The global healthcare sector is being immersed more and more by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Korea has also emerged as a "technology powerhouse" as the nation is seeing new innovative startups that are working on visualizing the once futuristic technology to real life. Korea Biomedical Review, on the occasion of its third anniversary, met with up-and-coming CEOs from various healthcare startu
With China-originated new coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeping the entire globe, Korea’s quick and extensive testing capability is drawing the world’s attention. The nation’s remarkably fast and massive testing is attributed to the early development and release of COVID-19 testing kits by domestic in vitro diagnostics companies. How did Korean firms build capacity to develop and roll out testing k
It was at 2 a.m. Sunday, but young people were filling bars and clubs in Seoul’s Itaewon area, enjoying their weekend outings despite the new coronavirus.People, mostly in their 20s, made a long queue in front of the entrance of a club nearby the Itaewon Subway Station in the wee hours. At the door, a guard checked entrants' body temperature and whether they were wearing a mask. Once inside th
The new coronavirus is adversely affecting the Korean economy now, and its impacts will be far broader and longer than those of previous epidemics, economic analysts here said on Monday.Last week, when the U.S. stock markets had to halt trading no fewer than three times, the Seoul bourse also took similar steps as investor sentiment plummeted.U.S. President Donald Trump's address last Thur
The global healthcare sector is being immersed more and more by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Korea has also emerged as a “technology powerhouse” as the nation is seeing new innovative startups that are working on visualizing the once futuristic technology to real life. Korea Biomedical Review, on the occasion of its third anniversary, met with up-and-coming CEOs from various healthcare startu
