Syngenta and Amoeba SA to develop and commercialize biocontrol solutions for EU and UK Chassieu, France Basel, Switzerland , Nov. 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Amoebas. These single-celled microorganisms are now at the heart of one of agriculture’s latest biological innovation – a bio-fungicide capable of protecting wheat and other cereal crops from crippling fungal [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a biotechnology company managing a portfolio of licensed healthcare assets, while developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics today announced the appointment of Scott Platshon as Acting Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Platshon will report directly to Zymeworks’ Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth [...]
Strategy will combine internal innovation, licensing, and strategic acquisitions to drive sustainable value creation for shareholders Strategic initiative follows positive topline results from pivotal Phase 3 HERIZON-GEA-01 trial evaluating zanidatamab in first-line gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) and pasritamig advancing to registration studies by J&J Innovative Medicine (J&J) Eligible to receive up to $440.0 million in potential [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is facing renewed public outrage over its drunk-driving laws after a series of fatal crashes — including the recent death of a Japanese tourist in Seoul — reignited anger over what many view as lenient punishments for offenders. The debate intensified after a Japanese user on the social [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has dismissed a damages suit filed by a patient who alleged that a university hospital was responsible for a bile duct injury sustained during gallbladder surgery, ruling that the complication did not constitute medical negligence. In a decision released Sunday, Judge Han Jong-hwan of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As major universities grapple with cheating scandals linked to artificial intelligence, concerns are now spreading to the very start of the country’s education system: elementary schools, where students are increasingly outsourcing thinking and assignments to AI tools. Teachers in Seoul report that upper-grade students now instinctively turn to AI [...]
CHEONGJU, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A local tax office in Cheongju has won a rare legal victory against a high-value delinquent taxpayer who hid his income under his spouse’s name to avoid wage seizure, city officials said Monday. The ruling is expected to strengthen municipal efforts to crack down on sophisticated tax-evasion schemes. According [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s medical community is escalating its confrontation with the Lee Jae-myung administration and the National Assembly over a set of health-care policy proposals that physicians argue threaten patient safety and undermine established medical standards. At the center of the dispute are three initiatives: mandatory ingredient-based prescriptions, stricter oversight of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver Corp. said Tuesday it has showcased the company’s latest technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), for construction and real estate industries at an exhibition in Saudi Arabia. The South Korean IT giant promoted digital twin, AI and cloud solutions customized for Saudi Arabia during the Cityscape Global 2025, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The amount of so-called club drugs seized in South Korea has increased more than sevenfold over the past five years, customs authorities said Tuesday. A total of 115.9 kilograms of illegal substances, such as marijuana and ketamine, that are commonly used in nightclubs and other entertainment venues were confiscated [...]