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Study shows patients treated with Smith+Nephew’s CARTIHEAL™ AGILI-C™ Cartilage Repair Implant have an 87% lower relative risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty or Osteotomy at 4 years¹*

Study shows patients treated with Smith+Nephew’s CARTIHEAL™ AGILI-C™ Cartilage Repair Implant have an 87% lower relative risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty or Osteotomy at 4 years¹*

The CARTIHEAL Implant will be featured at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting (AANA 2025) this week Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces encouraging results for its CARTIHEAL AGILI-C Cartilage Repair Implant from a recent multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) treating knee cartilage defects. When compared to the current surgical [...]

LS Cable’s Unit Wins Submarine Power Cable Deal in Taiwan

LS Cable’s Unit Wins Submarine Power Cable Deal in Taiwan

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea’s biggest cable company, said Monday its unit has received a 22.7 billion-won (US$15.8 million) submarine power cable deal in Taiwan. LS Marine Solution Co. will install submarine power cables for Taiwan Power Company’s (TPC) offshore wind power plant by May 2026, the [...]

Impulse Dynamics®’ INTEGRA-D Trial Completes Efficacy Phase

Impulse Dynamics®’ INTEGRA-D Trial Completes Efficacy Phase

First phase of enrollment of single device for CCM® and ICD therapy complete Marlton, NJ, April 28, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Impulse Dynamics® plc, a global medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of people with heart failure (HF), is proud to announce that it reached an important milestone in the INTEGRA-D™ clinical trial, successfully completing [...]

Korea’s Iconic Jongmyo Shrine Reopens After Largest Restoration in 30 Years

Korea’s Iconic Jongmyo Shrine Reopens After Largest Restoration in 30 Years

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —  Jongmyo Jeongjeon, the main hall of Korea’s royal ancestral shrine and a pinnacle of Joseon-era architecture, has reopened to the public following its most extensive restoration in three decades. On April 20, the Cultural Heritage Administration unveiled the newly refurbished structure, marking the end of a five-year restoration project that [...]

South Korea Moves to Tighten Regulations on E-Cigarette Devices Amid Youth Smoking Concerns

South Korea Moves to Tighten Regulations on E-Cigarette Devices Amid Youth Smoking Concerns

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would require warning labels and images on electronic cigarette devices, addressing a regulatory blind spot in the nation’s tobacco control measures. The bill, recently introduced by Representative Jeon Jin-sook of the Democratic Party, aims to expand current regulations that mandate health warnings [...]

Big Tech Giants Pursue Mobile Partnerships to Expand AI Services

Big Tech Giants Pursue Mobile Partnerships to Expand AI Services

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Major tech companies, including OpenAI and Google, are intensifying their efforts to collaborate with smartphone manufacturers as generative AI continues to revolutionize digital services. While AI applications have become a mainstay in desktop environments for tasks like document summarization and image generation, the mobile sector has yet to fully [...]

Boyden Expands in Europe by Appointing Six New Partners and One Principal

Boyden Expands in Europe by Appointing Six New Partners and One Principal

New additions strengthen client support in executive search and interim management ATHENS, Greece, MUNICH, MADRID, LONDON, MILAN and STOCKHOLM, Nov. 21, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Boyden, a premier global leadership and talent advisory firm, continues its investment within Europe, appointing five new Partners and one new Principal. The partnership welcomes Partners Ignacio Serra in Spain, Costas Verginis, PhD. in [...]

South Korean Icebreaker Documents Climate Change Impact in Arctic Waters

South Korean Icebreaker Documents Climate Change Impact in Arctic Waters

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Araon, South Korea’s lone icebreaking research vessel, has returned from a 78-day Arctic expedition with compelling evidence of climate change’s impact on the region. The ship docked at Gwangyang Port on September 30, concluding a journey that revealed diminishing sea ice and the surprising presence of squid in northern [...]