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Boehringer Ingelheim acquires license from Kyowa Kirin aimed at developing a novel treatment for patients with autoimmune diseases

The licensed small molecule program aims to address significant unmet needs for autoimmune diseases. Program adds to Boehringer’s pipeline and its commitment to deliver breakthrough therapies for patients with inflammatory diseases. Ingelheim, Germany, and Tokyo, Japan, [October 30, 2025] – Boehringer Ingelheim and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin, TSE:4151, President and COO: Abdul Mullick) today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has licensed a pre-clinical program from Kyowa Kirin to develop [...]

Pluxee Fiscal 2025 Results

The Group moves into Fiscal 2026 on strengthened foundations Fiscal 2025 Results Issy-les-Moulineaux, France – 30 October 2025 Pluxee outperforms in Fiscal 2025, combining sustained growth, strong margin expansion and record cash generation The Group moves into Fiscal 2026 on strengthened foundations Highlights Robust commercial performance, with an increasing contribution from M&A synergies, reflecting disciplined execution [...]

VCI Global’s Smart Bridge Appointed Exclusive Issuer and Treasury Manager for 1 Billion XVIQ Tokens

Mandate Expected to Drive Recurring Revenues and Long-Term Value Creation Across AI, GPU, and Real-World Asset Markets KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 29, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) today announced that its subsidiary Smart Bridge Technologies Limited (“Smart Bridge”) has been appointed as the exclusive issuer and [...]

Battle Heats Up Over South Korea’s First Licensed Fractional Investment Platforms

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A fierce contest has erupted among major financial institutions and fintech startups in South Korea as they vie for preliminary approval to operate the country’s first licensed trading platforms for fractional investments. According to industry sources, three consortiums have submitted applications ahead of the October 31 deadline, with the [...]

Seoul Uses AI-Powered 3D Mapping to Eliminate Crime Blind Spots

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul is turning to artificial intelligence and advanced spatial data to make its streets safer, using a city-developed 3D mapping platform to identify and eliminate potential crime blind spots. City officials said Wednesday that the new system, known as the S-Map Crime Vulnerability Prediction Model, will be fully deployed [...]

Seoul Faces Growing Threat From Counterfeit K-Food Abroad as Protections Lag

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s popular K-food exports are facing a surge in overseas counterfeits, yet the government has been slow to respond with meaningful intellectual property protection, according to new data from the National Assembly. Representative Eo Ki-gu of the Democratic Party said Wednesday that between 2020 and September 2025, authorities blocked [...]

Seoul Moves to Bar Fraud-Tainted Insurance Agents With New Screening Rules

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial authorities are moving to tighten oversight of insurance agents in an effort to curb their involvement in fraud, introducing measures that would mandate pre-screening and expand public disclosures of disciplinary records. The Financial Services Commission said Wednesday it discussed the reforms during a meeting of the Insurance [...]

After Wrongful Conviction Overturned, Seoul Faces Scrutiny on Justice for the Mentally Disabled

GWANGJU, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is confronting a troubling rise in criminal investigations and prosecutions involving people with mental disabilities, prompting renewed calls for reforms to safeguard their legal rights. According to a report released in May by the Judicial Policy Research Institute, criminal cases involving mentally disabled individuals nearly doubled in four [...]

AI Research Maps How Climate Shapes Seoul’s City Life

DAEJEON, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top science institute has unveiled new research that uses artificial intelligence to interpret how climate and urban environments affect city life, as global interest grows in applying data-driven tools to urban policymaking. KAIST’s Urban AI Lab said Wednesday it presented joint findings with the MIT Senseable City Lab [...]

SK hynix Joins Korea’s ‘10-Trillion Club’ With Record Profit on AI Memory Boom

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix reported the highest quarterly profit in its history, buoyed by surging global demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that power artificial intelligence systems, becoming only the second South Korean company after Samsung Electronics to surpass 10 trillion won ($7.1 billion) in quarterly operating profit. The world’s second-largest memory [...]