SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent anticipation predicts that Korea’s biosimilar market will grow to a 150-billion-won industry by 2019. According to the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA), the industry, which was valued at 80 billion won in 2013, will grow to a 150 billion won market by 2019. The government’s active policy towards biosimilars, [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Photon and baryon therapies have been referred to as ‘dream cancer treatment’. Major Korean hospitals are implementing the therapies in their cancer treatment programs, bringing up hopes for domestic cancer patients. According to industry representatives, Samsung Hospital started its first photon treatments this month, and Severance Hospital recently decided to implement [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been seven years since Korean stem cell research came to a full stop following controversy surrounding projects led by Dr. Hwang Woo-suk. However, it is expected that embryonic stem cell research will resume in the near future. Embryonic stem cells are cells extracted from the embryonic stage of [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Strong winds have the capability to take down any man-made structure. Maintaining a wind-resistant building structure has always been a conundrum for architects. However, Korean researchers have recently come up with a structure that can reduce the effect of wind by 20 percent, by using daffodil stems as an [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Korean scientists has successfully produced a research pig with symptoms related to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Research into dementia and Alzheimer’s is still in its early stages, and this new development could be instrumental for future progress. The team from Seoul National University, led by professors [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In kidnapping cases, investigators are often left only with the suspect’s voice. With no clear leads to suggest a suspect’s age, gender, or other personal background, cases sometimes remain unresolved indefinitely. But now, prosecutors are developing a forensic technique that can help identify subjects by voice alone. A new [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – New research shows that fragrant plant ingredients can be used to make skin-whitening cosmetics. A research team from the Division of Functional Food Research, led by Dr. Sang-yoon Choi, demonstrated how Geranic acid, which is an aromatic component found in roses and other plants, can suppress skin pigmentation, said [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A new pressure sensor based on the science behind the sensation of human touch has been developed by Korean researchers. A team of scientists from Korea University led by Professor Chang-soo Han developed a pressure sensor that imitates the human sense of touch, according to a statement from the [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Key artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will be commercialized within the next decade mainly in the health, mobile payment, green energy and social learning sectors, a government panel here said Wednesday. AI-based services are expected to be born in earnest around in 2020 to offer cheaper health, legal and financial [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Vast amounts of genetic information from animals, plants, and microorganisms will soon be used in criminal investigations, primarily for crimes related to food and narcotics. The forensic science division of the supreme prosecutor’s office (director Young-dae Kim) revealed Monday that it launched what is being called a ‘Barcode [...]