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SK's US drug unit begins new plant operation

SK's US drug unit begins new plant operation

AMPAC Fine Chemicals, a U.S. drug maker acquired by SK Holdings, started operations at its new active pharmaceutical ingredient plant in Petersburg, Virginia, according to the SK Group unit, Tuesday.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2019-06-18 17:26

'Puppy eyes' evolve to appeal to humans

'Puppy eyes' evolve to appeal to humans

Ever wondered how dogs learned to use their "puppy eyes" to bend us to their will? It turns out our pet pooches have evolved human-like eyebrow muscles, which let them make the sad faces that melt our hearts, according to a new study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

2019-06-18 16:01

Koreans identify cause of lung cancer in non-smokers

Koreans identify cause of lung cancer in non-smokers

A joint research team has succeeded in identifying the cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Friday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2019-05-31 16:58

Kolon shares plunge on Invossa fiasco

Kolon shares plunge on Invossa fiasco

Shares of Kolon Corp. and its bio-pharmaceutical units plunged Tuesday as the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety canceled the license for its gene therapy drug Invossa over the mislabeling and false reporting of an ingredient used.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2019-05-28 17:05

Seoul revokes license for gene therapy drug Invossa

Seoul revokes license for gene therapy drug Invossa

South Korea's drug authorities on Tuesday canceled the license for the gene therapy drug Invossa for the mislabeling and the false reporting of an ingredient used, sending a shock to patients and the country's pharmaceuticals sector. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's move came after the manufacturer, Kolon Life Science, acknowledged that a substance in the joint pain tre...

2019-05-28 10:52

Korea to nurture private space industry

Korea to nurture private space industry

The government is nurturing future workers for the space industry and private space companies through a cube satellite design contest, the science ministry said Sunday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2019-05-26 16:38

Sanofi, Handok jointly promote six more vaccines here

Sanofi, Handok jointly promote six more vaccines here

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine affiliate of healthcare company Sanofi, signed a promotion agreement for six vaccines with Korean pharmaceutical company Handok. The agreement aims to jointly promote the six ― Avaxim 160U for hepatitis A; Adacel a combined vaccine for adults to prevent diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis; Menactra, a meningococcal A, C, Y, W-135 polysaccha...

Park Ji-won | 2019-05-23 11:44

Korea unveils blueprint on fostering biohealth industry

Korea unveils blueprint on fostering biohealth industry

In its quest for new growth engines for Asia's fourth-largest economy, South Korea charted out a set of measures to foster the biohealth industry by utilizing its prowess in information and communication technology with the goal of becoming a global powerhouse in the sector by 2030. South Korea has been struggling to find next-generation economic growth drivers, with focus on...

2019-05-22 14:01

Gaining EU whitelist status to boost drug exports

'DGIST models after Caltech, UCSD'

'DGIST models after Caltech, UCSD'

Kuk Young, the newly appointed president of the state-run Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), said Friday he aims to make the university a small but mighty research institution by modeling it on the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California San Diego.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2019-05-17 18:44

Celltrion to create 'bio-valley' in Incheon

Celltrion to create 'bio-valley' in Incheon

Celltrion will invest 40 trillion won ($34 billion) by 2030 with the aim of making it a leading global biologics company, Chairman Seo Jung-jin said Thursday.

Jun Ji-hye | 2019-05-16 19:40

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