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Pharma
LG Chem unveils new injection Bellacoline for submental fat reduction
LG Chem has entered the domestic market for treating excess fat under the chin.LG Chem has announced the launch of Bellacoline (deoxycholic acid), an injectable drug designed to ta...
Kim Chan-hyuk
2024-03-19 11:27 AM
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Policy
President Yoon calls for dialogue on med school quota amid ongoing healthcare crisis
In a move to address the ongoing concerns within the Korean medical community regarding the expansion of the medical school admission quota, President Yoon Suk Yeol met with health...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-18 5:13 PM
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Hospital
350 delayed surgeries reported in 1 month after trainee doctors left hospitals
In the past month, after interns and residents walked out of hospitals in protest against the government's plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota by 2,000, more than ...
Kim Kyoung-Won
2024-03-18 5:06 PM
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Policy
Med school professors call for concessions but Seoul stands firm on increasing med...
Medical school professors said both the government and the medical community should make concessions to resolve the current situation. Still, the government has stuck to its stance...
Kim Ju-yeon
2024-03-18 4:56 PM
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Device/ICT
AITRICS showcases AI solutions at Korean, US medical device fairs
AITRICS, a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company, has unveiled AITRICS-VC (VitalCare), an AI solution for predicting patient deterioration, at major medical device exhibi...
Kim Chan-hyuk
2024-03-18 4:17 PM
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Policy
Regulator to cut red tapes for Samsung, Hyundai, SKT in healthcare biz
Following last year's initiation, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is set to implement the Big Tech Regulatory Innovation Program this year. This year's program will see...
Kim Chan-hyuk
2024-03-18 11:18 AM
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Device/ICT
Lunit expands presence in Europe with 2 new supply agreements
Lunit said it signed contracts to supply its AI solutions to France's largest teleradiology network, TeleDiag, and the Central Center of the Portuguese Cancer League (Liga Portugue...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-18 3:10 PM
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Bio
CHA Biotech signs CDMO accord with Cell in Cells to supply organoid treatment
CHA Biotech said Monday that it has signed a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) agreement with Cell in Cells, a regenerative medicine cell therapies develop...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-18 3:02 PM
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Pharma
D&D Pharmatech, Metsera expand collaboration for new obesity, MASH treatments
D&D Pharmatech, a Korean biotech company, said it expanded its collaboration with the U.S.-based Metsera for new treatments. This expansion includes amendments to a previously esta...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-18 4:40 PM
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Life science
Quick, on-site diagnostic platform developed for new and variant respiratory viruses
The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB) said Monday that a joint research team has developed a platform that can quickly detect multiple respiratory viru...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-18 11:40 AM
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Pharma
Bayer Korea charts new course under 1st Korean leader Lee Jin-a
Lee Jin-a was appointed as the first Korean President and CEO of Bayer Korea in October of last year, a noteworthy event in the company's history spanning nearly 70 years. This app...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-18 9:54 AM
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Bio
Celltrion launches Zymfentra in US, setting wholesale cost at $6,181.08 for 2 doses
Celltrion officially launched Zymfentra, also known as Remsima SC in Europe, in the U.S., last Friday.Zymfentra is the world's only subcutaneous (SC) form of infliximab, having rec...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-18 11:10 AM
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Device/ICT
Boston Scientific’s Lumenis Pulse 120H will support stone treatment in Korea
Boston Scientific said Monday that it would expand technical support for the Lumenis Pulse 120H Holmium Laser System based on the MOSES technology and further strengthen its leader...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-18 3:29 PM
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Policy
International women physicians condemn gender-biased remarks by Korean official
In a show of international solidarity, the Medical Women's International Association (MWIA) has issued a strong statement in support of the Korean Medical Women's Association (KMWA...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-16 12:21 PM
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Hospital
Seoul's ultimatum to trainee doctors: return to teaching hospitals or face de facto...
Interns and residents who resigned en masse to oppose the increase of medical school enrollment quota will likely face de facto license revocation if they fail to return to their h...
Kwak Sung-sun
2024-03-15 4:09 PM
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Policy
KHIDI to collaborate with UK's Medical Research Council for healthcare research
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Medical Research Council (MRC), part of the U.K.’s Research and Innov...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-15 4:36 PM
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Hospital
[Contribution] Truth about medical professors’ resignations
To the Chairperson of the Korean Federation of Severe Disease Patients,Dear Chairperson Kim Sung-joo,I would like to express my respect for your dedication to protecting the rights...
