The Covid-19 pandemic limited in-person business activities, but digital transformation strategies could help yield even higher profits for local pharmaceutical and biotech companies, an industry official said.James Choi, senior vice president and chief information and marketing officer at Samsung B
Researchers at Severance Hospital have confirmed that hypofractionated, intensity-modulated radiotherapy can significantly reduce the side effects of radiation therapy after breast cancer surgery.The team, led by Professor Kim Yong-bae of the Department of Radiation Oncology, concluded after compari
Cytiva, a global life science company, said it was reviewing Korea as one of the candidates for Asian production site as part of an expansion of regional manufacturing facilities, emphasizing the importance of supply chain sustainability.Cytiva Korea’s Strategy and Marketing Leader Kim Ki-hoon parti
The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) has held a symposium jointly with the European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EDTA) to share experiences and strategies in responding to Covid-19 for patients with chronic kidney disease.Professor Luuk Hilbrands of Radboud University Medical Center, Nethe
Hugel said Wednesday that it had completed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mid-cycle meeting, an intermediate inspection process for the product approval review of its botulinum toxin (BTX) product, Letybo,"Before the meeting, the FDA conducted a current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) in
The government said it has completed the negotiations with pharmaceutical companies to retrieve health insurance for choline alfoscerate, adjuvant therapy for dementia.The talks had been dragging for nine months since Dec. 14.On Wednesday, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) said that some
A senior quarantine official said Wednesday that it is inevitable to expand home treatment for society to restore everyday life on the occasion of Gyeonggi Province starting outpatient treatment for asymptomatic and mild Covid-19 patients.His remark came after Suwon City decided to operate a "self-t
Eutilex and the National Cancer Center (NCC) have co-developed a strategy to increase the therapeutic effect of immunotherapy for solid cancer sharply.While existing immunotherapy showed a high cure rate for some hematologic cancers, it did not fully demonstrate its therapeutic effect in solid cance
Hepatitis A cases have become prevalent this year, forcing the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) to urge people to follow the guidelines for hepatitis A prevention.According to the KDCA, the nation reported more than 100 hepatitis A cases per week since the 11th week of 2021. This n
Pfizer’s Lorviqua (ingredient: lorlatinib), a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), is expected to demonstrate less improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in Asian patients, showing differences from existing ALK-TKIs.Pfizer is scheduled to release
The Korean government will provide comprehensive support for the health industry and promote collaboration with international organizations to realize its goal of becoming a global vaccine hub, a top official said Wednesday.At the Global Bio Conference organized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safe
Myongji Hospital said Tuesday that it has opened a Covid-19 testing center at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 (T1).The hospital expects that with the new Covid-19 testing center, travelers using Incheon International Airport T1 will be able to quickly test for Covid-19 without going through
A Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) team has developed an artificial intelligence-based model that can predict the success rate of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) surgery.According to the hospital, the number of patients diagnosed with OSA and receiving treatment using continuous positive airw
Myongji Hospital has been recently selected as the preferred bidder to build the first tertiary hospital in Hanam, a fast-growing city southeast of Seoul.Myongji Hospital Chairman Lee Wang-jun vowed to establish an innovative and futuristic hospital by 2028 to provide the most advanced medical care
Advanced regulatory science is needed to provide better biopharmaceutical products for people amid pandemics, such as Covid-19, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said on Tuesday.At the Global Bio Conference held by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Hamburg, v
The government said Tuesday that the share of people who have received the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine has surpassed the U.S. and Japan to reach a similar level to major European countries.According to the Covid-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, Korea's cumulative first-dose vaccination
An international research team has discovered the possibility of directly converting normal somatic cells into cardiovascular tissue and applying it during cardiac regeneration treatment.The team, led by Professor Yoon Yung-sup of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Yonsei University College of
Messenger RNA (mRNA) emerged as a next-generation biopharmaceutical technology, as it is expected to prevent and treat various types of diseases.However, rather than rushing to develop mRNA vaccines as researchers have recently done to fight Covid-19, researchers should consider “many factors” from
HLB said its Chinese partner would showcase the efficacy of its anticancer drug candidate, rivoceranib, for various indications by presenting 13 study results at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference.The company expects Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, which holds the marketing rights
GC LabCell and GC Cell announced that their merger plan would go as planned, drawing attention to how it will affect the cell therapy market.In a regulatory filing, the two companies said that their shareholders approved the merger at a meeting on Monday.The merger date is set for Nov. 1, and the su