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LegoChem Biosciences' headquarters in Daejeon [LEGOCHEM BIOSCIENCES]

LegoChem strikes historic $1.7B license deal with Janssen

Korean biopharmaceutical firm LegoChem Biosciences signed a $1.7 licensing deal with Janssen Biotech for its solid cancer treatment candidate, LCB84, which targets colorectal and gastric cancer tumors.

2023.12.26

Celltrion founder and chairman Seo Jung-jin speaks about the company's merger plan at a press conference in western Seoul Wednesday. [CELLTRION]

Celltrion megamerger to create $9 billion pharma giant

A merger of three listed Celltrion companies will be done by next year to create a pharmaceutical behemoth that logs around 12 trillion won ($8.9 billion) of yearly revenues by 2030, says its founder and chairman Seo Jung-jin.

2023.10.25

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Samsung Bioepis headquarters in Songdo, Incheon [SAMSUNG BIOEPIS]

Samsung, Sandoz sign deal to commercialize biosimilar SB17

Samsung Bioepis signed an agreement with Switzerland’s Sandoz for the sales of its Stelara biosimilar drug in the North American and European regions.

2023.9.11

Celltrion headquarters in Incheon [CELLTRION]

Celltrion reaches patent agreement for Stelara biosimilar CT-P43

Celltrion reached a patent agreement for its copycat drug of Stelara, a blockbuster psoriasis treatment by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, with Janssen’s parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J).

2023.8.25

SK plasma CEO Kim Seung-ju, right, and Janssen Korea CEO Cherry Huang take a photo after signing an agreement. [SK PLASMA]

SK plasma to sell Janssen’s anti-cancer treatment Dacogen in Korea

SK plasma will exclusively sell Janssen’s anti-cancer treatment Dacogen in Korea.

2023.2.13

Used vials of the Pfizer vaccine [NEWS1]

Korea's problem with vaccines is now a glut

With inoculation rates high, Korea is struggling with a surplus of Covid-19 vaccines. Authorities are seeking to extend the shelf life of Pfizer and other vaccines by three months to use them as boosters, and looking for ways to send vaccines...

2022.5.11

Yoido Full Gospel Church in western Seoul is crowded with people attending worship services on Sunday, the first weekend after Korea shifted to its 'With Corona' policy. Under the new rules, in-person worship services can accept up to 50 percent of their capacity regardless of attendees' vaccination status. [NEWS1]

Concerns grow as cases remain over 2,000 for 5th day

Korea reported more than 2,000 Covid-19 cases for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, fueling concerns over a virus resurgence amid the country's return to normalcy.

2021.11.7

Trucks carrying 2.43 million doses of Moderna vaccines packaged by Samsung Biologics leave the Korean biopharmaceutical firm's plant in Songdo, Incheon, for domestic use on Thursday. The biotech unit of Samsung Group signed a 'fill-and-finish' bottling contract with the U.S. drugmaker in May. [NEWS1]

3 more groups eligible for Covid-19 booster shots

Korea will give out Covid-19 booster shots to adults in their 50s, patients with underlying diseases and Janssen recipients starting next month.

2021.10.28

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, right, and Choe Jae-chun, distinguished professor of EcoScience at Ewha Womans University, left, enter the inaugural meeting of a government-private sector committee at the government complex in Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Committee will draw roadmap to post-Covid normalcy

The government launched a new government-private sector committee to draw up a roadmap for the post-pandemic transition to normalcy by the end of this month.

2021.10.13