News About: R&D
Fujisawa Korea and Dong-A jointly launched Protopic ointment in Korea
Fujisawa Korea said it had a joint launching ceremony of Protpic ointment, a drug for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, at Hotel Shilla on November 11.
Protopic ointment, which was approved from the US FDA for t...
Concurrent therapy of ginkgo biloba and ginseng exhibit enhancement of memory
The international seminar on the effect of ginkgo biloba and ginseng on the enhancement of memory, when administered concurrently, was held on November 1st at Hotel Shilla.
During the scientific seminar sponsored ...
Effects of red ginseng uncovered by modern medicine Korean red ginseng have exhibited excellent effect in improving non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes associated with obesity, according to the 8th symposium on Ginseng duri...
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Shinpoong to activate anti-malaria drug development.
Shinpoong signed an agreement with WHO-MMV at Marriot hotel in Seoul on Oct. 15 for a joint development of Pyronaridine artesunate, an anti-malaria drug. When successfully developed, WHO-MMV will be responsible for th...
Nanomix to build a biological database
The startup company Nanomix, which was newly formed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, said recently that it had successfully established a biological database incorporating DNA genes of human, animals,...
Topamax showing preventive effect of migraine and weight lossAnti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate), which has been marketed by Janssen Korea, is effective in the prevention of migraine and loss of body weight, according to a recent stud...
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Prospect for commercialization of domestic AIDS vaccines looks bright
The possible commercialization of AIDS vaccines in Korea will be available in parallel with the intensive research of domestic scientists, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) said recently.
According to ...
Rapidly emerging field of bioinformatics
Since bioinformatics is the field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge to form a single discipline, it is predicted that the field of bioinformatics will serve as a scaffold ...
New Drug Research Center by therapeutic groups to be appointed.
To upgrade the domestic pharmaceutical industry as a 21th century leading industry, the government put an inducement policy for all different pharmaceutical companies to set up a new drug research center specified by ...
Government to curtail tax deduction rate of R&D outlays
The government's proposal designed to shrink the tax incentives on pharmaceutical R&D sector seems likely to trigger a considerable resistance from the related circles.
The Ministry of Finance and Economy recently ...
