safety and effectiveness.In the ESMO (European Society for M
The Korean Federation Medical Activist Groups for Health Right (KFHR), a medical activist group, urged the Korean government to disclose the details of its Covid-19 vaccine purchase deal with Pfizer.The civic group made such a demand after a recent patent dispute between Moderna and Pfizer.In August
CHA Vaccine Institute received approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on Monday for a phase 1 clinical trial plan to develop CVI-VZV-001, a candidate for a recombinant protein shingles vaccine with the potential to suppress postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) effects.Accordingly, the ins
Jung Ki-suck, head of the National Advisory Committee on Infectious Disease Crisis Response, expressed opposition to some local governments' plans to lift indoor face mask rules autonomously from next year."If only one region lifts the indoor mask duty, there might come a situation where patients in
The HIV Care Continuum & Beyond (HIVCCB) recommended 14 methods to end HIV in Asia by 2030 in a white paper at a forum in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday.The HIVCCB was established and funded by ViiV Healthcare, a company specializing in HIV, to develop a white paper that provides actionable insights in
A team of researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science (KAIST) has succeeded in developing a new artificial muscle using graphene-liquid crystal composite fibers.The team, led by Professor Kim Sang-ouk of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, stressed that the artificial mu
SINGAPORE – By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent --“Anyone can think combining cytotoxic anticancer and immune-cancer drugs will increase immune activity. The difference occurs when we implement that hypothesis to know whether it has treatment effects in cancer patients. TOPAZ-1 clini
Korea Research-based Pharma Industry Association (KRPIA) expressed concerns over the government's plan to additionally reference Australia when setting drug prices.KRPIA represents the offshoots of 47 multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in the Korean market.The association's opinion cam
The bill on the so-called “doctor-assisted death with dignity” has been proposed, and 70 percent of Koreans reportedly support it.However, the medical community sees the issue entirely differently.Doctors point out that the right word is not “doctor-assisted death with dignity” but “doctor-assisted
As next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based precision medicine advances, industry officials are emphasizing the importance of genome diagnostic technology.Unlike in the past when treatments were developed for each disease, treatments can be used according to individual gene expression, and genome diag
The global medical tourism market is growing with the Covid-19 pandemic, which halted global travel for the past three years, slowly becoming an endemic.Countries worldwide and the medical community are making all-out efforts to gain an edge in a market that is expected to grow double in size in the
Thermo Fisher Scientific Korea has canceled news conference scheduled for Tuesday to celebrate insurance benefits for Oncomine Dx Target Test (ODxTT), a next-generation sequencing (NGS) cancer diagnostic kit.On Nov. 16, the Ministry of Health and Welfare introduced ODxTT’s new virtual navigation dev
The clinical study results of SK Biopharmaceutical's Zero Glasses and Zero Wired, its integrated wearable devices that can predict seizures by measuring bio-signals from brain activity, heart rhythm, and body movement, were disclosed at the recent American Epilepsy Society (AES 2022) in the U.S., on
The tuberculosis (TB) workshop, entitled "Re-imagine TB Care," highlighted domestic and global TB challenges and how to leverage Korea’s strength in R&D and health technologies to improve access to TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care in TB-affected countries in Seoul on Friday.The workshop
The development of medical technology has increased cancer survival rate, but patients and their families still worry about uncertain futures and can seldom escape from frustration.To confirm such a reality, one has only to look at the survey conducted on 495 can patients by All Can Korea in October
Handok said it obtained regulatory nod for Vyxeos (ingredients: daunorubicin, cytarabine), from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on Wednesday.Vyxeos can be used for “treatments of patients with acute myeloid leukemia(t-AML) or acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia related changes (AM
The range of biomarkers to predict the metabolic syndrome that causes cardiovascular diseases and diabetes has expanded.A research team led by Professors Lee Yong-jae and Son Da-hye of the Family Medicine Department at Gangnam Severance Hospital released a review paper compiling recent studies on th