News About: Pharm. Industry
Green Cross to work with PBS Biotech on biodrug development project
Green Cross Corporation said on November 10 that it has signed with a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. based PBS Biotech to work together in the development of promising biopharmaceutical medicines, using the...
LG to supply new antidiabetic agent to Turkey
LG Life Sciences Ltd. has signed a contract with Turkey based NOBEL Ilac for the development and export for LC15-0444, an oral dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) inhibitor, for the treatment of type II diabetes, said th...
SK Chemicals opens large-scale API plant in Chongju
SK Chemicals held the opening ceremony of a recently completed large plant to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients in Chonju on November 9, and plans to sell out its Ansan plant to CTC Bio.
The BGMP-endorsed A...
New hangover remedy – Does it work?
Nothing is worse than a hangover the morning after a great party. The room spins, your head aches, and you aren’t sure if your stomach isn’t going to dump the contents of last night’s indulgence. In the past you had t...
Patent court rules against Lilly in patent suit
Korea’s patent court on November 5 dismissed claims by Eli Lilly, one of the world’s largest drug companies, in a patent lawsuit against Hanmi Pharm over its generic antipsychotic drug.
Zyprexa (olanzapine) is an a...
US-Korea Pharma CEO Forum opens in New York
Scores of pharmaceutical industry experts at home and abroad gathered in New York on November 4 to hold a forum on the future of the pharmaceutical industry in both countries.
Bringing the world’s leading health, m...
ChoongWae to change name to JoongWae
ChoongWae Holdings, including its five affiliated companies, will change the name of ChoongWae to JoongWae (JW).
Through the forthcoming board of directors' meeting, ChoongWae Holdings said it would officially chan...
Dong-A sponsored symposium on once-daily Zydena
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. says it has sponsored Zydena (udenafil) 50mg Daily Symposium in Seoul on November 1 and 3, during which 250 local urologists attended.
According to Dong-A, it has recently completed a 240 pa...
SK Chemicals moves to eco-friendly building
In order to achieve its second quantum leap, SK Chemicals moved its laboratory to an environmentally friendly building having an address of 686 Sampyung-dong, Budang-gu, Sungnam City.
The state-of-the-SK Chemicals ...
Kwak comeback to CJ
Kwak Dal-won, former president of KD Pharmtech, has rejoined CJ Cheil Jedang as general manager of medical and marketing unit from November 1.
Kwak, a graduate of Sung Kyun Kwan University, began his career at CJ C...
