BR Pharm, a regenerative medicine company, said it would present "Minimizing Procedural Pain and Maintaining Effectiveness" related to HP VITARAN, a skin booster using PN (Polynucleotide Sodium), at APS (AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY) 2024, which will be held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas S
Eylea Injection 8 mg (aflibercept), which sharply increased the dose from the existing Eylea Injection 2 mg,, has won approval in Korea, drawing attention to whether it will be able to defend its leading position in the retinal disease market from Roche's Vabysmo (faricimab) and Eylea biosimilars.On
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly looking into Novo Nordisk Korea over allegations of monopolistic practices related to the cessation of its needle supply, NovoFine Plus pen needle.On Thursday, Joongang Ilbo, a Korean daily newspaper, first reported that the FTC's Seoul office dispatched
GC Cell, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for cell and gene therapies, said Thursday that it has ushered in Kang Jin-hee, a clinical development and global regulatory expert, as its chief development officer to strengthen its R&D capabilities.According to GC Cell, the new
Boryung (formerly Boryung Pharmaceutical), a strong player in the domestic anticancer drug market, draws the industry’s attention by tying up with Bixink Therapeutics, which holds the domestic rights to Nerlynx Tablets (neratinib maleate), a new drug for HER2-positive breast cancer.Bixink Therapeuti
The Ministry of Health and Welfare, in collaboration with the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and Novo Nordisk, hosted the "Novo Nordisk Partnering Day- Korea 2024" on Thursday.The two-day event, part of a broader open innovation initiative, aims to foster collaboration between startups
Astellas Pharma Korea said it hosted the Satellite Symposium during the 2024 International Congress of the Korean Society of Hematology (ICKSH 2024) held at the Grand Walker Hill Seoul from March 28 to 30 to share the latest advances in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).Professor Naoko H
Vivozon Group, comprising Vivozon and Vivozon Pharmaceutical, has joined forces with Boryung to commercialize Vivozon's domestically developed non-narcotic painkiller, opiranserin (VVZ-149), in Korea.The partnership was formalized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Wednesday, whic
Kukje Pharma said Tuesday that it has signed a strategic marketing partnership contract with Celltrion for the domestic sales of Celltrion's CT-P42 (aflibercept), an Eylea biosimilar, for treating ophthalmic retinal diseases.Under the agreement, Celltrion will exclusively provide Kukje Pharma with d
AbbVie Korea said the Korean health insurance coverage for Rinvoq (upadacitinib), a once-daily, oral, selective and reversible JAK1 inhibitor, has been expanded to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in adults, effective from April 1. Rinvoq is covered by healt
Yuyu Pharma said its urinary disorder treatment Yuhylyx Soft Capsule (dutasteride) has won approval from the food and drug administration of the Philippines and Myanmar and has completed product registration.These are expected to boost the company's exports to the Southeast Asian pharmaceutical mark
Pfizer Korea and Hanlim MS are strengthening their partnership to co-market immunology disease treatments.Pfizer Korea said Tuesday that the company has signed an agreement with Hanlim MS to co-market Enbrel (etanercept), the first anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitor approved for treating r
Hanmi Pharm, a Korean pharmaceutical giant, said on Tuesday that it submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the U.S. FDA on March 29 for its next-generation GLP-1/GIP/GCG triple-agonist, named HM15275, to initiate a phase 1 clinical trial targeting obesity.The trial will assess th
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said it signed a strategic partnership with Chong Kun Dang Pharm. to co-market Fexuclue (ingredient: Fexuprazan), the 34th domestically developed new drug in Korea and a treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).With the signing of the cooperation agreement, the tw
Starting this month, Sotyktu (deucravacitinib), an oral treatment for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults, receives health insurance benefits in Korea for treating adult patients with chronic severe plaque psoriasis.The first TYK2 inhibitor and once-daily oral treatment approved for modera
Merck Biopharma Korea's superovulation induction injection Pergoveris (follitropin alpha) will receive expanded reimbursement to treat patients with severe luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) deficiencies from Monday.Pergoveris is a superovulation induction injection cont
Leqvio (inclisiran), a cholesterol management drug that requires only two subcutaneous injections per year, is preparing to land in Korea.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is reportedly reviewing Novartis Korea's application to license Leqvio. Approval is expected as early as the first hal
MSD Korea said its new 15-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccine, Vaxneuvance, will be available for free at hospitals and clinics nationwide starting Monday as part of the National Immunization Program (NIP) for children.Vaxneuvance is indicated for preventing invasive disease and pneumonia
Daewoong Pharmaceutical's new Co-CEO Park Seong-soo, promoted from vice president, vowed to achieve 1 trillion won ($741.8 million) in operating profit under his leadership.Park was appointed as the company's new co-CEO following a board meeting held on Thursday.This strategic move transitions the c
After the plans to integrate Hanmi Group with OCI Holdings fell through, Hanmi officials withdrew from their nominations as internal directors at OCI Holdings.This development came ahead of OCI Holdings’ annual shareholders' general meeting on Friday, signaling a significant shift in the relationshi