Curocell, a chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) developer, has applied for Anbal-cel, its CAR-T candidate, to be included in the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)’s Advanced Biomedicine Expedited Approval System.The system is designed to facilitate the rapid market entry of innovative medicine
In alignment with Earth Day, an annual event on April 22, Bayer Korea began its annual "Glück for Green" plogging campaign, an initiative designed to foster sustainable practices among its employees. Plogging refers to picking up rubbish while jogging or walkingThis year marks the third installment
Skyrizi (risankizumab) has emerged as a new option for treating palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP), a condition characterized by pustules, exfoliation, and red patches on the palms of the hands and feet that impair quality of life.AbbVie Korea held a media event on Monday to commemorate the approval of i
Korea's largest private equity firm, MBK Partners, has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Geo-Young, the nation's top pharmaceutical distributor, from Blackstone for approximately 1.95 trillion won ($1.4 billion), Seoul Economic Daily said on Monday. This deal marks the largest transaction of it
Boston Scientific said Monday that it has released the BIB System, a balloon for suppressing appetite in the stomach that can help obese patients lose weight, with insurance coverage in Korea. The BIB System is an intragastric appetite suppression balloon for weight loss treatment in patients with a
The importance of early diagnosis of prostate cancer cannot be overstated. According to data from the World Cancer Research Fund International, prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among men globally, following lung cancer.Early detection significantly increases treatment options
Plasmapp, a bioplasma deep-tech company, said Monday that it had signed a contract to supply plasma sterilizers to Osstem Implant.Following signing contracts with large global distributors of STERLINK lite plus (STERLINK U510 in overseas brand name) in the U.S. and Japan, Plasmapp successfully signe
Canon Medical Systems Korea said it installed Aquilion Exceed LB, a state-of-the-art low-dose radiation CT (computed tomography) simulation machine, at Yeungnam University Medical Center in Daegu. The latest CT simulation, to be operational from Monday, is the first AI-powered CT simulation in North
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias, with a higher prevalence in older adults. It significantly increases the risk of stroke, and the number of patients is increasing with the aging population in many countries, including Korea. Currently, the main anticoagulants used to t
On Monday, EuBiologics announced that it obtained regulatory approval to initiate a phase 1 study for its proprietary herpes zoster vaccine, EuHZV. With the endorsement from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the company's immune modulation technology has broadened its scope from addressing emerg
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare, intractable blood cancer in which a somatic mutation in the bone marrow causes the bone marrow to function abnormally and overproduce red blood cells.The abnormal production of blood cells in the bone marrow causes the blood to become thick, which increases the risk
The government has nominated Noh Yun-hong, head of the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA), to chair the presidential Special Committee for Healthcare Reform.The special committee is composed of a civilian chairman, government members representing six cabinet minist
Professor Jung Mi-hyang of the Department of Cardiology at the Catholic University of Korea St. Mary's Hospital was recently appointed associate editor of the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (IF:8.526), the official journal of the European Soci
Four Korean drugmakers have obtained approval for generic versions of Amgen's oral psoriasis treatment, Otezla (apremilast).Daewoong Pharmaceutical, DongKoo Bio&Pharma, Dong-A ST, and Chong Kun Dang will be able to enter the domestic oral psoriasis treatment market abandoned by the original drug.On
Pharmaceutical distribution company Geo-Young said Friday that its consolidated sales for 2023 reached 4.43 trillion won ($3.21 billion).It marked a 5 percent increase from the previous year’s 4.22 trillion won and the largest revenue since its inception. Operating profit for the same period rose 14
Prime Minister Han Duk-soo announced on Friday that the government would accept the request from six national university chiefs to reduce the targeted number of medical school student seats by up to 50 percent from the original 2,000.Consequently, the adjustment in medical school enrollment quotas w
The Covid-19 crisis level will be downgraded to the lowest,“attention,” of the four-tier crisis alert system next month, the government said.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Friday that t after two rounds of expert consultations in January and April, most experts assessed
Bridge Biotherapeutics, a Korean biotech firm, announced positive feedback from the third Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) meeting to continue the phase 2 clinical trial of BBT-877, a drug candidate for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).IPF is a severe and chronic lung
The drug price negotiations for Pfizer's third-generation ALK-positive lung cancer drug Lorviqua (lorlatinib) are being done in excessive secrecy, leading to growing frustration among patients waiting for its reimbursement.Lorviqua was not on the list of drugs that have completed drug price negotiat
The government said Thursday that it would consider including nurses as the beneficiaries of the Special Act on Handling Medical Accidents.Officials said there is no problem in including nurses in the targets of the law, citing that the draft bill, which was released in February, also stated that it