Korean companies are rapidly joining the race to develop microbiome-based live biotherapeutic products (LBPs).Industry officials and academics recently gathered in Seoul to discuss how to boost technological strengths and continue research and development in this promising market.At COEX on Thursday
Panagene, a domestic molecular diagnostics company, said on Tuesday that it obtainedapproval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (MFDS) for its PNA Clamp TERT Mutation Detection Kit.The telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene is a key factor in elongating telomeres, a repeatable s
A medical institution received outstanding results in all three patient experience evaluations. It’s Inha University Hospital.Inha University Hospital’s grades went up as the evaluation continued, and the hospital rose to “first place” in the third patient experience assessment conducted by the Heal
Researchers at St. Mary's Hospital have developed Quick Brain Volumetry (QbraVo), an automatic imaging program that can analyze brain volume using MRI, and a new imaging index that can diagnose early Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment.Changes in brain volume usually occur early i
Yuyu Pharmaceutical CEO Robert Yu promoted YP-P10, a dry eye syndrome treatment candidate, during the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Conference held in Chicago, U.S., from last Friday to Monday, the company said. During the conference, Yu explained YP-P10 to ophthalmologist key opinion
From famous music producers to young adults traveling from abroad, an increasing number of Koreans are using narcotics. Don Spike, a music producer, was arrested on Monday for using methamphetamine and is currently under investigation on charges of violating the Narcos Control Act.He was arrested at
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based new drug development boom has erupted among Korean pharmaceutical companies.According to industry insiders, AI platform makes the new drug development process stable and efficient.The platform provides services such as analyzing data based on extensive researc
Dr. Elizabeth Lee of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University expressed her passion for the impact of vaccines that could save people’s lives after giving a lecture on using real-world data to access the impact of vaccines during the International Vaccine Institute’s 21st vaccinology course this wee
A lawmaker on Friday called for preparing a Korean version of a treatment guideline for people suffering from Covid-19’s aftereffects, saying their number exceeded 54,000 in the past two years.Rep. Suh Young-seok of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said so based on his analysis of
The cognitive function such as memory and recall abilities among the Korean elderly declined much more during the Covid-19 pandemic than before the pandemic, even though they did not contract the virus, a study showed.The research team, led by Professor Won Chang-won at the Family Medicine Departmen
“Patient-centeredness" is essential to develop digital healthcare, an expert pointed out Thursday. Moving away from the existing evaluation of commercial viability, it is necessary to look at it differently with an assessment focusing on the value that can be given to patients, the expert added.Lee
Artificial intelligence (AI) integrated solutions that can be used through the entire cycle of diagnosing, treating, and managing prognosis for children with rare diseases will be developed.With the infrastructure for treating rare diseases concentrated in the Seoul metro region, provincial children
The police have begun investigating Ilyang Pharmaceutical on charges of exaggerating the results of a study on Covid-19 treatment candidate to inflate its stock price, local news reports said.According to the reports, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is investigating Ilyang for allegedly violati
The government decided to remove Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing requirements for inbound travelers starting from Oct. 1With the decision, Korea has completely lifted all antivirus restrictions regarding inbound travelers.Korea has been slowly lifting quarantine measures for oversea
NGeneBio said on Friday it has developed a prototype of a blood-based in vitro diagnostic device to detect early dementia using a biomarker discovered in the National Dementia Research and Development project.The importance of early diagnosis of dementia is growing in Korea with the rapid population
More than half of Koreans were in favor of lifting the indoor mask mandate, a survey showed.The survey, conducted by Professor Yoo Myung-soon’s team at Seoul National University College of Public Health and Kstat Research, asked the opinions of 1,000 Koreans 18 and older on the indoor mask mandate.I
The Korea Orphan and Essential Drug Center (KODC) established to supply essential drugs safely, is not playing its role, an opposition lawmaker pointed out, criticizing it for not knowing the current stockpiles of essential medicines.Rep. In Jae-keun of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Kor
The biotech industry has recently become a key sector for many countries as the industry supports the health of citizens in an aging society and serves as an engine for economic growth.Many countries have created a “biocluster” where universities, public research institutes, and companies are concen
GC Genome said Thursday that it has launched the “Hair Loss Risk Screen” test, which can check the risk of genetic development by hair loss type by selecting genes related to hair loss.The company’s latest product identifies genetic factors that may affect male and female alopecia and alopecia areat
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Wednesday that the company signed a contract with AZothBio to research and develop synthetic lethality anticancer treatments using artificial intelligence on Sept. 16.AZothBio is a new drug-developing AI platform company. The company’s AI-based new drug developing platfo