Kim Mi-na
2024-03-15 1:37 PM
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Bio
NeoImmuneTech will set up Polish offshoot to conduct European clinical trials
NeoImmuneTech said Friday that its board of directors has decided to establish a Polish subsidiary to prepare for full-scale clinical trials in the European market.NeoImmuneTech ex...
Kim Chan-hyuk
2024-03-15 4:23 PM
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Pharma
Bayer's Kerendia marks a paradigm shift in diabetic kidney disease treatment with...
Bayer Korea's Kerendia (ingredient: finerenone), a novel non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), is garnering significant attention from local physicians as a po...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-15 3:58 PM
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Device/ICT
Homegrown AI and robotics technology stand out at KIMES 2024
The 39th Korea International Medical and Hospital Equipment Show (KIMES) 2024, which opened on Thursday, attracted visitors' attention with more than 13,000 products related to the...
Yang Hyeon-su
2024-03-15 3:20 PM
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Pharma
Erectile dysfunction treatment sales hit record high in Korea in 2023
Sales of Korean erectile dysfunction treatments hit all-time high in 2023 for the third consecutive year, with local pharmaceutical companies having around 90 percent of the market...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-15 10:23 AM
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Hospital
Experts clash over effective dates of trainee doctors' resignation letters
Legal experts debated the effective timing of trainee physicians' resignation letters at a meeting convened by Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party of Korea, titled "How to...
Kim Eun-young
2024-03-15 1:16 PM
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Policy
Seoul to stop providing free Covid-19 drugs amid reimbursement delays
After the government announced it would stop providing free Covid-19 drugs and start charging for them in the first half of this year, concerns are growing about a treatment gap du...
Kim Yun-mi
2024-03-15 11:02 AM
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Bio
Biotech firms rethink branding amid legal and strategic shifts
In a move reflecting the intricate dance between branding, legal challenges, and market positioning, two Korean biotech companies, LegoChem Biosciences and Helixmith, have announce...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-15 9:12 AM
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Policy
Seoul prioritizes distribution of immunoglobulin to children's hospitals
The Korean government has requested drug distributors to prioritize the distribution of immunoglobulin products, utilized in treating immunodeficiency in pediatric and critically i...
Kwak Sung-sun
2024-03-15 10:53 AM
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Hospital
Samsung Medical Center says it mistakenly required ‘obedience pledge’ for public...
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) came under fire after requiring an “obedience pledge” from public health doctors who were newly deployed to fill in the void of striking trainee physic...
Kim Yoon-mi
2024-03-14 4:40 PM
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Hospital
Korean trainee doctors seek ILO's intervention against government's work...
Korean trainee doctors, including interns and residents, have appealed to the International Labor Organization (ILO) for assistance in addressing the Seoul government's directive t...
Kim Ju-yeon
2024-03-14 10:59 AM
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Hospital
If you don’t sweat much working out in scorching sun, suspect Fabry disease.
If you're in your 20s or 30s and have enlarged myocardium and proteinuria, there's a condition you should be concerned about -- Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder.In particular...
Kim Kyoung-Won
2024-03-14 3:24 PM
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Pharma
Boryung and MirimGENE to co-develop innovative new drugs
Boryung Pharmaceutical said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with MirimGENE, a drug development company, to jointly develop innovative new drugs.MirimGENE develops new d...
Kim Chan-hyuk
2024-03-14 1:59 PM
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Policy
'Study pressure, screen time exacerbate sleep deficit in Korean teens'
Sleep is a fundamental human right crucial for overall health and well-being, yet it remains elusive for many.However, experts point out that Korean adolescents, truck drivers, shi...
You Ji-young
2024-03-14 1:22 PM
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Hospital
What are rare diseases that deter children's growth and their treatments?
Parents in Korea and other Asian countries are unusually concerned about their children's height. That is partly because Asians tend to be shorter than people in the West. Still, t...
You Ji-young
2024-03-14 4:44 PM
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Hospital
SNUBH receives presidential citation for 'Global Healthcare Achievement'
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) said it would receive the Presidential Commendation for Global Healthcare Achievement in the 14th Global Healthcare & Medical Tou...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-14 1:10 PM
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People
Oral cholera, Covid-19, RSV vaccine developers win 2024 IVI-SK bioscience Park...
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) said on Thursday that it has named three vaccine developers as co-recipients of the 2024 IVI-SK bioscience Park MahnHoon Award for develop...
Kim Yoon-mi
2024-03-14 10:51 AM
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Hospital
Korean researchers find mechanisms of early chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic...
