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The World’s First International Drone Competition Will Brighten Up Nha Trang’s Sky This July 2024

The World’s First International Drone Competition Will Brighten Up Nha Trang’s Sky This July 2024

NHA TRANG, Vietnam, June 26, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – From July 13 to 20, the world’s first-ever international drone competition - Drone Light Battle 2024: Ever Glamour Nha Trang (EGN 2024), will be held in the picturesque coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. In two nights, four teams from China, South Korea, France, [...]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Delivers First Power

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Delivers First Power

First power from Zhong Neng, a 300 MW offshore wind project off the coast of Changhua County in Taiwan, marks a significant step towards on-schedule completion of the project later in 2024. COPENHAGEN, Denmark and TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 26, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The Zhong Neng offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure [...]

Samsung Bioepis Releases 2024 Sustainability Report, Highlighting Progress in Accessibility and R&D Innovation

Samsung Bioepis Releases 2024 Sustainability Report, Highlighting Progress in Accessibility and R&D Innovation

Report highlights key progress and achievements across three pillars: access to medicines, R&D innovation, and product quality and patient safety 430,000 patients have been treated with Samsung Bioepis’ biosimilars across 40 countries in 2023 In 10 countries, our biosimilars have created social impact worth approximately 2.5 trillion KRW (1.9 billion USD) in 2023 The company [...]

Junshi Biosciences Announces Approval of the sNDA for Toripalimab for the 1st-Line Treatment of Advanced TNBC

Junshi Biosciences Announces Approval of the sNDA for Toripalimab for the 1st-Line Treatment of Advanced TNBC

SHANGHAI, June 25, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (Junshi Biosciences, HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for toripalimab (product code: JS001) in [...]

VCI Global Acquires Large Stake in a US$1.1 Billion Valuation AI Technology Company

VCI Global Acquires Large Stake in a US$1.1 Billion Valuation AI Technology Company

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 24, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global”, “VCIG”, or the “Company”), has signed an agreement to invest up to US$30 million in TalkingData Group Holding Limited. TalkingData Group Holding Limited (“TalkingData”), is one of Asia’s largest providers of big data analytics and AI-powered solutions, serving major [...]

Allecra Therapeutics and Acino Sign Exclusive Licensing and Supply Agreement for Allecra’s Novel Antibiotic EXBLIFEP® in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and South Africa

Allecra Therapeutics and Acino Sign Exclusive Licensing and Supply Agreement for Allecra’s Novel Antibiotic EXBLIFEP® in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and South Africa

Acino gains commercial rights for EXBLIFEP® (cefepime/enmetazobactam) within the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and South Africa. EXBLIFEP® has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission (EC) for the treatment of severe infections earlier in 2024. Saint-Louis, France and Weil am Rhein, Germany and Zurich, [...]

KFSHRC Successfully Produces the First Therapeutic T-Cells in the Kingdom

KFSHRC Successfully Produces the First Therapeutic T-Cells in the Kingdom

Treatment Costs Reduced by around 80% and Accelerated Access to Treatment RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 23, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) has successfully produced CAR T-cells internally for cancer treatment. This breakthrough has reduced the cost of treatment from 1.3 million SAR to approximately 250,000 SAR per treatment, [...]

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group to Deliver around Two Dozen Liquid-Based Hydrogen Stations in South Korea

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group to Deliver around Two Dozen Liquid-Based Hydrogen Stations in South Korea

TEMECULA, Calif., June 19, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group, part of Nikkiso Co. Ltd.’s Industrial division, announced that after its most recent award by SK Plug Hyverse, the Group has contracts to build and maintain approximately two dozen liquid-based hydrogen (LH2) fueling stations in South Korea. As more buses [...]

Infocom Receives Prestigious Honor at 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

Infocom Receives Prestigious Honor at 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

MANILA, Philippines, June 11, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Infocom, a Customer Experience (CX) management leader in the Philippines, was recognized in the Customer Service Management Planning & Practice category at the recent 11th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in Manila. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all [...]

Zymeworks Announces China NMPA Acceptance of Biologics License Application for Zanidatamab for Second-Line Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer

Zymeworks Announces China NMPA Acceptance of Biologics License Application for Zanidatamab for Second-Line Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer

Pursuant to the terms of the licensing agreement between Zymeworks and BeiGene, Zymeworks is entitled to receive an $8 million milestone payment from BeiGene and remains eligible to receive up to $164 million based on additional milestones plus royalties on product sales A Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [...]