News About: Pharm. Industry
KPTA wants rewards for drug export
The Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association demanded strong incentives to drug manufacturers who export active pharmaceutical ingredients and/or finished products.
KPTA vice chairman Kil Kwang-seop called for more...
Kim named production head of Janssen China
Johnson & Johnson promoted Kim Soo-chang, who has served as a production head of Janssen Korea, to a plant head of Janssen China, it was learned Tuesday.
Industry watchers said Kim is likely to be in charge of prod...
Registered executives at pharmaceutical companies paid 195 million in 2010
Registered executives of 30 KOSPI-listed pharmaceutical companies received an average 195.3 million won in gross pay last year.
According to Yakup Shinmoon, Samjin Pharmaceutical topped the 2010 wage list as it pai...
Drugmakers spur OTC-promotion strategies
Domestic pharmaceutical are focusing more and more on OTC promotion strategies to overcome difficulties at home, as they witness dramatic changes in the business environment such as regulations by the government, conf...
SK Chemicals to recruit young Korean
SK Chemicals to recruit young Korean
SK Chemicals will recruit new employees who will become its next recruit global human resources to pioneer the local vaccine and biodrug businesses.
The company will receive ...
Yuhan employers enjoy highest annual pay
An average pharmaceutical firm employee receives 46 million won in annual salary, and employees of Yuhan Corp. and Handok Pharmaceutical get higher annual salaries than their peers in the pharmaceutical sector.
Acc...
MSD to strength R&D in Korea
Merck& Co., a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company, plans to strengthen research and development (R&D) capability in Korea in cooperation with local research institutes to step up studies in the innovative drugs and vacc...
JW Pharma rolls out new intravenous iron preparation
JW Pharma said Thursday it has launched Ferinject Inj. (ferric carboxymaltose) that may offer convenient administration and permit high doses of iron to be given in a short period.
The chemical characteristic of th...
Hanmi’s Esomezole wins IR52 Jang Young Sil Award
Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Esomezole (esomeprazole strontium) received IR52 Jang Young Sil Award for ecognition of its innovative technology.
Esomezole is a proton pump inhibitor which reduces acid secretion through in...
Environment-friendly mosquito trap to be released
Eregreen says it will roll out M-TRAP, a non-toxic mosquito trap that lure and kill mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes can perceive movement and objects that differ in color from the background from a distance of around 30 fee...