A collaborative research team from Severance Hospital and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has uncovered mechanisms that contribute to the early devel...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-14 9:38 AM
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Pharma
Obesity epidemic grips Korea: drugmakers rush to develop treatments
Obesity is becoming a serious problem in Korea.A recent statistical report published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Promotion Institute on Monday highli...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-13 5:11 PM
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Bio
NGeneBio enters into strategic partnership with molecular diagnostics firm Genolution
NGeneBio, a company specializing in next-generation sequencing-based precision diagnostic platforms, said Wednesday that it has signed a business agreement with Genolution, a molec...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-13 4:04 PM
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Hospital
'Void of trainee doctors, Big 5 hospitals could suffer bankruptcies in a cascade'
Korean medical professors who have announced their resignations, urging dialogue with the government, have issued a stark warning of an impending healthcare crisis in the country. ...
Kim Yoon-mi
2024-03-13 3:40 PM
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Hospital
From March, tertiary hospitals will get ₩18 million monthly if they hire a physician
The government has begun a full-scale financial injection to fill the vacancies left by interns and residents who resigned en masse to protest against the government’s increase in ...
Kwak Sung-sun
2024-03-13 4:14 PM
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Pharma
March is Korean pharma’s shareholder meeting season: what should investors watch?
Korean pharmaceutical companies are announcing their general shareholders’ meeting schedules.According to the Kosdaq Listed Companies Association, the key dates for shareholder mee...
Yang Hyeon-su
2024-03-13 12:53 PM
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Device/ICT
Philips Korea to unveil broad ultrasound portfolio at KIMES 2024
Philips Korea said Wednesday that it would showcase the company’s broad ultrasound portfolio for clinical settings at the 39th Korea International Medical & Hospital Equipment Show...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-13 3:29 PM
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Pharma
How will Wegovy fit into obesity society’s guidelines in Korea?
The Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO) is now busy revising its guidelines ahead of Novo Nordisk's anticipated domestic launch of its obesity treatment Wegovy (semaglut...
Kim Yun-mi
2024-03-13 1:15 PM
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Device/ICT
Lunit gets initial approval for Volpara Health Technologies acquisition in New Zealand
Lunit said it has received the first-phase approval from the New Zealand High Court for its acquisition of Volpara Health Technologies.Volpara, established in 2009 in Wellington, N...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-13 2:06 PM
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Hospital
Korean researchers identify genetic composition of creativity and mental...
A joint research team of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) and Sung Kyun Kwan University (SKKU)-Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has released the results of a genetic ...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-13 1:48 PM
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Pharma
Liveome completes P1 study into gene-recombinant microbiome drug for...
Liveome, an affiliate of Medytox, said it completed the phase 1 clinical trial in Australia for its gene-recombinant microbiome drug, LIV001.The drug is being developed as a treatm...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-13 11:00 AM
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Device/ICT
Smart medical device industry to hold joint seminar with Brazilian counterpart
The Medical Device Industry Promotion Foundation (MEDIF) will hold the “International Joint Cooperation Seminar on Medical Device Technology and Standard Trends in Orthopedics betw...
Korea Biomedical Review
2024-03-13 1:32 PM
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Pharma
HK inno.N addresses growth concerns following patent suit setback
HK inno.N is embroiled in a crisis rumor after it lost the first round of patent litigation for the crystalline form of its P-CAB-based gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) drug,...
Kim Chan-hyuk
2024-03-12 4:25 PM
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Device/ICT
Dx&Vx sets 2024 sales target in China at ₩38 billion
Dx&Vx, a diagnostics and vaccine company, said Tuesday that its Chinese subsidiary, Dx&Vx BJ, has set 2024 revenue and operating profit ratio targets of 38 billion won ($29 million...
Yang Hyeon-su
2024-03-12 3:43 PM
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Hospital
SNU medical professors propose requesting foreign institute to forecast Korea's...
Professors from Seoul National University (SNU) College of Medicine have proposed forming a consultative body to resolve the ongoing medical turmoil, which would include the govern...
Kim Eun-young
2024-03-12 3:29 PM
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Pharma
‘Recognizing Enhertu’s innovative drug price will help Korean patients and industry’
"Korea is known for its successful clinical trials. However, underneath it is Korea’s characteristics of frequently delayed reimbursement for new drugs. I think part of it is to en...
Kim Yun-mi
2024-03-12 1:30 PM
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Pharma
Korean biopharma firms to showcase latest research at US cancer meet AACR 2024
Korean pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are set to present their latest studies at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024.The AACR meetin...
Lee Han-soo
2024-03-12 9:31 AM