What would it be if we had to pick one piece of information most important for the genetic diagnosis of rare disease patients?The information required for genetic diagnosis is very diverse, such as the correlation between genes and diseases, the function of genes, important location information that
The stock prices of Korean pharmaceutical companies developing Alzheimer's disease treatment dropped as suspicions arose about the possible manipulation of a research paper on amyloid beta, a key substance in dementia treatment.Cellivery Therapeutics, a company developing iCP-Parkin, a Parkinson's d
Hugel’s botulinus toxin medication, Botulax (Letybo), has proved to be effective in improving furrows between eyebrows through phase 3 clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe, the company said Tuesday.It added that the trial results were published in the June issue of Aesthetic Surgery Journal.Accord
Korean people think they might have cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases someday but know little of the rules of life to prevent them, according to a recent survey.The result was disclosed by an opinion poll released by the Korean Society for the Prevention of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease (KS
The nation’s new Covid-19 daily tally bounced back to nearly 100,000 on Tuesday, as BA.5 subvariant accounted for 56.3 percent of the total infections, local and imported.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 99,327 new virus cases, raising the cumulative caseload to 19,34
Investors should pay attention to the fact that Daewoong Pharmaceutical is strengthening its R&D capabilities and showing results, an analyst said Tuesday.Kwon Hae-soon, a Eugene Investment analyst, noted that Daewoong's corporate value had been discounted in the stock market due to its lack of abil
Philips Korea expressed its will to focus on providing personalized healthcare solutions by actively using digital technology and data to prevent diseases in daily life on Tuesday."With PDP (Prevention, Digitalization, and Personalization) as keywords for future business strategy, we plan to help pr
Deargen, an artificial intelligence-based pharma-tech company, said on Tuesday that it began the full-scale operation of the iDear Center, an institute for AI convergence development and research of new drugs.The center in Dongtan, Gyeonggi-do, is the largest wet lab run by domestic artificial intel
In introducing the caregiving system to nursing hospitals, Korea should draw a plan to secure foreign care workers in addition to standardizing local nurses’ qualifications to make up for the caregiving workforce shortage, a local institute said.Eson Medical Management Institute made these and other
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Tuesday that it has completed a phase 1 clinical trial of IVL3001(ingredient name: finasteride), a hair loss treatment injection, in Australia in collaboration with Inventage Lab and Withus Pharmaceutical.The first phase of the IVL3001 clinical trial proved stable blo
Early this year, the government said it would step up efforts to prevent contract sales organizations (CSOs) from serving as the counter for illegal rebates, obligating sales agencies to prepare expenditure reports.Last Friday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare went further, saying it would manage
A Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) research team has discovered a new gene mutation related to the cause of autism for the first time worldwide through a large-scale genetics study of autistic patients and their families.Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by repetitiv
A joint research team from two institutions has disclosed a genetic mutation common in people with “super blood vessels,” clear blood vessels even if a person has many risk factors for atherosclerosis.Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction and angina pectoris, narrow
The government started implementing a stricter testing rule for entrants to Korea on Monday as the Covid-19 resurged in the country.Health authorities said those entering Korea from abroad must undergo the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the day they arrive in principle. However, those forei
A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team has discovered that protein-based neurotransmitter, somatostatin, could play a new role in improving toxicity in Alzheimer’s occurring mechanism.The study, led by Professor Lim Mi-hee of the Chemistry Department, was publishe
The Korea Fair Trade Commission has decided to fine Siemens Korea 480 million won ($366,000) for unilaterally forcing local agents to burden software reparation and maintenance costs without prior consultation, abusing its superior position.According to the KFTC, Siemens Korea receives maintenance f
Hyundai Bioscience said Monday that it received positive reviews on the first round of phase 2 clinical trial of its CP-COV03, the first general-purpose Covid-19 treatment worldwide, from the Data & Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB).The DSMB is organized on a per-clinical basis, in which independent ex
Humasis, a company specializing in rapid on-site inspection, said it had obtained the Canadian Personal CE certification for its Covid-19 self-test kits.The company’s Covid-19 Ag Home Test was also certified and officially approved in Korea. Amid reviving demand for personal inspection kits due to t
The World Health Organization’s training program to turn Korea into a global hub to cultivate a bio workforce has begun in earnest.GC Biopharma said it conducted the ‘2022 Introductory Course for Biologics Development and Manufacturing’ under the auspices of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Korea said it has appointed Lee He-young, the country manager of Viatris Korea, as its new CEO.According to industry sources, the current BMS Korea CEO, Kim Jin-young, has recently been appointed as the head of BMS’ global compliance organization and decided to recruit Lee