SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of Koreans are buying COVID-19 self-test kits at local convenience stores following the jump in the number of infections over Chuseok holiday. Between Sept. 23 and 27, immediately following Chuseok holiday, sales of COVID-19 test kits at GS25 outlets rose by 48.3 percent compared to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of coronavirus test kits amounted to US$2.3 billion in the first 11 months of the year due to soaring demand amid the deepening pandemic, data showed Friday. Exports of test kits hit a record high of $546 million in November, up from $412 million the previous [...]
NEW DELHI, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has donated new coronavirus test kits worth 930 million won (US$800,000) to Afghanistan, according to diplomatic officials Sunday. The some 40,000 test kits of the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) type were delivered on Saturday at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, according to the South [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean small drug firm Bioneer Corp. said Thursday it has won approval from the local drug safety watchdog to conduct a clinical trial of multi-diagnostic kits that can detect both the novel coronavirus and seasonal influenza. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has given the green light [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of coronavirus test kits rebounded in August as the world grappled with a resurgence of the novel coronavirus, data showed Wednesday. In the first 20 days of August, exports of virus test kits stood at US$106 million, compared with $123 million in July. Exports of virus [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities said Monday that some test kits that can detect both the new coronavirus and seasonal flu are under review for approval of their use. As autumn is approaching, health authorities are preparing to tackle both COVID-19 and flu as it is not easy to distinguish [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of coronavirus test kits have declined since their peak in April, leading to a plunge in stock prices of test kit makers, data showed Monday. With the coronavirus pandemic raging across the globe, many countries had scrambled to import Korean COVID-19 test kits, in a boon [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. said Wednesday that its two kinds of diagnostic kits for the novel coronavirus began sales in the United States. A point-of-care antigen testing (POCT) kit, dubbed “Sampinute,” co-developed by local health care firm BBB, was commercialized following emergency approval by the U.S. Food [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, health concerns have been growing among citizens. Out of fear of catching the virus, more and more people are increasingly reluctant to visit medical clinics, which is why South Korean bio startup QSTAG pins high hopes on self-care test kits. QSTAG [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday that it will export two kinds of diagnostic kits for the novel coronavirus starting next month. A point-of-care antigen testing (POCT) kit, co-developed by local health care firm BBB, will first be commercialized in countries that lack diagnostic infrastructure, Celltrion said. [...]