Genencell said Tuesday it obtained approval from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct phase 2/3 trial of ES16001 (pipeline name: GNC102), an oral Covid-19 treatment candidate.The biotech firm is conducting Covid-19 drug trials in multiple countries.In October, it received the nod to c
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) said Monday that its Advanced Radiation Technology Institute has developed a precision prediction model for radiation’s damage to DNA for the first time.By precisely predicting the level of radiation’s damage on DNA, medical professionals can evalua
Daesang Life Science said it signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Sinopharm International on Tuesday to establish a joint manufacturing and sales corporation for health foods in China’s Hainan Province.Under the accord, Daesang and Sinopharm International will collaborate on the health industry base
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 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 National Cancer Center (NCC) said Monday that it has discovered a new targeted treatment for stage 3 or 4 progressive Hodgkin lymphoma patients, which improves their survival rate compared to existing standard treatments.Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare blood cancer that occurs only in about 300 peo
Personalized healthcare technology will play a greater role in preventive healthcare management in Asia, but there are gaps in personal healthcare among Koreans.Global health technology company Philips said so Friday, releasing the result of its recent personal health management survey in four Asian
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a polychromatic quantum dot array (PQDA), which can detect microRNAs related to various cancers.MicroRNA is a short RNA comprised of 18 to 25 sequence listing, which restricts diverse cell activities such as cell growth and
Researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital have established a 3D organoid culturing method that simulates the shape and function of salivary glands for patient-specific salivary gland cancer treatment.Salivary glands aid digestion and vocalization and secrete saliva that maintains the human body's im
Korean researchers have developed technology to diagnose infections by Covid-19 variants immediately on the spot.According to the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), a research team led by Dr. Kang Tae-joon of the Bio-nanotechnology Research Center has developed a biose
SK Bioscience said Tuesday that it signed a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) agreement with Novavax for the technology transfer concerning Covid-19 vaccine antigen substances and the undiluted solution of subvariant-adaptive vaccines.The recent contract is the revision of last year’s Covid-
A local brokerage recently released a stock market report, expecting robust growth for the country's two biopharmaceutical leaders -- Samsung Biologics and Celltrion.Kim Hyung-soo, a Hanwha Investment & Securities analyst, stressed that his brokerage maintains a "buy" opinion for both companies. "Sa
Wells Bio said Thursday that it has obtained an export license for its new pneumonia molecular diagnostic kit, “careGENE Pneumonia detection kit.”The kit is an in vitro diagnostic medical device that helps diagnose pneumonia infection. It detects the nucleic acid of pneumonia in sputum and nasophary
JW Group said Wednesday that it signed an agreement with ARCH Venture Partners, a U.S. venture capital, to promote open innovation strategies with global bio companies.Under the accord, JW Group will receive ARCH Technical Service (ATS) programs, which provide promising biotech and technical informa
A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) team has developed nanomedicine for chemotherapy using an artificial glycolysis library platform.Various types of sugar chain aggregate surrounding the cell membrane called glycocalyx display different binding forces s
A recent controversy over the labor environment for workers building Samsung Biologics’ Plant 4 in Songdo, Incheon, is expected to negatively affect the rating of the company’s ESG (environment, social, governance) rating, industry sources said.On Monday, Samsung Biologics released an ESG report sum
The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences said its English scientific publication, the Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS), saw its impact factor (IF) soar to 5.354 in 2021, compared to 2.153 in 2020.The impact factor is based on the number of times an average paper in a journal is cited in a year
Alvotech, an Iceland-based biosimilar company that recently debuted on the U.S. and Icelandic stock exchanges, held a news conference in Seoul on Wednesday to introduce itself to Korean investors and media.Founded in 2013, Alvotech focuses on the development and manufacturing of biosimilars. It went
Dentis, an implant-based digital dentistry company, said it completed the automation process of the digital orthodontic clear aligner system "SERAFIN" and began partial operation in July.Currently, the main manufacturing process of making orthodontic clear aligners includes 3D printing of the model,
HK inno.N and GC Cell signed a joint research and development contract for creating new cell therapies last Thursday.Under this contract, the two companies plan to develop immuno-anticancer cell therapies for solid cancer using the HLA-G target-based platform. HK inno.N will develop CAR-T cell thera