SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical arm of South Korea’s SK Group, said Thursday it has agreed to invest US$2 million to acquire future shares in U.S. biotech company Sunflower Therapeutics. SK bioscience signed a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) with Sunflower Therapeutics as part of efforts to expand [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Household & Health Care, a leading South Korean consumer goods company, announced on July 15 that its research identifying key genes influencing skin tone has been published in the prestigious international scientific journal “Nature Communications”. The study, which analyzed the skin genomes of over 57,000 East Asian individuals, marks [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Consumer Agency has issued a warning to consumers, urging them to thoroughly test and review contract terms before purchasing medical devices such as massage chairs, massagers, and hearing aids. This comes in response to a steady stream of consumer complaints and dissatisfaction with these products. According to data [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has participated in a Series D investment round for the U.S. biotech company Element Biosciences, Inc. as a strategic investor, expecting to create synergy in the potential medical and digital health care sectors. Samsung Electronics joins other investors, including Fidelity and Foresite Capital, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A global biotechnology exhibition opened in Seoul on Wednesday with the aim of helping local businesses make inroads into the global market, officials said. The Bioplus-International Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing Expo Korea kicked off in Seoul for a three-day run, inviting 250 businesses from 15 countries, including Samsung Biologics Co. [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Biologics Co. said Wednesday it has begun construction of its first production facility in South Korea, aiming to become one of the top 10 companies in the global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market. The plant, with a manufacturing capacity of 120,000 tons, is being built in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Private equity firm MBK Partners will acquire Japan’s Alinamin Pharmaceutical for 2.9 trillion won (US$2.1 billion), industry sources said Wednesday. MBK Partners will buy the Japanese supplement maker from U.S. investment fund Blackstone in a stock purchase deal to be signed later in the day, according to the sources. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In recent years, South Korea has witnessed a significant increase in medical expenses related to drug addiction, largely attributed to a growing trend of prescribing psychotropic medications for insomnia treatment and weight loss. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) released these findings on June 26, coinciding with World [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean vaccine developers are leveraging the expertise gained during COVID-19 vaccine development to accelerate the creation of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine platforms. This push has gained momentum following the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s recent emphasis on domestically producing mRNA vaccine platforms capable of developing vaccines within 100-200 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical arm of South Korea’s SK Group, said Thursday it has agreed to pay 339 billion won (US$243 million) for control of German biotech company IDT Biologika. The acquisition of IDT Biologika will give SK bioscience a crucial gateway for its expansion plans in the [...]