HanAll Biopharma and Yuyu Pharmaceutical are accelerating efforts to develop dry eye treatments, witnessing a global increase in the prevalence of the disease, also known as xerophthalmia.According to a study published in the Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, a research journal of optometrists, t
MiCo BioMed, an in-vitro diagnostic medical device maker, said it obtained the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s export approval for its monkeypox test kit on Wednesday.MiCo BioMed developed the test kit, called “'Veri-Q MCMPx-VS,” through the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s 2016 rese
Researchers of the Urology Department at Asan Medical Center (AMC) said they have discovered a way to improve symptoms caused by interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome by administering mesenchymal stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.Interstitial cystitis, which is accompanied
It is becoming increasingly important for individual researchers or research institutes to conduct research after proposing research topics. This is because the results of the study are reflected in clinical treatment guidelines or incentivize the development of new drugs and medical devices. In the
A Pakistani professor from a Swiss university said consanguineous marriages were the best resource to study recessive disorders because it is easier to identify new genes in this population.Muhammad Ansar from the University of Lausanne presented on the discovery of new recessive disease genes and t
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it will resume on-site inspections of overseas biopharmaceutical manufacturing plants, currently suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, starting from 2023.The MFDS revised the “Pre-Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Evaluation of Biopharmaceuticals” r
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s U.S. partner, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted nine to four against poziotinib, a lung cancer drug candidate, saying benefits of the drug did not outweigh risks.Poziotinib aims to treat
The government plans to completely lift the remaining obligation to wear face masks outdoors as early as this week, as the Covid-19 viral wave is slowing down.Although the government lifted the obligation to wear face masks outdoors in May, it kept mandatory outdoor masks when participating in gathe
Dupixent (dupilumab), the first approved biological drug for treating atopic dermatitis, has not just improved symptoms in oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma patients but demonstrated the effect of reducing steroid use.Sanofi said so, releasing its three-year, long-term data on severe asthma patie
The Korean market for ginkgo leaf extracts that improve blood circulation disorders and cognitive impairment is growing rapidly.According to UBIST, a drug market research firm, domestic sales of Ginkgo biloba extract preparations grew from 40.4 billion won ($28.6 million) in 2017 to 56.6 billion won
Janssen’s Imbruvica (ibrutinib) and BeiGene’s Brukinsa (zanubrutinib), the two BTK (bruton tyrosine kinase) inhibitors with the same mechanism, received two different review results from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service’s (HIRA) cancer drug reimbursement review committee.The review
Celltrion is drawing the industry’s attention by setting about to develop a new drug based on a bispecific antibody to treat HER2-positive breast cancer.Celltrion said Wednesday that it signed a contract with Abpro Corp., a U.S. bio company, to co-develop ABP102, a bispecific treatment candidate tar
Korean analysts said the new U.S. National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative will have a limited impact on the Korean bioindustry.U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order entitled "Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure Ameri
Metaverse, often criticized for lacking in substance, is winning recognition for its value as a new educational platform in the medical field. Experts say it has a high potential for educating not just medical students but hospital staff and patients as well.The experts made these and other points a
A team of researchers at Yonsei Severance Hospital said they discovered six key cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics to reduce dementia risk in a recent study.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dementia is the deterioration in cognitive function which affects memory, thinking, orientat
Moderna's top medical officer said the U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company will continue to use its worldwide manufacturing facilities, despite President Joe Biden’s new $2 billion initiative to support for biomanufacturing in the U.S.Earlier this month, Biden signed an executive order to launch a
The government said it will start inoculating high-risk groups with updated booster shots that can defend against the Omicron variants from Oct. 11Health officials explained that it will use Moderna's bivalent vaccine for the inoculation.Those aged 60 and over, with weakened immunity, and patients i
HiPex (Hospital Innovation and Patient Experience Conference), which brought up topics like “patient experience” and “service design” for the first time in Korea in 2014, will return this year as “HiPex 2022.”The conference, which breathed fresh air from 2014 to 2019, has since been suspended due to
A joint research team from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said on Wednesday they developed a bio-friendly adhesive by mixing tannic acid with bio-compatible polymers to improve existing hair transplant methods.Tannic acid is a type of polyphenol found in fruit shells, nut
Shaperon said it would strive to be a leader in autoimmune disease treatment by going public on the Kosdaq market in October.Shaperon started as a Seoul National University venture in 2008 based on the world's first inflammation initiation theory, DAMP (Damage Associated Molecular Patterns), discove